You're the oldest hold king at the age of 40, and it turns out that you're the FA big fish?
Sep 19, 2024
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SSG Landers Noh Kyung-eun confirmed the KBO League hold king this season. Noh Kyung-eun pitched in 74 games until the 18th, recording 7 wins, 5 losses and a 2.94 ERA with 36 holds. Noh Kyung-eun, who is currently the lone top player in the league hold, confirmed the hold king according to the number of games remaining.
Samsung Lions' Lim Chang-min (28 holds) is second in the hold, and LG Twins' Kim Jin-sung and Samsung's Kim Jae-yoon (25 holds) are tied for second. Currently, all 10 clubs have less than 10 games left, so even if all the players play in the remaining games and record holds, they cannot exceed 36 holds. Therefore, Noh Kyung-eun's hold king was automatically confirmed.
It is his first individual title since his professional debut. Noh has never topped the individual title since her professional debut in 2003. The record was second in ERA in 2012, third in strikeouts in 2013 and second in holds last year. However, this year, he overcame the disappointment of second place last year to secure first place.
With this, Noh Kyung-eun will also set the record of being the first hold king in his 40s and the oldest hold in history. Last year's hold king, KT Wiz Park Young-hyun (32 holds), was only 20 years old last year, so the 20-year-old and 40-year-old hold kings were born for the second consecutive year.
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Noh Kyung-eun, who has been spending her best days in her life since moving to SSG in the 2022 season after suffering two retirement crises and release trials, will be eligible for FA at the end of this season.
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Coincidentally, he won his first personal title ahead of the FA and is still considered the best bullpen pitcher in the league. SSG needs Noh Kyung-eun more than anyone else. Cho Byung-hyun has settled down as the new closer, and Moon Seung-won makes a complete transformation into a bullpen pitcher Young players such as Lee Woon and Jang Ji-hoon are growing, but they still have the ability to center the bullpen as veteran pitchers. There are many bullpen pitchers in the FA market this winter, including Kim Won-joong, Jang Hyun-sik, Lim Ki-young and Koo Seung-min, but Noh Kyung is also competitive as a big-time FA at the age of over 40 years. It is expected to achieve a double slope.
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