Hanwha Eagles pitcher Kim Seo-hyun hopes that the top rookie Jung Woo-joo will do well more than anyone else.

Kim Seo-hyun, who was drafted by Hanwha as the first overall pick in the 2023 KBO Rookie Draft after graduating from Seoul High School, has been drawing keen attention since his nomination as a fastball fireballer. However, it was not an easy task to become a professional. He played in 20 games (22 ⅓ innings), but managed one save and an ERA of 7.25.온라인바카라

He had ups and downs in the first half of the last season, but it was different in the second half. He has gained enough stability to allow him to play as a must-winner. At the match against the Daejeon KIA Tigers on Sept. 27, he also had the honor of filling the first 10 holds since his debut. He also had one win, two losses and 10 holds in 37 matches (38 ⅓ innings), achieving his first 10 holds since his debut.

After the season ended, Kim participated in the 2024 WBSC Premier 12 held in Taiwan. He was the only Hanwha player who played in the championship. Kim Seo-hyun played in four out of five preliminary games. He had three hits, four walks and four strikeouts in four games, signaling the birth of a new national team must-winner.

Choi Il-eon, the pitching coach for the Korean national team, once said, "Kim Seo-hyun is amazing. He always throws well. I didn't want to use the match against Australia, but I saw he wanted to throw. I like that kind of attitude."

In this season, which is in its third year, I want to do well from the beginning of the season. Kim Seo-hyun, who warmed up by playing one inning in an exhibition game against the Doosan Bears at Cheongju Stadium on the 9th, also took the mound in the eighth inning against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Kim Seo-hyun grounded out Choi Jeong to the third base and Choi Jun-woo to the first base with a fastball with a maximum speed of 156 kilometers, and Han Yu-sum struck out swinging. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon was also seen on the broadcast screen approaching Kim Seo-hyun, who came down from the mound, and comforting his shoulders.

As mentioned above, Kim Seo-hyun, who is now growing as a reliable and trustworthy pitcher, had a difficult season in his first and second years. Therefore, we hope top rookie Jung Woo-joo will ease the burden and confront the rookie with spirit. Jung Woo-joo, who joined the Hanwha Eagles as the second overall pick in the 2025 rookie draft after graduating from Jeonju High School, suffered from growing pains during the spring camp. He played in five practice games and posted an earned run average of 9.00 in four innings. He also had five walks. He must have wanted to do well.

However, he has shown different performance since the opening of the exhibition game. He recorded two strikeouts and no runs in one inning at the match against Doosan in Cheongju on Saturday, and recorded his first hold in an exhibition game by allowing one hit and no run in ⅓ innings at the match against SSG in Incheon on Sunday.

Of course, since she is a rookie, she has no choice but to want to do well. Kim Seo-hyun is not going down the hard road like she did in her debut season, but is just waiting for her to throw her ball confidently.

"When I see Woo-ju, I think I'm only thinking about the opening as if I'm looking at my rookie days," Kim Seo-hyun said after the game on Sunday. "I hope you don't think like that. Since I'm a rookie, I hope I can show off my spirit like a rookie," he said. "I couldn't do that. But I hope Woo-ju doesn't go down a hard path."

"When you play catch with Woojoo, you throw breaking balls and tell him to feel that feeling. If you practice breaking balls when you play catch, he can throw the ball the same way on the mound. Woojoo can be better than now," he said. "I want to help Woojoo if she is having a hard time. I think I can be where I am now because I have had a hard time, but I still hope Woojoo does not take a hard time."

Kim Seo-hyun is ready to run for Hanwha's good performance, claiming to be a supporter of Jung Woo-ju.

Meanwhile, Kim Seo-hyun was caught on the broadcast screen surprised to see Moon Dong-ju's pitch, which recorded a maximum speed of 159.7 kilometers.

"I thought it would have been 159 kilometers, but it really did," Kim Seo-hyun said, smiling. "Batters can hit even if the ball is fast. It is better to have stable control than to have a fast ball. But Dong-ju can do both, so I envy him."