Jung Woo-joo's 'Precisely Straight' Basketball Control Was Difficult "It was different from baseball → The final goal is to select WBC." [On-site interview in Goyang]

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Hanwha Eagles "Younggun" and national pitcher Jung Woo-joo (20) appeared at the basketball court, not at the ballpark. As a member of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) national team to be held in March, he also said that he is working well to prevent injuries ahead of his departure in Saipan on the 9th. He also expressed his expectations as it is a training schedule to leave with the oldest members of Hanwha, such as Ryu Hyun-jin (39) and Choi Jae-hoon (38).

Jung Woo-joo made a city investment in the fourth round of the "2025-2026 LG Electronics Professional Basketball" against the Goyang Sono Sky Gunners and Suwon KT Sonic Boom held at Goyang Sono Arena in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province on the 3rd. I tried three times, but unfortunately I turned away from Lim. Jung Woo-joo watched the game until the end and cheered for Sono, but unfortunately Sono lost to Suwon KT 64-76.

Jung Woo-joo, who visited the basketball court on this day, met with reporters ahead of the trial, saying, "I went to Jeonju High School, but I couldn't go to the KCC home stadium when I was nearby. When I was in high school, I went to see my friends because I had a basketball team, but it is my first time at a professional basketball court. The fans still recognized me a lot," he said.

Jung Woo-joo also explained why he was invited as a city investment on this day. Jung Woo-joo said, "I had a close brother who was in Goyang Sono. He said, "I was a big brother who kept in touch often, but now I came here because the general manager and other Sono teams told me (through him)."

Jung Woo-joo is a rookie who debuted in the KBO League in the 2025 season, but he was excellent in control. Based on strong and accurate fastball control, he was a pitcher with more strikeouts than walks, with a strikeout (82)/walk (21) ratio of 3.90. However, Jung Woo-joo laughed, saying, "I threw dozens of free throws for practice, but only two or three were in."

Now Jung Woo-joo will leave for Saipan on the 9th. Since he was listed on the first WBC national team list, he will prepare for the 2026 season a little earlier. Jung Woo-joo said, "I ate a lot and did a lot of weight to bulk up. First of all, I need to go to Saipan and show good performance to be selected for the WBC national team, so my goal is to prepare well without injury as much as possible."

He also did not forget to mention the seniors of the Hanwha team who are leaving with him. There are six Hanwha players named in this camp, including Jung Woo-joo, Ryu Hyun-jin, Choi Jae-hoon, Moon Dong-ju, Noh Si-hwan and Moon Hyun-bin. Jung Woo-joo said, "All the seniors said let's do well and prepare well. In particular, (Choi) Jae-hoon said that he only had to do what he was doing, so I feel a lot of will. I think I will be more willing to leave with two of the oldest seniors (Ryu Hyun-jin and Choi Jae-hoon)," he said, looking forward to the upcoming Saipan camp.

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