"I'll let you go through it yourself" → Hanwha Shim Woo-joon, who put a dagger in his home team for the final hit "Bang!" "I showed you everything I can show you."

"I'll let you go through it yourself" → Hanwha Shim Woo-joon, who put a dagger in his home team for the final hit "Bang!" "I showed you everything I can show you."

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Shim Woo-joon, who was called by the KT Wiz as the 14th overall pick in the second round of special designation in 2014, is a right-handed pitcher who had a batting average of 0.254 (726 hits in 2,862 times at bat) with 31 homers, 275 RBIs and 156 steals in 1,072 games until last year. He also completed his military service by serving as a manager between 2023 and 2024.메이저놀이터

Shim joined hands with Hanwha at the end of last year on a four-year maximum of 5 billion won (4.2 billion won or 4.00 billion won or 800 million won or 4.21 million won or 4.21 million won or 4.21 million won or 4.21 million won or 4.31 million won or 4.31 million won or 4.31 million won or 4.31 million won or 4.31 million won or 4.31 million won or 4.31 million won or 4.31 million won or 4.31 million won or 4.31 million won or 4.31 million won or 4.31 million won or 4.31.

Ahead of the game, KT coach Lee Kang-chul said, "I think Shim Woo-joon will be under stress if he gets on base. I didn't know when we were together, but I will have to wait and see." Shim said, "I will let you experience it in person. I will shake Jang Seong-wu a lot if I go out. If Kang becomes the catcher, I will catch him no matter what. I told him to catch him once," and he nodded, "I want to show him something I never felt when I was with him. I want to show him more."

Shim kept his words. As the ninth batter and shortstop, Shim made the starting lineup of the Hanwha Eagles, showing off his presence in the ball and defense, leading the team to a 4-3 come-from-behind victory.

Shim Woo-joon, who entered the batter's box for the first time in the top of the third inning when Hanwha was trailing 0-2, looked at the stands on the first base and thanked them. He also bowed to fans at the center and third base, and got a walk from the opposing starting pitcher Enmanuel de Heysus, who immediately stole the second base. Later, Kim Tae-yeon's RBI single hit to the left came out, and Shim Woo-joon was able to hit home.

Shim Woo-joon, who struck out at the top of the fifth inning, swung his bat fiercely at the top of the seventh inning with two outs and a runner on the second base when the two teams were tying 2-2. He targeted opposing right-handed bullpen pitcher Kim Min-soo's 141-km fastball to score a timely double with an RBI heading to the right-center field. As Hanwha eventually won without allowing a tie, Shim's hit became the final hit of the day. Shim was grounded out to the third baseman at his last at-bat in the top of the ninth inning, leaving Shim with one hit, one RBI, one walk and one stolen base from three times at bat.

After the game, when asked by reporters to grade his performance, Shim Woo-joon smiled brightly and said, "It was a perfect score. I had a big hit in an important situation. I've shown you everything I can. I think it would be good if you don't be greedy at bat and just do one a day like today."

On the day, Shim shone not only in offense but also in defense. He showed great defense several times, easing burdens on Hanwha pitchers' shoulders.

Nevertheless, he said, "It would have been good if the fans acknowledged that they did a good job, but personally, I don't think the defense was clean," and added, "I hope you'll keep an eye on me as I get closer and clearer."

The reason why Shim Woo-joon was able to greet his fans at his first at-bat was the consideration of his former teammates Jang Sung-woo and the referee. In order to buy time for Shim Woo-joon to greet, referee Park Geun-young walked toward the mound, and Jang Sung-woo touched the catcher's equipment.

Shim Woo-joon said, "I think Seong-wu told the referee first. Even before I went to the batter's box, the referee came forward," adding, "I'm so grateful to Seong-wu. I'm not called the master of the game for no reason."

"It was good to have the opening game at Suwon. Rather, I wanted to do it faster. To be honest, I felt comfortable because it was a stadium that I used for a long time. I felt strangely good at my first at bat. Also, I was really thankful and happy that KT fans cheered for me a lot," he said. "The cheering song changed (because I came to Hanwha) and I think they made it easy for me to follow along. The Hanwha fans' voices were so loud that I got more energy from their support."

Shim Woo-joon was considerate of KT even when he hit the finishing hit. "I liked (Kim) Min-soo's cutter or slider at the waiting bat, so I thought he hit it slightly to the right. I think he threw a real pitch, but I think not missing it led to a good result," he said. "I wanted to make the ceremony bigger, but I refrained because my opponent was KT."

Hanwha, which ranked eighth last year, is aiming higher this year with its new home stadium, Daejeon Hanwha Life Insurance Ballpark. Shim Woo-joon will also contribute.

"Overall, the team seems to have strengthened and stabilized. As our bullpen is so good, if the starting pitcher holds out for about six innings, I think he will be able to play games that fans can comfortably watch," he said. "I try not to put pressure on the pitchers as much as possible by playing defense. My role is to make sure that I focus on the batters as much as possible even when the runner is out."