Hanwha Eagles closer Joo Hyun-sang has been removed from the 1st team roster.
Hanwha made changes to the 1st team roster on the 27th. Joo Hyun-sang and Kwon Kwang-min were sent down to the 2nd team, and starting pitcher Moon Dong-joo and left-hander Jo Dong-wook were registered to the 1st team roster.
Joo Hyun-sang has struggled in three games since the opening, with 1⅓ innings pitched, 6 hits allowed, 3 earned runs, and an earned run average of 20.26.
The previous day, he took the mound in the 6th inning with two outs and no runners on, allowing 3 hits and 1 walk and giving up 2 earned runs. Joo Hyun-sang allowed an infield bunt single to Park Hae-min toward third base. A throwing error by the third baseman allowed the runner to advance to second base. With two outs and a runner on second, he gave up a one-run single to Shin Min-jae and allowed Hong Chang-ki to reach base on a walk. With two outs and runners on first and second, he allowed another one-run single to Moon Sung-joo.
Closer Joo Hyun-sang took the mound in the 9th inning during the opening game against KT Wiz, leading 4-2, and recorded a save, but he gave up 2 hits and 1 earned run in 1 inning. He allowed a solo home run to lead-off hitter Kim Sang-soo, and after giving up a hit to Kang Baek-ho, there were runners on first base with no outs. He struck out Rojas and escaped the jam as the catcher caught stealing at second base.
On the 23rd against KT, he took the mound in the 11th inning with one out and runners on second and third in a 4-4 tie, but allowed a walk-off hit. He hit the first batter, Cheon Seong-ho, with a pitch and allowed a walk-off double to Bae Jeong-dae to the left-center field.
Hanwha reported that Kim Tae-yeon
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