Choi Min-joon of SSG, "Changes in pitching form and entering the first team due to rising ball power."
Choi Min-joon of SSG, "Changes in pitching form and entering the first team due to rising ball power."
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Right-handed pitcher Choi Min-joon (25), who played an important role in the SSG Landers bullpen in professional baseball from 2021 to 2023, has not been on the first-team stage since July 12 last year.바카라사이트
Choi Min-joon, who failed to complete the 2024 season due to a back injury, suffered from being excluded from the list of the first-team spring camp in 2025.
However, Choi Min-joon is preparing to enter the first team by raising his physical condition early.
"I couldn't go to the Florida camp in the U.S. for the first team, so I want to go up to the first team," Choi said through his SSG club on Sunday. "I can only get to the first team if I show the results. I started training at Ganghwa SSG Futures Field, but I will focus on training and take the opportunity."
Choi Min-joon pitched 86 innings in 2021, 68 ⅓ in 2022, and 60 innings in 2023.
Last year, he played only half of the season, sluggish with 39 ⅓ innings and one win and an ERA of 7.78.
It was because of back pain.
"The reason why I got injured last year was because of my pitching form," Choi said. "I tried to change my pitching form by weight training during the off-season," Choi said. "I focused on making pitching form using my lower body, and did weight training to increase my maximum muscle strength to regain my speed."
Having ended the 2024 season early, he started preparing for the 2025 season early.
"I lost 5 kilograms and ran a lot to improve quickness and elasticity. I pitched up to 60 bullpens recently," Choi said. "I'm also practicing how to effectively throw a splitter that showed good results last year with a reference curve. Technically, I paid the most attention to body rotation using my hips. It will have a ball power boost," Choi explained in detail about the training process.
The SSG Futures team will hold a spring camp in Kagoshima, Japan on the 10th.
"I will definitely make what I prepared in the offseason my own in Kagoshima," Choi said. "I want to regain my good form and be recognized as a pitcher to throw in the first team. I need to show them with a ball rather than with words."
Ryu Taek-hyun, the pitching coach of SSG Futures, positively evaluated Choi Min-joon's change.
"Choi Min-joon aims to join the first team at exhibition games. He has improved his curveball, which was his biggest strength. He is currently in the best condition and physical condition in the Futures team," coach Ryu Taek-hyun said. "He is passionate and has a clear goal for the first team, so he is faithfully engaged in training."
"Choi Min-joon's curve can shine as the strike zone gets lower this season," Ryu said. "I plan to propose Choi Min-joon a pitching design that utilizes his body's air power and curves at the Kagoshima camp. Choi is preparing to be helpful to the team with long relief for the first team starting from the exhibition game."