"Look at the mind of a 24-year-old pitcher," KS starter also went out, "Can't you do anything for the team?" Going to the bullpen in a surprise move → Manager is also looking forward to "help."
"Look at the mind of a 24-year-old pitcher," KS starter also went out, "Can't you do anything for the team?" Going to the bullpen in a surprise move → Manager is also looking forward to "help."
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Hwang Dong-jae (24), who joined the rotation of the Samsung Lions last year and gained his dream of starting the Korean Series, is drawing high expectations from the head coach this year, who will take over Samsung's waist.
Samsung manager Park Jin-man (49) said through the club after Samsung's first spring camp of the 2025 season in Guam on the 4th, "I hope young pitchers such as Kim Moo-shin (Kim Yoon-soo) and Hwang Dong-jae, who need to help out in the bullpen this year, will show a little more maturity in Okinawa camp based on their good experiences last year."
Hwang Dong-jae, a Daegu native who graduated from elementary school (Yulha Elementary School) to high school (Gyeongbuk High School) in Daegu, joined Samsung as the first designated player in 2020. Although he received so much expectation that he received a down payment of 230 million won, he underwent Tommy John surgery after playing in the first team game in his first year and did not appear until next season.
Hwang returned to the mound in 2022, but lost only one game and eight in 23 games for the first team during two seasons. He only appeared in the first team at the end of June last year, but he has shown steady performance since then. In the second game of a doubleheader against Suwon KT on June 30, his first appearance, he pitched five innings of three hits, four strikeouts, and one run, and since mid-August, he has been in the starting lineup for four consecutive games.
Amid this performance, Hwang Dong-jae was predicted to be a surprise starting pitcher in the second game of the Korean Series against the KIA Tigers. Although he also drew attention to face off with Yang Hyun-jong, a "great pitcher," Hwang Dong-jae received a disappointing result as he was the third Korean Series player in the first inning with five hits, one walk, and five runs in ⅔ innings.
He has not yet had the physical strength to consistently play innings as a starting pitcher. Hwang Dong-jae told Star News in January, "I felt that I was losing strength as I went by. I didn't prepare to start properly this season (2024), and I don't think I was ready because I've never thrown up to 100 pitches in Futures."
Nonetheless, Hwang has overcome his disappointment and embarked on preparation for the new season. In December last year, he participated in CSP (Cressey Sports Performance), a baseball program facility in West Palm Beach, Florida, 온라인카지노 and completed three weeks of training before returning to Korea on June 23. "I will combine what I learned in the U.S., throw balls and do weight training," Hwang said.
Hwang Dong-jae has made a change in the 2025 season. He has joined the relief team. Samsung recruited Ariel Furado (29) and Choi Won-tae (28) ahead of this season, and has built a solid starting lineup with Won Tae-in (25) and Denny Reyes (29). It is not easy for Hwang to take the position, but this was not the only reason why he is moving to the bullpen.