KT Wiz’s So Hyung-joon has completed his second actual appearance in the Futures League. It will not be long before he returns to the first team.토토사이트
In a game against the Sangmu baseball team of the 2024 Mediheel KBO Futures League held at Iksan Stadium on Sunday, Cho took the mound as a starting pitcher, and allowed two hits (one homer), three strikeouts and one run during two innings. He threw a total of 23 pitches, marking the maximum speed of 144 km/h at pitch, and throwing cutters, curves, and changeups to check his physical condition.
In the first inning, Cho allowed Ryu Seung-min to hit a solo home run on the first pitch, allowing Kim Jae-sang to garner one run. However, he struck out Han Dong-hee with four pitches and Lee Jae-won hit a fly ball to right field. In the second inning, Oh Jang-han hit a fly ball to catch the leadoff runner, and after checking Oh Jang-han out, he struck out Park Chan-hyuk to end his pitch on the day.
Soon after the opening of last year, Cho Hyung-joon returned to the injured list due to a sprained right forearm muscle, but was out for the season after the game against the NC Dinos on May 10. He suffered a ruptured medial ligament in his right elbow and underwent Tommy John Surgery to join the elbow ligament, ending the 2023 season with an 11.45 ERA in 11 innings in three games.
KT expected Cho Hyung-joon to return by the end of June, but after starting the Futures League on June 7 and allowing two runs in four innings, the return clock stopped due to discomfort in the outside of his right elbow. He was diagnosed with micro-damage of the outer flexor muscle of his right elbow. After that, he started rehabilitation again and completed live pitching on the 31st of last month, and checked his physical condition by taking the mound in the Futures League on the 4th and 7th.
In the first game against the Hampyeong KIA on Friday, he threw 13 pitches during one inning, allowing one hit and no run. At that time, his maximum pitching speed was 141 kilometers per hour. “I can’t start (even if I return to the team). It’s okay if he throws two innings or so,” coach Lee Kang-chul said of Cho. He expected Cho to come back healthy and take charge of long relief. However, he did not specify when he would return to the team.
Meanwhile, KT canceled pitcher Joey-hyun’s entry into the first division ahead of the game against Doosan Bears on Tuesday. “We have a lot of games ahead of us, so it’s hard to get a chance to take the mound. Bullpens resources will be registered on Tuesday, and call-ups will likely be made after 10 days are completed,” a KT source said.