"I want to be a great pitcher like Yang Hyunjong"…Kiwoom's Jung Hyunwoo's dream
"I want to be a great pitcher like Yang Hyunjong"…Kiwoom's Jung Hyunwoo's dream
Blog Article
Jung Hyun-woo, a rookie pitcher of the Kiwoom Heroes in professional baseball, expressed his wish to become a great player in the professional league like Yang Hyun-jong (KIA Tigers), who is called a "great pitcher."안전놀이터
Chung Hyun-woo, a former member of Deoksu High School, was honored as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 KBO Rookie Draft held in September last year.
Chung Hyeon-woo is a left-handed fastball pitcher who throws a fastball in the early 150km/h range and uses stable breaking balls such as fork balls and curves.
In the weekend league of high school baseball last year, he pitched 48 ⅓ innings in 16 games, with an outstanding performance of 8 wins, no losses, 70 strikeouts, and an ERA of 0.75.
After signing a 500 million won down payment with Kiwoom in September, Chung Hyun-woo participated in the team rookie camp in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in November and conducted his first training session.
In a recent phone call with Newsis, Chung said, "I focused on creating a fitness-oriented routine in my rookie camp. I heard that routine is the most important thing in professional baseball. My physical strength has improved a lot."
The most important part at the moment is physical strength as well.
Chung Hyeon-woo said, "My biggest concern is about my physical strength because I have never played as many games as a professional schedule. My seniors told me that I have to prepare hard in the off-season to maintain my physical strength next season. I am preparing hard by training mainly on weight and running."
Jung Hyun-woo, who threw a fork ball with a crystal ball in high school, is improving the completeness of the slider to make another main weapon.
"In pro baseball, I would like to call my main weapon a slider, not a fork ball. I want to prepare better and throw better," Chung said. "Overall, I think I have complied with my ability to use breaking balls and control."
Chung Hyun-woo, who is about to compete in earnest, has to make an impression in the upcoming spring camp to enter the opening entry.
"In spring camp, you have to go into real mode rather than build your body," he said. "You have to show good performance in live pitching and games to get a chance."
Yang Eui-ji (Doosan Bears), a former member of the national team, and Kim Do-young (KIA), the MVP of last year's league, were selected as hitters that he wants to face in the professional league.
Jung Hyun-woo said, "I want to learn how to fight when Yang Eui-ji, a veteran catcher, is at bat," adding, "Kim Do-young has such a good batting sense in the 2024 season, so I really want to face him."
Chung Hyun-woo has many goals he wants to achieve in the professional league, including first-team pitchers, full-time digestion, and long runs.
"Rather than my personal record, I want to play full-time in the first team and bring more wins to the team," he said. "I think I can repay the team if I do well. I will become a player who can take charge of the Kiwoom mound by focusing on baseball every year and gaining experience."
Like Yang Hyun-jong, I want to hear 'a great pitcher,' he said. "I will try to be praised by everyone, set a milestone and become a long-running pitcher."