Kim Do-young is closed, but Moon Dong-ju has a valuable win...Don't Go Baseball, Moon Kim Dae-jeon Season 3 is coming in May? Full of expectations
Kim Do-young is closed, but Moon Dong-ju has a valuable win...Don't Go Baseball, Moon Kim Dae-jeon Season 3 is coming in May? Full of expectations
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"Prince of Daejeon" Moon Dong-ju (22) has won his first game of the season. Moon started the home game against the Kiwoom Heroes of the 2025 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 13th and became the winning pitcher with three hits, six strikeouts and one run (non-earned) in six innings.
It has been 222 days since the game against the Doosan Bears (six innings, four hits, eight strikeouts, one walk, and one run) on Sept. 3, 2024. Since then, Moon has ended the season due to poor shoulder conditions. He got off to a good start this season. He had one win and one loss with a 3.71 ERA in four games.메이저놀이터
He returned after recovering from shoulder pain, but displayed good pitching and speed in the early days of this season. He reached the maximum speed of 159 kilometers at the match against Doosan Bears in Jamsil on Sunday. On the day, he only reached 153 kilometers, but was okay considering the cold weather. If the temperature rises further, he will likely be able to surpass the 160-kilometer mark once again.
What stands out the most about Moon Dong-ju's pitching this year is folk ball. In a relatively simple combination of four-seam and curve, he actively uses folk ball. He threw sometimes last year, but this season feels as if it has been unsealed. According to Statistics, the hit rate of folk ball this season is still zero. The forkball comes out from 132 to 133 kilometers, and draws a curve of 120 kilometers and another trajectory.
Moon Dong-ju is a pitcher who is expected to grow again if he does not get hurt and stays healthy. Sometimes ball control ups and downs are revealed when it is a bad trend, but there is no such thing this season. He has only one walk in 17 innings this year.
While Moon Dong-ju is ready to run, "Gwangju rival" Kim Do-young (22, KIA Tigers) is not able to play. Kim Do-young injured his left hamstring in the second at-bat of the opening game against the NC Dinos on March 22, hitting a left-handed hit, overrunning at first base, and then returning naturally.
Kim will undergo his third thorough checkup on Friday. If not, he will play Futures League from this week to check the movement of offense and defense pitchers. If he passes the process, he will have a return match to the top team. Chances are high that he will eventually join the top team at the three consecutive games of the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on Friday and Sunday.
Last year was an ordeal for Moon Dong-ju, and Kim Do-young had the best season of his life. But Moon Dong-ju is good at the beginning of this season, saying, "Baseball and life do not come together." For the development of Korean baseball, it is best to do well in both games. And I hope we can fight fiercely in the Moon Kim Dae-jeon.
It is Moon's third season of this year. If Kim Do-young returns this week, it could happen soon. The two teams played three consecutive games from March 28 to March 30 when Daejeon's new stadium was opened. The next showdown will be between May 2 and 4. Moon Dong-ju, who played against Kiwoom in Daejeon on May 13, is expected to start against the Daejeon NC Dinos on May 19, the Daejeon KT Wiz on May 25, and the Daejeon LG Twins on May 1. If normal, Moon will not be able to play against Daejeon on May 2 to 4.
However, if there are variables such as rain forecasts or double headers, the mound could be delayed by a day or two, and in that case, Moon Dong-joo's pitching date could be set for the three consecutive KIA games on May 2-4.