"This is why it's 5 billion won." Hanwha FA stole home on a ground ball in front of a super-close pitcher... The master was right, saying, "It's tricky when you get on the base."

"This is why it's 5 billion won." Hanwha FA stole home on a ground ball in front of a super-close pitcher... The master was right, saying, "It's tricky when you get on the base."

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"This is why it's 5 billion won." Hanwha FA stole home on a ground ball in front of a super-close pitcher... The master was right, saying, "It's tricky when you get on the base."

"(Shim) Woo-jun is a tricky hitter when he gets on base. He doesn't want to let go."

This is the evaluation of KT Wiz coach Lee Kang-chul (59), who has coached Shim Woo-joon (30, Hanwha Eagles) for several years and won the Korean Series. Shim is showing why his old teacher was right on the ground.온라인바카라

Hanwha lost 3-5 to KIA in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League regular season home game held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 30th.

On this day, starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin pitched well with six hits (one homer) and one walk, four strikeouts, and two runs in six innings, but he had to give up the game due to the poor performance of the team's batters.

Shortstop Shim Woo-joon was one of the few comforting factors. Starting as a shortstop and ninth batter, Shim was active in all aspects of ball, defense, and state by making three hits, one RBI, one run and one stolen base from four times at bat. Shim was out after hitting a fly ball to center field in the first batter's box in the third inning, and hit Adam Oler's sixth fastball in the bottom of the fourth inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases when his team was losing 0-1 to Hanwha, resulting in a timely RBI. Soon after, Shim also stole base, continuing his chance to score.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Shim added another run by making a wise base running play. Shim, who came out as the leadoff batter and got on base with a double on the right field, advanced to third when An Chi-hong hit a fly ball to center field. Esteban Floral's hit was caught by Kia pitcher Choi Ji-min shortly afterwards, and was in close proximity to his home plate. However, Shim did not miss this opportunity. Shim, who had ample lead, boldly stole the home plate and managed to score a point. The same was true with the video review.

As a leadoff hitter, he completed his first three-hit game of this season in the bottom of the ninth inning. Even at the unfavorable ball count of 0B2S, he targeted Jeong Hae-young's fastball, resulting in a critical hit. He failed to score due to a failed follow-up hit.

At the same time, the batting average of the season has only risen to the .208 range, but it is becoming a thorn in the side of the opponent's eyes with the play that goes one base further on the day of on-base. He has already stolen the second base with three steals and created a chance to score if he gets on-base.

Stable shortstop defense is also a point. He jumps and catches a ball that is going over his head, while he also catches a fastball that is going near the second base. Byun Woo-hyuk's ball at the top of the second inning was like that on the day.

So far, Shim has played a convincing role in why he received 5 billion won. After graduating from Songjeong-dong Elementary School, Unbuk Middle School, and Gyeonggi High School, Shim joined the team as the 14th designated player in the second round of the KBO Rookie Draft in 2014 and spent 11 years as KT's one-club man until last year. He became the first free agent in November last year and signed a four-year contract of up to 5 billion won (down payment of 2.4 billion won, total salary of 1.8 billion won, option of 800 million won) with Hanwha. He is proving his value through fast feet, stable defense and smart play.