Hanwha Eagles will for now set up a starting rotation with Jeong Woo-joo as the fifth starter.
Kim Kyung-moon will play an away game against the Kiwoom Heroes in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 12th. Having taken a winning series at home against the LG Twins last weekend, Hanwha will try for a third straight win this day led by starter Ryu Hyun-jin.
In the game on the 10th, sidearm pitcher Park Jun-young (uniform number 68), born in 2002, who rose from a developmental player to a registered player on the 7th, made his first appearance in the first team, pitching five innings with three hits, three walks, two strikeouts and no runs, and became the winning pitcher. Park Jun-young became the 36th player in history to record a win as a starter in his debut, and the first from the developmental player ranks.
But Kim Kyung-moon decided to give more opportunities to Jeong Woo-joo, who had previously entered the rotation. Jeong Woo-joo made his first start of the season on the 7th against KIA in Gwangju but left the mound after 1 2/3 innings with one hit, four walks, two strikeouts and two runs, a somewhat disappointing performance and result.
Kim Kyung-moon said of Park Jun-young, "He has received so much praise from people around him that that might be enough," adding, "For now, the opportunity will go to Woo-joo first. After watching Woo-joo pitch about three times, I plan to talk with the pitching coach."
Park Jun-young is also expected to remain with the first team and take on roles such as long relief. The manager said, "There is a way to bring him in immediately when a starter gets pulled early, and if his control remains consistent he could move into the middle relief," adding, "Since his pitch count was high, he needs to rest a bit, so we'll talk while he plays games in the meantime."
After a three-game midweek series with Kiwoom, Hanwha will move to Suwon to meet the KT Wiz on the weekend. With Wilkel Hernandez and Owen White, who had been sidelined by injuries, both nearing returns, unlike last week when they used as many as three replacement starters, starting this week they will be able to field a stable rotation of five starters: Ryu Hyun-jin, Hernandez, Jeong Woo-joo, Wang Yen-cheng and White.
Meanwhile, against Kiwoom that day, the starting lineup was arranged in order as Hwang Young-mook (second base), Peraza (right field), Moon Hyun-bin (left field), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Roh Si-hwan (third base), Lee Jin-young (center field), Kim Tae-yean (first base), Choi Jae-hun (catcher) and Shim Woo-jun (shortstop). Kim Kyung-moon explained, "Because Ryu Hyun-jin is coming in, the batting order inevitably changes."<
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