Baseball's Sadness' Dying of the Modern Dynasty '50 Years Old' Becomes a Star in the Sky on New Year's Day Pitcher Jeon Joon-ho

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From the first day of the new year, unfortunate news has been delivered to the baseball world. Pitcher Jeon Joon-ho, one of the leaders who led the modern unicorns' dynasty in the past, became a star in the sky. He was 50.

According to the baseball community on the 1st, Jeon Joon-ho passed away that day. Jeon Joon-ho reportedly passed away due to his worsening condition while battling lung cancer. Many baseball fans have expressed their condolences through online communities after hearing the news of his death.

A graduate of Seo Heung-cho, Dongsan Middle School, and Dongsan High School, Jeon Joon-ho joined the Pacific Dolphins as a high school graduate in the 1994 rookie draft.

Jeon Joon-ho threw the ball on the mound for a total of 17 seasons from 1995 to 2011. He has played in 339 games in his career, marking 55 wins, 47 losses, seven saves, nine holds, and a 4.50 ERA. In a total of 1,056 ⅓ innings, he recorded 1,094 hits (111 home runs), 425 walks, 63 hits, 633 strikeouts, and 564 runs (528 earned runs).

Debuting as a high school graduate in the 1995 season, he pitched in 15 games and recorded a 3.15 ERA without losing or losing. The following year, in the 1996 season, when the Pacific Dolphins were acquired by Hyundai Group, he became a member of the Hyundai Unicorns and pitched in 34 games (138 innings), recording 6 wins, 6 losses, 1 save, and a 3.33 ERA.

He helped Hyundai win the Korean Series three times (2000, 2003 and 2004). In particular, he contributed to the team's victory in the 2011 season, with 12 wins, 6 losses and a 5.09 ERA. He was ninth in the multiple wins category. In the 2023 season, he played in 19 games, 4 wins and 2 losses with a 3.93 ERA, and 49 games in the 2024 season with a 5 wins and 14 losses with a 4.41 ERA, respectively.

Jeon Joon-ho, who slowed down a bit with three wins, six losses and a 7.61 ERA in the 2005 season. However, the following year, he succeeded in reviving with 14 wins, 4 losses, 1 save, and a 3.39 ERA in the 2006 season. In particular, he ranked first in this category with a winning rate of 0.778 that year. It was even more meaningful because it won the title over Ryu Hyun-jin, who was a monster rookie at the time. It was Jeon Joon-ho, who ranked fourth in the multiple wins category that year.

2007 was his last season in modern times. He pitched in 26 games and posted a 6-10 record with a 4.75 ERA. Then, with Hyundai disbanded and the team re-founding as the Heroes, Jeon Joon-ho continued to play as an active player. In the 2008 and 2009 seasons, they added two wins each. After suffering from release, he moved to the SK Wyverns (current SSG Landers) prior to the 2010 season. In the 2010 season, he pitched in eight games with two wins and no losses with a 3.60 ERA, showing his last fighting spirit. And after the 2011 season, he took off his active uniform.

After retiring, Jeon Joon-ho continued his relationship with baseball the following year as a baseball commentator. He was then appointed as a baseball team coach at Bucheon High School and devoted himself to fostering as a leader. Unfortunately, however, the news of the deterioration of the condition recently came out, and eventually, on New Year's Day 2026, he said goodbye to the world forever. The mortuary was set up in Room 6 of Inha University Hospital's funeral hall, and the coffin is due at 9:30 a.m. on the 3rd.

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