Super-strong bullpen PO MVP, now a starter, goes up to the 5th inning...Who's next for the perfect opener?

Oct 26, 2025

Super-strong bullpen PO MVP, now a starter, goes up to the 5th inning...Who's next for the perfect opener?
The 5th PO match between Samsung and Hanwha held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 24th. Hanwha won against Samsung and succeeded in advancing to the Korean Series. Moon Dong-ju of Hanwha, who won the playoff MVP. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.24/



Super-strong bullpen PO MVP, now a starter, goes up to the 5th inning...Who's next for the perfect opener?
Hanwha's Moon Dong-joo is playing catch in Game 5 of the PO held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 24th. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.24/
"Winning or losing...."

Hanwha will play the first game of the postseason Korean Series against the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 26th.

Moon Dong-joo will be the starting pitcher for Hanwha.




He spent his career high as a starting pitcher this season. He consistently maintained one axis of Hanwha's starting lineup with 11 wins, 5 losses and a 4.02 ERA in 24 games.

However, in the playoffs, all of them were put into the bullpen. Hanwha's choice was a success. In the first and third games, he allowed two scoreless innings and four scoreless innings, respectively. In particular, the role of the bullpen was important as the trusted starters Cody Ponce, Ryan Weiss, and Ryu Hyun-jin were all shaken. Moon Dong-ju's input has become a great move for Hanwha. In the end, Moon Dong-ju was named the series MVP.

Super-strong bullpen PO MVP, now a starter, goes up to the 5th inning...Who's next for the perfect opener?
In the third round of the playoffs between Hanwha and Samsung at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 21st, Moon Dong-joo, with two outs and runners on the second and third bases, is cheering after finishing the inning scoreless by dealing with Diaz as an outfield fly in the bottom of the seventh inning. Daegu=Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.21/
In the Korean Series, he plays as a starting pitcher. Coach Kim said after Game 5 of the playoffs, `If Moon Dong-ju throws from the bullpen to the Korean Series, we have no hope. If players who did not perform well in the playoffs, such as Kim Seo-hyun, perform well in the Korean Series, I think it will lead to good results" he said.




Moon Dong-ju starts the first game right away. Director Kim said, `We didn't set a specific pitching number. First of all, I think he will throw up to the 5th inning, which is a requirement for victory or defeat. He also said, "I'm going to look at the number of pitches to see if I'll replace them depending on the content in the sixth inning."

As Moon Dong-joo returns as a starter, Jung Woo-joo, who came out in Game 4 'Opener', will return to the bullpen. Coach Kim said, `You can use it right away after starting the game. You're going to use it as a bullpen."

Super-strong bullpen PO MVP, now a starter, goes up to the 5th inning...Who's next for the perfect opener?
In Game 4 of the playoffs between Hanwha and Samsung at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 22nd, Jung Woo-joo, one out and first base, is walking with cheers after finishing the inning by treating Kim Sung-yoon with a double play in the bottom of the third inning. Daegu=Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.22/
On this day, Hanwha organized the starting lineup in the order of Son Ah-seop (designated hitter), Luis Liberato (center fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), Ha Joo-seok (second baseman), Choi In-ho (right fielder), Choi Jae-hoon (catcher), and Lee Do-yoon (striker).




For LG, Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Austin (designated hitter), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Moon Bo-kyung (first baseman), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Park Dong-won (catcher), Koo Bon-hyuk (third baseman), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder) will start.

LG's starting pitcher is Anders Tolhurst. He has 6 wins and 2 losses with a 2.86 ERA in eight games this season.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.