KBO 139SV finishes again after hitting a home run, and Beetle, now has a week left in Triple-A seasonReturn home without ML?

Sep 15, 2025

KBO 139SV finishes again after hitting a home run, and Beetle, now has a week left in Triple-A seasonReturn home without ML?
Triple-A Toledo Mudhend Ko Woo-seok is pitching in a set position after making a relief appearance in the top of the sixth inning against Louisville Bats (under Cincinnati) on the 15th (Korea time). Photo = MiLB.TV Capture



Ko Woo-seok's 2025 season, which is trying to challenge the Major League, is coming to an end.

Triple-A Toledo MudHens Ko Woo-seok, under the Detroit Tigers, pitched in relief against Louisville Bats (under the Cincinnati Reds) at Fifth Third Field on the 15th (Korea time), giving up one hit and allowing one run in one ⅓ inning.

I gave him a point after hitting a home run. Ko Woo-seok, who took the mound as the second pitcher without a runner in the top of the sixth inning with a 5-3 lead, struck out Christian Encarnysion-Strand with a swing and miss to finish the inning lightly.




However, he lost a point after being hit by a solo home run by Davis Wendzel after one out in the top of the seventh inning when the two-run lead continued. The 87.8-mile cutter, which was thrown low toward the body of the first pitch, caught right-handed batter Wendzel's bat and crossed the left fence into a line drive. The launch angle was 20 degrees, the batting speed was 102.7 miles, and the distance was 354 feet.

Ko Woo-seok caught the next two batters with a fly ball to left field and a ground ball to shortstop, respectively, and finished the inning without additional runs.

The Triple-A season is now only a week away. Toledo will end the regular season with six consecutive away games against the Iowa Cubs (under the Chicago Cubs) from the 17th to the 22nd. After that, he will enter the Triple-A postseason.




Then, will Detroit in the Major League give Ko a chance to stand on the big league mound. The possibility is close to zero.

KBO 139SV finishes again after hitting a home run, and Beetle, now has a week left in Triple-A seasonReturn home without ML?
Louisville Batts Davis Wendzel is circling the base after hitting a solo home run to the left from Ko Woo-seok in the top of the seventh inning. Photo = MiLB.TV Capture
KBO 139SV finishes again after hitting a home run, and Beetle, now has a week left in Triple-A seasonReturn home without ML?
A.J. Hinch, Detroit Tigers coach. ImagesYonhap News
Detroit is now putting up a final spurt to reach the postseason as No. 1 in the AL Central. Detroit, which beat the Miami Marlins 2-0 on the day to lose its third straight game, maintained the second overall AL win rate with 85 wins and 65 losses.

No. 1 in the AL is the Toronto Blue Jays (87 wins and 62 losses), who are 2.5 games ahead of Detroit. In order to go straight to the division series without going through the wild card series, they must rank within the second place in the AL winning percentage while ranking first in the district. The Seattle Mariners (82-68) who are ranked third in the AL win rate, are chasing Detroit by three games. Seattle continued its nine-game winning streak to this day.




In other words, it is not a situation to call up Ko Woo-seok. However, it does not mean that Ko Woo-seok has been pitching to attract attention. It's not that the ball speed is fast, nor is the ball control excellent. In addition, there were frequent injuries.

KBO 139SV finishes again after hitting a home run, and Beetle, now has a week left in Triple-A seasonReturn home without ML?
Ko Woo-seok is in a position to return to the U.S. after moving around in the minor leagues for two years. Photo = MiLB.TV Capture
Above all, the ball power does not attract attention. Ko's maximum fastball speed this season is 96.5 miles. It was taken in a match against Columbus (under the Cleveland Guardians) on July 7. In that game, Ko Woo-suk threw all of his 'top 4' this season. In September, the highest record was 95.1 miles thrown against Louisville on the 13th. In the game against Louisville on the same day, he showed a maximum of 94.8 miles and an average of 94.3 miles. Ko's average fastball speed in September is 94.3 miles. It also falls far short of the average fastball speed (95.0 miles) of Major League relievers.

Since becoming Triple-A on July 28, he has won one, saved two, held one, and an ERA of 5.29 in 12 games, pitched 17 innings, gave up 17 hits and 9 walks, struck out 21 to post a WHIP of 1.53 and a 0.254 hit rate. There were three homers and one pitch.

The jagged pitching is still there. In September, he allowed one hit and one run in one inning on the 3rd, and in games on the 6th and 10th, he allowed one hitless inning and one scoreless ⅓, respectively. However, he allowed two hits, one walk and one run in one ⅓ against Louisville on the 13th, and he allowed one run after being hit with a solo home run in one ⅓ inning.

Ko Woo-seok will become an FA at the end of this season. I don't know if I'll think deeply about whether I'll try again in the Major League or return to the LG Twins.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.