The leader of the Samsung Dynasty, who disappeared after June, finally took off his uniform at the age of 33, said, "Retirement, which felt far away, came to me as well"

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Shim Chang-min (33), who led the Samsung Lions dynasty, finally took off his uniform.

Shim Chang-min said on his SNS on the 9th, "The word retirement, which felt far away, has already come to me."

After graduating from Dongsam Elementary School, Gyeongnam Middle School, and Gyeongnam High School, he joined Samsung in the fourth place in the first round of the 2011 KBO Rookie Draft and became a must-win group from his second year. Starting with a 1.83 ERA in 37 games in his debut season, he was responsible for the back door until 2018, contributing to Samsung's fourth consecutive victory (2011-2014).

2016 was the last flame. In that year, Shim Chang-min took the mound in 62 games with a 2.97 ERA with 2 wins, 6 losses, 25 saves and 4 holds. In 72 ⅔ innings, he had 59 hits (six homers) with 26 walks and 76 strikeouts.

In recognition of their achievements, they also wore the Taegeuk mark at the 2015 World Baseball Softball Confederation Premier 12 and the 2017 World Baseball Classic. However, his career declined significantly as he joined the military late. His fastball pitch failed to rise as before, and he was traded to the NC Dinos after the end of the 2021 season.

In NC, he played only 16 games and nine ⅔ for three years in the first team. However, he did not make the first team stage in 2024, and he headed to the LG Twins after another release. Even at LG, however, he failed to recover his ball power during his heyday. After hiding his death after taking the mound against the Goyang Heroes on June 4 last year, he was also notified by LG that he could not renew his contract.

He also did not appear in the Ulsan Wales tryout test, which declared his participation in this year's Futures League, raising questions. Eventually, he ended his disappointing professional career by announcing his retirement on that day. His career performance was 31-29 with 80 holds and 51 saves with a 4.22 ERA and 564 strikeouts in 491 innings in 485 KBO games.

Shim Chang-min said, "I was able to grow thanks to great coaches and coaches. I was able to develop my capabilities through many experiences by being with good seniors and juniors," he said.

He said, "I will keep my time as baseball player Shim Chang-min as a valuable experience in my life. From now on, I will live my life diligently in any place and in any form. Thank you for your support and love so far," he said.

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