Pitcher Cho Sang-woo, who was traded to the KIA Tigers in professional baseball, greeted KIA fans with "clothes official."
On the 19th, KIA announced a trade to bring pitcher Cho Sang-woo by giving two first- and fourth-round draft picks and 1 billion won in cash to Kiwoom Heroes.
When free agent Jang Hyun-sik left the club on a four-year contract worth 5.2 billion won (1.6 billion won (1.5 million U.S. dollars), Kia has traded Cho to reinforce its bullpen. Since mid-season this year, Cho has been rumored to be in trade. He will leave Kiwoom in a trade deal in the off-season.온라인바카라
On the 20th, a day after the trade announcement, Cho Sang-woo met with KIA fans through Shorts on the KIA Tigers' YouTube channel "Gyativ."
Wearing a KIA Tigers jumper, Cho said with a shy smile, "Hello, I'm Cho Sang-woo, and I'm joining the KIA Tigers this time," and added, "I think I'm always a good pitcher on the mound. I'll show you how I fight hard to win next year at the ballpark."
"It is an honor to join the Kia Tigers, the most prestigious team in the KBO League. As the team is the winner this season, I will work hard to win the title with good results next year," Cho said.
KIA, which won the combined championship this year, acquired special finisher Cho Sang-woo in a trade for next year's top performance.
Cho Sang-woo said, "I have several close players, but I'm so glad and glad to meet Lee Woo-sung, who is from Daejeon High School again." Lee Woo-sung joined Doosan and was traded to NC in the 2018 season, and is playing again after being traded to KIA in the 2019 season.
He also mentioned his recent update. "You have been working out hard in Korea so far. I am trying to make it more organized when I go to the U.S. As much as your fans give me a lot of support and look forward to it, I will work hard at the baseball stadium next year with better and better performances," Cho said.
Cho joined the Heroes as the No. 1 overall pick in the first round of the 2013 draft. After serving as a bullpen pitcher, he returned to the team this season after completing alternative military service as a social service worker (2022-2023).
In the 2020 season, he won the title of "save king" by posting 53 games with five wins, three losses and 33 saves with an earned run average of 2.15. He pitched in 44 games (39 ⅔ innings) this season, recording one loss, six saves and nine holds with an earned run average of 3.18. Due to his shoulder injury, he could not take the mound after the match against Hanwha on Aug. 10, but ended the season after rehabilitation.
During his nine professional seasons, he played in 343 games, recording 33 wins, 25 losses, 54 holds, 88 saves, and an ERA of 3.11. He also played for the 2015 and 2019 Premier 12 and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Kia can hire Cho Sang-woo as its closing pitcher, or use him as its setup man without Jang Hyun-sik, while retaining the title of championship finisher Jung Hae-young. In any case, there will be no vacancy in the bullpen.