From the back door of the "Native ERA No. 1," Moon Seung-won finally regained his "clothes."
From the back door of the "Native ERA No. 1," Moon Seung-won finally regained his "clothes."
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SSG Landers pitcher Moon Seung-won played his second quality start (QS, more than 6 innings and less than 3 earned runs) this season. In particular, in the 2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League home game against KT Wiz at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 6th, he pitched six scoreless innings, setting the stage for his team's walk-off victory (1-0).안전놀이터
One win and no loss in three games. He pitched six innings and two runs against the Lotte Giants in Incheon on April 25, his first game of the season, and he became the winning pitcher in five ⅔ innings and one run against the Kiwoom Heroes in Gocheok on April 30. On the day, Moon won his first start in 541 days since the game against the Hanwha Eagles in Incheon on October 6, 2023.
In the third game, he even played a scoreless game. Seung-woon did not follow, but Moon Seung-won's ERA fell to 1.53. It is the fewest among domestic starting pitchers who have played up to three games. Moon Seung-won is standing out this season as a starter.
Until last year, Moon kept the back door of SSG. After undergoing Tommy John surgery in mid-2021, Moon was in charge of bullpen session from 2022 to last year. He entered the starting rotation at the beginning of the 2023 season, but he was a bit sluggish. In 2024, he made 20 saves in place of Seo Jin-yong, who underwent surgery to remove bone fragments in his elbow.
However, he took charge of the starting lineup this year. Moon has displayed strong pitching in three consecutive games, raising expectations for the new season. At the game on Sunday, he threw a four-seam fastball of up to 148 kilometers per hour, or 42 pitches, more than half of all pitches, to display his power.
After the game, Moon said, "I feel so good because the team won. The fielders helped me a lot today. Thanks to you, I was able to continue the flow. And I think the team was able to win because the middle pitchers also defended me well." As for the weight of his fastballs, he said, "During the match, coach Kyung Heon-ho said, 'I think it would be good to throw them confidently because I have strong fastballs today. I believed that and pitched confidently."
After his return as the starting pitcher, Moon has a small but significant commitment. "I will do my best to play at least five innings every game without getting hurt this season," he said after his first win on April 30.