Kim Min-joon Grand Prize, Oh Jae-won Star Award (2025 Futures Star Award) for failing to yield to the rival consciousness of Ha Hyun-seung and Um Jun-sang, the top high school student like Kang Jung-ho and Choo Shin-soo
Nov 24, 2025
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Kim Min-joon was named the grand prize winner of the "2025 Futures Star Awards" held at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 24th (hosted and hosted by Star News, sponsored by the Korea Sports Promotion Association, the Korea Baseball Softball Association, the Korea Basketball Association, the Gold Ball Park, Crocodile Carrier, and the Korea Sports and Leisure Co., Ltd.).
Kim Min-joon played as an ace of Daegu High School with a fastball and splitter of up to 150km this year, playing 78 ⅔ innings, earning 10 wins and no losses with a 2.16 ERA. While allowing just nine walks, he struck out as many as 104 and caught the attention of professional scouts with 'immediate power'. He, who raised his stock price further in his third year, was drafted by SSG as the fifth overall pick in the first round in the 2026 KBO rookie draft in September and wore a Landers uniform with a down payment of 270 million won.
The winners' selection committee praised Kim Min-joon, saying, `A right-hander who showed steady improvement in skills and stability, is close to a sense of power,' `He has a command, a clear ball, and an excellent performance.' Then "I played a lot of innings throughout my three years of high school. He took the mound a lot in important games, but he hardly showed any signs of shaking. The mental strength and mechanism are stable, so there are no ups and downs."
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Hanwha's rookie outfielder Oh Jae-won (Yoo Shin-go 3rd grade) became the main character of the Star Award. He played in 30 games this year and posted an outstanding batting average of 0.438 (46 hits in 105 at-bats), one homer, 14 RBIs, 21 walks, 32 steals, and OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 1.195. As a center fielder, he has been a target of teams in need of center field with his fast feet, batting judgment, and good shoulders. Oh Jae-won joined the Hanwha Eagles as the third overall pick in the first round of the 2026 rookie draft. The down payment is 270 million won.
The selection committee is the highest-ranking amateur outfielder. He has a strong physique and excellent quality in the center line resources, which immediately gives him a sense of power. "He has good contact with Seon Gu-an." He revealed the reason for the selection, saying, "He also has a high-quality batting judgment ability."
In an interview after winning the award, Oh Jae-won said, `As I was selected in the highest order, I will try to become a player that meets expectations"I'll do my best to win an award on the highest stage of the KBO."He expressed his determination.
The "Future Star Award" went to Ha Hyun-seung (17), a second-year pitcher and outfielder of Busan High School, and Um Jun-sang (17), a second-year pitcher and shortstop of Deoksu High School. Ha Hyun-seung, who is drawing attention from Major League Baseball, is a left-hander who has a strong physique of 1m94 and 88kg and sprays a fastball with a high RBI speed of 150km. He pitched in 17 games as a pitcher this year, recording a 1.84 ERA with six wins and no losses. He showed outstanding performance with 14 walks and 64 strikeouts in 49 ⅓ innings. He also played a batting average of 0.323 (32 hits in 99 at-bats for 117) with five home runs, 16 RBIs, four steals, and 14 walks with an OPS of 0.983 in 26 games.
Regarding Ha Hyun-seung, the winner selection committee said, `He showed good performance, quality and potential in both pitchers and batters this year. The physical conditions are good, but they have flexibility and senses. "The restraint is not overwhelming, but the ball can be felt faster by opposing batters because of the long limbs. The ball control is also good." As a batter, he has good coping skills regardless of right-handed and left-handed pitchers. He has good contact ability, and he has fast main power as well as quickness and punch power. Throwing is okay, it's a lumber that can grow into a '5 tool player'. He is a strong dog, so he can play as an outfielder in the professional league"The potential is at its highest level" he praised."
Ha Hyun-seung, who is a role model for Choo Shin-soo from Busan High School, said, `I will work harder to become the future of Korean baseball"I'll prepare well for another year and get the grand prize next year."It's amazing.
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The winners' selection committee is a resource that doubles as a pitcher and a batter, and has the grit of one of the few players I have seen recently. A player who has the ability to grow into a major player in Korean baseball, but puts a lot of effort into it."
About pitcher Eom Jun-sang "He has a strong shoulder to throw fastballs up to 150 kilometers." The committee, which evaluated that the body is basically complete to some extent", described Eom Joon-sang as a batter, saying, "Not many players are equipped with this shoulder as a shortstop. The batting speed is fast and he can hit home runs well. His basic sense was good, so both offense and defense improved remarkably compared to last year. He has strength in hitting fastballs and has long-shot power. In defense, both the catch and the throwing ability are stable."
Um Jun-sang said, `My goal is to become a big shortstop like Kang Jung-ho in Pittsburgh,' adding, `Hyun-seung said he would win the grand prize next year, but I want to do better and get it" did not hide his rival's consciousness.
The grand prize winner Kim Min-joon was given a prize of 3 million won, star Oh Jae-won was given a sports goods and carrier set exchange ticket, and future star Um Jun-sang Ha Hyun-seung was given a sports goods exchange ticket.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
