Now, it's time to say goodbye to Samsung fans for the last 10 days

Sep 22, 2025

Now, it's time to say goodbye to Samsung fans for the last 10 days
The match between KT and Samsung held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 21st. Samsung's Oh Seung-hwan Retirement Tour was held in Suwon. Oh Seung-hwan attended the retirement tour. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.09.21/



"The last day of this month is just 10 days away. "

Samsung Lions pitcher Oh Seung-hwan's mind is already heading to Daegu. Samsung will host Oh Seung-hwan's retirement ceremony against the KIA Tigers at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 30th. At the end of this retirement ceremony, another legend who marked a milestone in Korean professional baseball will take off his uniform.

Oh Seung-hwan has been on his retirement tour since last month, going around the stadiums of the remaining nine clubs. He played his seventh retirement tour against the Incheon SSG Landers, Jamsil Doosan Bears, Daejeon Hanwha Eagles, Gwangju KIA Tigers, Changwon NC Dinos, Jamsil LG Twins, and KT Wiz in Suwon on the 21st.




KT manager Lee Kang-chul said, `When Oh Seung-hwan went to Japan, I knew that Korean batters were good at hitting fastballs in Japan, but I heard that Oh Seung-hwan was a pitcher who won with one fastball, so it was meaningful to scout him because he could succeed. He recalled Oh Seung-hwan's trademark fastball.

Now Oh will meet Samsung fans in Daegu soon. If you tour the Lotte Giants game in Sajik on the 26th and the Kiwoom Heroes game in Gocheok on the 28th, you will say goodbye to your fans for the last time in Daegu.

Oh Seung-hwan said, `As I continue to tour, I realize that my retirement is approaching gradually. I think it's because the more clubs visiting the tour, the more people they keep greeting. The last day of the month is now 10 days away, and even more so, he could not hide his heavy heart.




Now, it's time to say goodbye to Samsung fans for the last 10 days
Go Young-pyo taking a commemorative selfie with Oh Seung-hwan.
Now, it's time to say goodbye to Samsung fans for the last 10 days
Woo Kyu-min and Kim Sang-soo, who can't leave Oh Seung-hwan until the end.
In addition to Oh Seung-hwan and Samsung fans, there is one more player eagerly waiting for the retirement ceremony. It is Choi Hyung-woo, a veteran hitter of the KIA Tigers who built the Samsung Dynasty together. When Choi Hyung-woo hosted Oh Seung-hwan's retirement tour in Gwangju on the 11th, he personally produced a plaque of appreciation and impressed him. Choi Hyung-woo couldn't hold back his tears while reading the words on the appreciation plaque, and Samsung players such as Kang Min-ho and Koo Ja-wook also shed tears.

Choi Hyung-woo said his last wish was to watch Oh Seung-hwan's last ball in person at the plate. Oh Seung-hwan has not taken the mound since the match against Changwon NC Dinos on July 8. There are expectations that he will challenge 550 saves as he has 549 saves in the total of Korea, the U.S., and Japan, but Samsung's ranking fight is so fierce that he can't afford to give Oh Seung-hwan's personal record.

Choi Hyung-woo even thought about what it would be like if he took the mound as a pinch hitter in time for Oh Seung-hwan's appearance, just in case he missed the last chance because he was out of batting order. Of course, I thought it would not hurt the ranking fight.




Samsung fans who are saying goodbye to Oh Seung-hwan will be no less disappointed than Choi Hyung-woo. Daegu will already be painted as a sea of tears on the 30th.

After graduating from Gyeonggi High School and Dankook University, Oh joined Samsung as the fifth overall pick in the second round of the rookie draft in 2005 and took the path of a one-club man except for the period he played in overseas leagues. He pitched in a total of 737 KBO games with 44 wins and 33 losses, 427 saves, 19 holds, 803 ⅓ innings, 864 strikeouts, and a 2.32 ERA. The end of the closer, who represented Korea as well as Samsung, is really approaching.

Now, it's time to say goodbye to Samsung fans for the last 10 days
A match between KIA and Samsung held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 10th. Samsung's Oh Seung-hwan Retirement Tour event was held. KIA Choi Hyung-woo is giving Oh Seung-hwan a plaque of appreciation that he personally prepared. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.09.10/
Now, it's time to say goodbye to Samsung fans for the last 10 days
A game between Hanwha and Samsung held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 7th, and baseball fans who visited Lions Park are cheering. Daegu= Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.07/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.