KS 1st round of checked tears with grenades → Joint and spinal injuries. Re-challenge of the king, full recovery comes first

Feb 11, 2025

KS 1st round of checked tears with grenades → Joint and spinal injuries. Re-challenge of the king, full recovery comes first
Okinawa camp's Won Tae-in. Photo courtesy of Samsung Lions



You have to be most wary of the best times. the principles of life. The same goes for baseball.

Won Tae-in (25), a native ace of the Samsung Lions. He has developed every season for the past six years since joining the professional league in 2019. He has become one of the best pitchers in the KBO League. Last year, he won a joint victory with Doosan's Kwak Bin and certified him as the league's best pitcher in name and reality. He failed to win the Golden Glove, but competed proudly with 81 votes, 38 behind Kyle Hart, the winner of 119 votes for the NC Dinos.

Above all, he experienced the best stage of the Korean Series for the first time since joining the team. In Game 1, which was the first KS stage since his debut, he showed his true value as a 'big game pitcher' by pitching brilliant pitching with two hits and no runs in five innings against KIA's Kangta-seon.




The runner-up Go-bae, which followed the rain suspension of tears in the first game, remained a lump and a new goal, but it was a satisfactory season. Won Tae-in is preparing for the new season, forgetting all his disappointment and pride.

He, who had an early replacement due to sudden shoulder pain in Game 4 of the Korean Series, was diagnosed with a broken shoulder joint at the examination. The injury is not serious. Recovery is not too difficult until the opening. He himself reassured his fans.

On the 10th, he appeared on KBSN Sports commentator Kim Tae-kyun's YouTube channel 'Kim Tae-kyun ' and introduced an episode at the training center. Won Tae-in checked my curious shoulder condition by throwing a practice model grenade heavier than a baseball. I threw it all five times, but it didn't hurt, so I thought it got better," he said, dispelling concerns with a light joke.
KS 1st round of checked tears with grenades → Joint and spinal injuries. Re-challenge of the king, full recovery comes first
A match between the Samsung Lions and the KIA Tigers at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 1st. Samsung's Won Tae-in is fighting hard. Daegu=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.09.01/
KS 1st round of checked tears with grenades → Joint and spinal injuries. Re-challenge of the king, full recovery comes first
A match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 21st. Samsung's Won Tae-in is warming up. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.10.21/
There is no reason to speed up the pace. Even if it's not because of injuries, it's better to be slow than fast for Won Tae-in. He played more than 150 innings each season in the last four seasons from 2021 to last year. Last year, he pitched 159 ⅔ innings. Including 140 innings in 2020, he has played almost all of the full seasons based on 150 innings except for the rookie season. On top of that, he had to play the national team game after the season.

Nevertheless, it is in thorough self-management that you can maintain consistency without major problems. Won Tae-in said "It's true that it's hard", but "He's always recovered when he joins the camp. You don't have to worry too much.' On the basis of this, he `doesn't catch the ball at all for two and a half months after the season. I don't play catch, I just play weight. I think (shoulder) rest is important. It's the secret to coming without any major injuries. I intend to maintain this routine in the future."

Won Tae-in will steadily improve his physical condition from the Okinawa rehabilitation team in Japan and join the first team to prepare for the season in earnest.

The starting lineup has been greatly upgraded by recruitment of Choi Won-tae. At its core is Won Tae-in. Only when he firmly centers can the scenario of winning the starting reinforcement shot be completed.




Won Tae-in, who knows his position and importance in the team, does not fret and does not overdo it. Rather than the desire to take a bigger leap, it is time to calmly beat the stone bridge and cross it lightly.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.