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Two strong reserves are sweating to help SSG Landers, who performed well that broke everyone's expectations with the strength of the mound.
Cho Yo-han (26), a rising star of up to 160 kilometers per hour, and Yoon Tae-hyun (23), a first-round nominee who won the high school Dong-won Award, are spending a busy off-season to become a key resource for the team with their debut in the first division this season.
Cho Yo-han throws a fearsome fastball and Yoon Tae-hyun is a side pitcher who is lacking in the team, so he is looking forward to adding diversity to the team's mound.
Both have something in common that they have yet to debut in the first team. Cho Yo-han was selected as the 68th overall pick in the second seventh round of the 2021 KBO Rookie Draft after passing through Gwangju Jeil High School and Donggang University. It is a right-handed fireballer with a physique condition of 191 centimeters in height and 102 kilograms in weight, and its strength is that it can consistently throw fast balls over 150 kilometers. On May 21, 2022, against the LG Twins, he made a strong impression with a fastball of 160.3 kilometers per hour.
The condition of the body was the problem. Cho Yo-han, who suffered an elbow injury, has been on the operating table since being discharged from the Armed Forces Sports Unit in July 2024 and has recovered his physical condition through a long rehabilitation process, aiming to return to the first team stage through this spring camp.
Yoon Tae-hyun is also a resource that SSG expects. Yoon Tae-hyun, who graduated from Incheon High School, joined as the first designation in 2022 and is a prospect who won the "Choi Dong-won Award" when he was a second year high school student. He is a side pitcher with a solid physique of 189 centimeters tall and weighing 93 kilograms.
Yoon Tae-hyun joined the army as an active-duty soldier in November 2023 and was discharged as a sergeant in May 2025. Last year, he played the build-up process in the second division, and is sweating hard to enter the first division stage this season.
Cho Yo-han said, "Since my name was on the list, I've wanted to go to camp and show good performances. During his time as managing director, he was in a bad condition. I was in the rehabilitation team and eventually had surgery, and at that time, there was a doctor's opinion that rehabilitation was possible, but the pain intensified, so I decided to have surgery, he said. "This camp feels more different because I haven't spent more than a year properly in the process."
The injury was a major turning point in Cho Yo-han's career. "As I suffered from the injury, I came to think that 'not hurting is also a skill,'" he said. "I feel that I will never get hurt again, and for that, I felt that body care and weight management are really important. "I think health comes first above all else to show a good appearance," he said.
Although he suffered injury, Cho Yo-han's strength is still a fast ball. "I don't feel like the pitch or basic performance has changed significantly compared to before the pain," he said, "I'm focusing on raising the performance to the level I thought." The goal of this camp is to continue to accompany the start of the season. And above all, the biggest goal is not to leave due to injury," he vowed.
The motives for joining the team have settled side by side in the first team. Following Cho Byung-hyun, Ko Myung-joon and Cho Hyung-woo are now key powers. Cho Yo-han said, "I was stimulated a lot to see my colleagues establish themselves in the first team and grow up. I also settled down together, and I want to do well together and contribute to the team's victory," he said.
This camp is also different for Yoon Tae-hyun, who has completed his military service as an active member. "It's so nice to be able to work out in a warm place. I love the Florida camp facilities. "I feel like I'm warming up well," he said, "I'm trying to make use of my strengths by throwing more balls. I want to train as well as the team gave me a good opportunity," he said.
Yoon Tae-hyun also emphasized the importance of health. He said, "I'm so glad that I was discharged from the military first. I've been making good bodies in the military. Even after returning, he was second to none in weight training, he said. "However, he lacked a lot of pitching skills. I didn't play a real game because I joined the army as an active member, so I tried to make up for that."
Yoon Tae-ho (23, Doosan Bears), his younger brother, made his debut first. Yoon Tae-hyun is also challenging his dream of debuting in the first division this season. "I definitely felt different. And when my brother came down to the second team, I met him at Ganghwa SSG Futures Field. It's not what I saw when I was in high school. "It got stronger," he said. "Our team's batters also said their younger brother's ball was good. I was jealous. I cheered for my younger brother to do well," he said.
"But when I saw the article afterwards, he gently stimulated me saying, 'My brother didn't throw four innings.' I also thought I should do better, he added. "When I heard that Doosan fans wore younger brothers' uniforms to my parents' restaurant, I also wanted to give my parents joy by playing baseball well."
He is determined to rebound this season. "When given the opportunity, I definitely want to take the opportunity. Yoon Tae-hyun said, "I just think I need to settle down next year for sure," adding, "As our team lacks side-arm pitchers, it helps the team if I do well. I will take a place in the first division entry and show fans an impressive performance," he said.
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