Jung Woo-joo (19), a super rookie of the Hanwha Eagles, made a strong impression by throwing a fastball with a maximum speed of 155km in his debut game.
Jung Woo-joo made his debut in the second game of the season against KT Wiz in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 23rd and showed a perfect pitch with one strikeout and no run in one inning.
Jung Woo-joo was on the mound as the third pitcher of the team after Lee Tae-yang in the bottom of the eighth inning when his team was losing 3-4. It was the moment when the super rookie, who joined the eagle team this year, made his debut.
Jung Woo-joo met leadoff hitter Kim Min-hyuk and continued to play up to nine pitches, but threw a 155-km fastball to induce a fly ball to the center field. He then grounded out Jang Sung-woo to shortstop and struck out Moon Sang-chul to swing three pitches, and had a clean three-out inning.
Jung Woo-joo, who turned the baton over to Park Sang-won in the bottom of the ninth inning with the score tied 4-4, threw 17 pitches during one inning. He made his debut with strikes (12) overwhelmingly more than balls (5), and breaking balls (14), including fastballs (14) with a maximum speed of 155 km, curves (1), and sliders (2).
Jung Woo-joo was famous as a high school pitcher who threw fastballs with the maximum speed of 156 kilometers per hour during his high school years. He pitched well in 19 games with five wins and one loss and an ERA of 1.31 last year, but he pitched 54 ⅔ innings with 94 strikeouts while walking only 21. Thanks to this, Jung was nominated by Hanwha as the second overall pick in the 2025 Rookie Draft, and signed a contract as a professional player with a down payment of 500 million won (approx.
Jung Woo-joo has prepared for his debut season for the first team spring camp in Australia and Japan as he is the most promising player that the club and its fans are looking forward to. Afterwards, he started an exhibition game and threw fastballs with a maximum speed of 154 kilometers, recording an ERA of 0 for three games with one hold and achieving his dream of joining the opening entry. 메이저놀이터
On how to use Jung Woo-joo the previous day, Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said, "When I'm losing, I want to let him out comfortably and fight with my seniors," adding, "I'm going to make him experience the side that is not burdensome, not the must-win group. Because I have qualities, I don't know what will change in the future if I start fighting with the first-team players in the chasing group and become more confident," and succeeded in impressing the veteran in a one-point inferiority situation on the day.
Jung Woo-joo said after the game, "I was actually very nervous because it was my debut match, but the seniors encouraged me a lot. In particular, Lee Jae-won led me well, saying, "I was able to throw as comfortably as Lee Jae-won led me," adding, "The seniors took care of the first out count ball and the first strikeout ball." I would like to thank the coach, coach, and other seniors who lead and take care of me well. I want to grow into a player who helps the team win under any circumstances."