Won Tae-in of the Samsung Lions started the away match between the Doosan Bears and the team in the 2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 29th and recorded 78 pitches, three hits, one walk, four strikeouts and two runs (two earned) in five innings.먹튀검증

Won Tae-in, who won the title of the most wins last year, suffered a rash injury while playing the Korean Series. And he focused on recovery by throwing the ball as late as possible, but stopped pitching again during the Okinawa spring camp in Japan. It was certainly bad news that Won Tae-in could not take the mound in the opening series, but the good thing was that he could return to the mound before April passed.

As a result, Won Tae-in took the mound against Doosan for the first time on Wednesday. Instead, the "restriction" was put at stake. Coach Park Jin-man expressed his intention to put the innings as his top priority on Won's mound. He meant to replace Won in five innings even if he throws fewer pitches. However, he expressed his intention to operate the bullpen even if he throws no more than five innings if the number of pitches exceeds 80, but Won showed the minimum number of pitches he throws within the set number of pitches.

In the bottom of the first inning, leadoff hitter Kim Min-seok was induced to hit an ordinary ground ball, but Won Tae-in, who started the game with a runner out due to a first baseman error, tied up Doosan's batting lineup without any serious crisis. In the second inning, Yang Eui-ji, the leadoff batter, was turned to a fly ball to the left field, and Yang Seok-hwan and Park Joon-young were struck out in succession to record their first three-out withdrawal, and in the third inning, Doosan's batting line, which is connected to Lee Yoo-chan, Jung Soo-bin and Kim Min-seok, was tied tightly.

His first run was in the third inning. He was hit with a 149-km fastball by leadoff hitter Kim Jae-hwan, and allowed a double to center field. Then, Won gave up a walk to his follow-up hitter Kang Seung-ho, causing a crisis. He then threw a 148-km fastball to Jake Cave at the first pitch, which led to a timely hit to center field, and allowed a sacrifice fly to Yang Eui-ji, who allowed two runs in the fourth inning alone. Still, Won ended the inning without losing any more runs, and stood on the mound in the fifth inning as well.

Samsung Lions and Doosan Bears of the "2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League" at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of March 29, 2025. Samsung starter Won Tae-in is pitching hard./Jamsil = Reporter Yoo Jin-hyung

Won Tae-in received an infield hit by Jung Soo-bin after catching the first batter Lee Yoo-chan with a fly ball to left field, but he ended the inning with a double play leading to second baseman, shortstop, and first baseman to finish all five previously scheduled innings of pitching. At the time of coming down the mound, Won Tae-in was on the verge of losing, but the Samsung lineup swept eight runs in the seventh inning to succeed in turning the tables, and Won Tae-in finished his first appearance of the season with a "no decision."

The temperature in Seoul dropped so low that people needed a thick coat. When asked if it was this cold when he threw the ball to reporters indoors after an interview with a television station, Won said, "I managed to hold it out until the second or third inning, but it was so cold as the sun went down. It was a lonely battle," and added, "It felt like I was playing fall baseball." He added, "It felt like I was playing winter baseball. It felt much colder than the Korean Series. It feels like I haven't played baseball in such a long time in such a cold weather."

How was his first pitching in a long time? "There was a limit on the number of pitches, and I really wanted to play five innings in that pitch, but I'm very happy because I think I finished it this well," Won said. "I'm very satisfied with the speed of my pitches." The weather was cold today, so I didn't want to throw hard, and the priority was not to get hurt. So I tried not to use much effort and went up to the stage, but my ball speed came out so well. I threw it thinking, "I can throw 150 kilometers." I was satisfied.

Today is the first time that Won Tae-in has marked 150km at this time of the year. "I don't think I've thrown 150km since the first game of the season, but I feel good because my speed came up too fast than I thought, and I'm looking forward to this season more. However, I could get a double in the fourth inning, but I think the biggest regret is that I gave up a walk to the next batter. I wanted to prevent it with the least number of runs, and since it was a pitcher match, I think it was bad that I threw it with the thought of not giving a single point, but I think I'm still learning one by one," he said.

Samsung starting pitcher Won Tae-in is pitching hard in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' match between the Samsung Lions and the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of March 29, 2025./Jamsil = Reporter Yoo Jin-hyung

There was no anxiety about his physical condition, but there were concerns about his inability to play the actual game as he stopped pitching. "I had no anxiety about my arm condition. However, I had anxiety about his pace as I had never played in the camp before. I had to return to the first team after playing in the actual game before today's game, so I was worried about my sense, but after passing the first inning error, I think I returned to the original position from the second inning," Won said.

Won Tae-in, who grabbed the title of "most wins" by garnering 15 wins last year. What is this season's goal? "At the dugout today, I said, 'I'll go down and I'll score in the seventh inning.' It was always like this in the year when I won seven games. Still, I received too much help last year and achieved the feat of being the most wins. This year, if my team wins the game due to greed, I'll be satisfied with that. After I came down the field today, I saw the game come from behind and thought, 'Oh, I got too much help last year.' Still, I feel good because he turned the tables and avoided losing."