Come back for the first time in 89 days! 'Last place → 5th place' Should I put on my wings now? Small Jun's inner thoughts are back.
Sep 04, 2024
|
|
So Hyung-joon started the Futures game against the KIA Tigers at Hampyeong Stadium in Jeollanam-do on the 4th and recorded one scoreless inning.
KT decided to give So Hyung-joon two games to take the mound in the Futures this week and then wait and see. KT manager Lee Kang-chul said, `I hope you can come back about two weeks before the end of the regular season. I hope he throws at least one or two games at the end" has exposed the wind.
On this day, Cho Hyung-joon threw a total of 13 pitches (strike 8, ball 5) during one inning. The result was one hit and no run.
The maximum speed of two-seam (8 pitches) was 141 kilometers, and in addition, cut fastballs (2 pitches), changeups (1 pitches), and curves (2 pitches) were mixed and tested in various ways.
Cho Hyung-joon underwent Tommy John surgery (inner ligament joint, reconstruction) in May last year and has been trying to return this season. It is the first time in 89 days that Cho Hyung-joon took the mound in Futures since the game against Iksan Lotte Giants on June 7. At that time, he scored two runs (53 pitches) in four innings and was in the process of trying to return to the first team in July, but due to recurrence of elbow pain, he was diagnosed with micro-damage of the outer flexor muscle and his schedule was canceled.
|
Regarding the reason for Cho Hyung-joon's second injury, KT's club said that the reason was that he was conscious of his arrest in the process of rushing his return. As a player who underwent Tommy John surgery, he needed more time even if his rehabilitation period was slightly longer, but Cho Hyung-joon himself said he was in a hurry.
Cho Hyung-joon, who debuted in 2020, played 133 innings in 26 games in his first year, winning 13 wins, 6 losses and a 3.86 ERA, winning the Rookie of the Year award. In the following year, he cruised to 7 wins and 7 losses with a 4.16 ERA and 13 wins and 6 losses with a 3.06 ERA.
However, he left in May last year due to an elbow injury, and has since been receiving Tommy John and devoted himself to rehabilitation.
If Cho Hyung-joon can recover his condition at the end of the regular season and start the postseason immediately, it will be the icing on the cake for KT. As Um Sang-baek is exhausted and Ko Young-pyo is not the same as usual, So Hyung-joon's joining is literally more than a thousand troops.
|
After the game, Cho Hyung-joon said the inside of "It was one inning, but overall, it was a satisfactory pitch."
He is also most concerned about the recurrence of pain. Cho Hyung-joon "I had a tendency to throw as hard as I prepared for my return last time"In this game, I threw my ball focusing on balance without worrying about the speed." He added, "I'm going to pitch carefully in my next appearance as well."
lunarfly@sportschosun.com
