160km 'bang' from the first real game of this year...Will Hanwha Moon Dong-ju smile brightly this year
160km 'bang' from the first real game of this year...Will Hanwha Moon Dong-ju smile brightly this year
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Will "Daejeon Prince" Moon Dong-joo (Hanwha Eagles), who showed off his robustness in his first exhibition game this year, be able to smile this year.
Moon Dong-ju had a disappointing season last year when he was in his third year as a professional. This is due to sluggishness and injuries.
Moon Dong-ju, who wore a Hanwha uniform as the first pick in the 2022 rookie draft, remained in the first team with 13 games, 1 win, 3 losses, and 2 holds with an ERA of 5.65 due to injuries and management by the club in his first year of debut.
Moon Dong-ju, who steadily built up after his first professional debut season, blossomed his potential in the 2023 season.
While consistently maintaining a spot in the starting rotation, he pitched 118 ⅔ innings in 23 games, recording 8-8 record with a 3.72 ERA.
Moon Dong-joo, who played only 28 ⅔ innings in the 2022 season and maintained his eligibility for the Rookie of the Year as a pitcher (within the last five years, accumulated 30 innings or less), won the Rookie of the Year in 2023.
Moon Dong-ju participated in the 2023 season international competition and gained a lot of experience.메이저놀이터
He took the lead in Korea's gold medal winning at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held in September 2023. In particular, he pitched six innings of three hits and no runs in the final.
In November of the same year, he also played in the Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC).
During the Seoul Series of the MLB World Tour in March last year, he was selected to the Korean national baseball team to face the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres and had valuable experience against the big leaguers.
Expectations for Moon Dong-ju, who has accumulated experience ahead of the 2024 season, were very high.
Despite the injury, however, the team failed to meet expectations. Moon played 111 ⅓ innings in 21 games during the 2024 season, recording seven wins, seven losses and an ERA of 5.17.
He showed sluggish performance in the first half of the 2024 season. He only posted three wins and six losses with an earned run average of 6.92 in 13 games. Due to sluggish performance, he played in the second division twice.
He displayed an opportunity to rebound in the second half of the year. He displayed impressive performance in eight games, including four wins and one loss with an earned run average of 2.60.
However, the injury has hampered Moon, who was recovering from the injury. Due to accumulated symptoms of right shoulder fatigue, he failed to take the mound in the first division since the game against the Doosan Bears on Sept. 3 last year.
Moon Dong-ju, who swallowed his disappointment due to injury, improved his condition by closely monitoring his physical condition during the offseason and spring camp.
The club and themselves were somewhat late in preparing for the season because they were cautious. He never played in the actual game during the spring camp.
Moon Dong-ju, who was late in preparation, needed to increase the number of pitches in order to be the starting pitcher. To this end, he devised a plan to put it into the bullpen at the beginning of the season.
As such an idea was misrepresented, Moon Dong-ju suffered from an untimely "bulpen conversion theory."
As head coach Kim Kyung-moon returned from spring camp, the controversy ended as he nailed, "Moon Dong-ju's position is a starter."
Moon Dong-ju, who gradually improved his physical condition, got off to a good start in his first appearance in the exhibition game.
Moon Dong-ju took the mound as the team's third pitcher in the bottom of the sixth inning in the 2025 KBO exhibition game against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th, and pitched well with no hits, one walk, and two strikeouts in one inning.
What was encouraging was his speed. Despite the fact that it was his first real game in a long time, his maximum speed was 159.7 kilometers per hour. His average speed also reached 157 kilometers.
Moon Dong-ju, who is gradually raising his pace, will take the mound against the Lotte Giants on the 14th and the Samsung Lions on the 18th to check his condition. Although he pitched only 19 pitches in his first appearance, he is expected to gradually increase his number.
Moon Dong-ju is expected to play the starting rotation normally from mid- or late April.
He got off to a good start. Having shown "revival wings," Moon hopes to see a rebound in the 2025 season. If Moon is revived, Hanwha's starting lineup will have more power.