'500 million pal' Chung Hyun-woo's exhibition game ERA 0.82... Will So Hyung-joon and Lee Eui-ri be the genealogy
'500 million pal' Chung Hyun-woo's exhibition game ERA 0.82... Will So Hyung-joon and Lee Eui-ri be the genealogy
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Chung Hyeon-woo (19, Kiah Heroes), who is ranked No. 1 in the nation, also pitched well in his third exhibition game, raising expectations. He is also compared to senior starting pitchers who already received the Rookie of the Year award.바카라사이트
Chung Hyun-woo started against the Lotte Giants in the 2025 KBO League exhibition game held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 18th and allowed three hits and two runs (one earned run) in four innings. He allowed a base run in the top of the first inning due to a fielder's error, and although he was on the verge of loading the bases in the fourth inning, he allowed only one sacrifice fly to minimize the loss.
Chung pitched three scoreless innings against the NC Dinos on Saturday, his first exhibition game, and four scoreless innings against the SSG Landers on Sunday, his second exhibition game. He pitched well once again on the day when it was the final rehearsal. His performance was two wins and no loss with an ERA of 0.82.
Kiwoom, which had the first overall pick, chose Chung Hyeon-woo in the rookie draft in September last year and gave him 500 million won as a down payment. Jung Woo-ju (Hanwha Eagles), a high school graduate, threw a fastball of nearly 160km/h, but it was the background that needed "immediate power." Chung Hyun-woo was evaluated as having a high ability to use breaking balls in the late 140km/h range.
In order to strengthen its offense power, Kiwoom has changed its foreign player lineup from two pitchers and one batter to one pitcher and two batters. In the meantime, the team has decided to give young pitchers more opportunities to start.
Amid this development, Chung was picked as the starting pitcher early on. He was not the fifth starting pitcher, but the fourth starting pitcher. He also displayed good pitching in three exhibition games, raising expectations. Expectations for the Rookie of the Year award are also rising.
In the last 10 seasons, the Rookie of the Year award went to the pitcher seven times and the batter three times. Among them, Shin Jae-young in 2016, So Hyung-joon in 2020, Lee Eui-ri in 2021, and Moon Dong-ju in 2023 were the only rookies in Korea. The only two were So Hyung-joon and Lee Eui-ri. Moon only played 28 2/3 innings in his debut season (2023) under supervision.
Cho Hyung-joon has also been selected as the starting pitcher from the spring camp. KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul was confident of Cho's success when he saw Cho's pitching. The same was true of Jang Sung-woo, the main catcher. However, Cho has no record of exhibition games during his debut season. At that time, he decided to cancel the exhibition game at the end of February due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cho made his debut in the match against the Doosan Bears on May 8, which was held without spectators, and pitched well by allowing two runs in five innings, becoming the winning pitcher.
Lee Eui-ri of the KIA Tigers was selected as the starting pitcher during the exhibition game. At that time, ace pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong left the team due to a challenge on the U.S. stage, and secured a place by beating the starting pitchers. Lee also displayed stellar performance by scoring five scoreless innings in the game against the Lotte Giants, which was his first appearance in the exhibition game, and two scoreless innings in the game against the KT Wiz, which was his last appearance ahead of the opening.