"Hwang Jun Seo did a great job"" Starting One More Chance, Cushing, the "minor multi-victory king," is scheduled to take the mound in the bullpen for now [the scene of Incheon]

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Is the overall No. 1 pitcher, which was a concern, going to burst his potential. Hwang Joon-seo (21, Hanwha Eagles) got another chance.

Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon (68) met with reporters ahead of the visit to the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 7th and evaluated that "Hwang Joon-seo threw too well."

Hwang Joon-seo, who started the season with the Futures (second division), was called up against the Doosan Bears on the 5th due to the injury of foreign pitcher Owen White and threw 71 pitches in four ⅓ innings, allowing three hits, two strikeouts, and two runs.

He was loaded with no outs by giving up consecutive hits and walks from the first inning, but struck out Daz Cameron and Ahn Jae-seok in a row, and Yang Seok-hwan overcame the crisis by catching a ground ball to shortstop and pitched scoreless until the fourth inning. Hwang Jun-seo, who handled Doosan's central hit line with KKK in the fourth inning, allowed Park Chan-ho to hit and steal in the fifth inning, gave Park Ji-hoon a sacrifice bunt and a walk to Lee Yoo-chan, and was replaced by Yoon San-heum.

Yoon San-heum immediately hit a home run by Park Joon-soon and Hwang Jun-seo's run went up to 2, but it was like a full-run pitch for manager Kim Kyung-moon.

Hwang Jun-seo, who went through Jangchung High School, was evaluated as the top high school pitcher enough to win the grand prize in the baseball category at the 2023 Futures Star Awards, and Hwang Jun-seo, who was nominated by Hanwha as the No. 1 player in the first round in 2024, expressed regret for the first two seasons. He recorded 4 wins, 16 losses and one hold in 59 games and a 5.34 ERA in 59 games.

In the exhibition game, he started and saved, leaving a regret with three runs in four ⅔ innings in five games. Moreover, with the introduction of the Asian quarter ahead of this season, the hole in the starting team was further narrowed and the season was forced to start at Futures. He pitched five scoreless innings in two Futures League games and gained another opportunity faster than expected, impressing head coach Kim Kyung-moon.

Coach Kim said, "At first, there were 45 throws in the second division. "I was thinking about hanging up at the 60th pitch, but I threw so well that I went further," he said. "One win is not everything, isn't it. So I hung up over 70 pitches. We will be given more opportunities to start next time," he said.

Hanwha urgently brought Jack Cushing (30), who won the minor league's most wins last year as a substitute foreign pitcher for six weeks after White injured his leg while defending.

Coach Kim said, "You must be very tired, but you greeted the team brightly. "It was very good as a coach," he said. "It must be tiring, but it's good to see the team because they are very motivated."

However, it is not planned to use it as a starter immediately. Coach Kim said, "I'm going to throw it this week," but added, "I'm thinking about throwing it once short this week and then going and writing a starter."

Moon Dong-ju is scheduled to start on the 8th and Wilkel Hernandez on the 9th. Wang Yancheng, Hwang Jun-seo, and Ryu Hyun-jin are expected to start the weekend series against the KIA Tigers, who will return to Daejeon on the 10th.

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