Except for Roh Si-hwan, Han Dong-hee appears four times. Catcher Choi Jae-hoon will lead Jung Woo-ju
Nov 16, 2025
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South Korea formed a starting lineup of Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman), Ahn Hyun-min (right wing), Song Sung-moon (3rd baseman), Han Dong-hee (1st baseman), Moon Hyun-bin (left wing), Kim Joo-won (striker), Choi Jae-hoon (foster), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder) in the second warm-up match against Japan at Tokyo Dome in Japan on the 16th.
South Korea had six hits the previous day. Top hitter Shin Min-jae hit three hits alone, Ahn Hyun-min hit a two-run shot, Song Sung-moon hit a solo shot, and Kim Joo-won hit his last hit in the top of the ninth inning. Kim Joo-won's one hit was the only hit he recorded in the batting order from fourth to ninth. In the end, head coach Ryu Ji-hyun started Han Dong-hee, who hit a strong ball the previous day, without Noh Si-hwan, who was in poor condition for active offense. While playing for Sangmu this season, Han Dong-hee became the best hitter in the second division. He became the home run and RBI king with a batting average of 40, 154 hits, 27 home runs and 115 RBIs, raising expectations for his performance at Lotte next season.
And Choi Jae-hoon, who had been working with starter Jung Woo-joo on the day, will start the catcher.
Japan posted left-handed Ryuhei Sotani on the previous day, followed by left-handed pitcher Yumeto Kanemaru on the same day. Kanemaru is a college graduate rookie from Chunichi and has a 2-6 record with a 2.61 ERA in 15 games this year.
The Korean starter is Jung Woo-joo. Jung Woo-joo, the No. 2 high school graduate rookie in the first round this year, mainly played as a bullpen pitcher in Hanwha and pitched in 51 regular league games, posting a comprehensive performance of 3 wins and 3 holds with a 2.85 ERA.
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With two good starts, Jung Woo-joo also started in the playoffs. As Moon Dong-joo became a bullpen pitcher, Jung Woo-joo started Game 4. Jung Woo-joo threw 67 pitches at the time, preventing three ⅓ innings with three hits, one walk, and five strikeouts.
The limit number of pitchers in the first round of the WBC is 65, and there is no limit on the number of pitches in this warm-up match, but considering the WBC, Jung Woo-joo is also likely to start.
Jung Woo-joo mixes fast balls, curves, and sliders in the mid-150km range. In the playoff against Samsung, the maximum fastball speed came out to 154km, and 43 fastballs and 12 curves and sliders each out of 67 were added.
In the warm-up match against the Czech Republic at Gocheok Dome on the 9th, Kim Seo-hyun took the mound in the bottom of the 5th inning and blocked the first ⅓ inning with no hits, three strikeouts and no runs. He threw 20 balls, and the maximum fastball speed was 153 kilometers.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
