Pitcher Lee Taeyang of the Hanwha Eagles recorded 8 consecutive scoreless games in the Futures League.
On the 13th, Lee Taeyang entered the game against the Samsung Lions at the Seosan stadium in the 2025 Futures League as a relief pitcher and recorded a scoreless inning, earning the win.
Lee Taeyang took the mound in the 6th inning, trailing 1-3. He recorded the first out by getting Kim Dohwan to fly out to center field on the first pitch, and he handled Shim Jaehoon with a ground ball to third base. He allowed a third base hit to Park Seungkyu but ended the inning by getting Yang Woohyun to fly out to left field.
In the bottom of the 6th inning, Hanwha narrowed the gap by scoring a run with consecutive hits from Lim Jongchan and Kim Inhwan and a ground ball to the infield from Heo Inseo. With two outs and runners on first and second, Han Kyungbin hit a bases-clearing triple to turn the game around, leading 4-3.
Lee Taeyang was replaced by Joo Hyunsang in the 7th, and Hanwha won the game 4-3, making him the winning pitcher.
In November 2022, Hanwha signed a four-year free agent contract with Lee Taeyang for a total of 2.5 billion won (8 million won signing bonus, 1.7 billion won total salary). After being traded from Hanwha to SK during the 2020 season, Lee became a free agent and returned to his former team, Hanwha.
In his first year back at Hanwha during the 2023 season, Lee appeared in 50 games (12 starts), pitching 100⅓ innings and recording 3 wins, 3 losses, and 2 holds with an earned run average of 3.23. Last year, he struggled with 2 losses and an earned run average of 11.57 in 10 games (9⅓ innings).
Lee Taeyang was included in the opening day roster to start the season, but after pitching in 6 games, he recorded 1 loss and an earned run average of 4.15 (4⅓ innings, 2 earned runs). He allowed 2 hits and 2 earned runs in ⅓ inning against KIA on March 30, and he recorded scoreless innings in 5 games. On April 4th, he recorded a scoreless inning against Samsung but was excluded from the first team roster the following day.
He has been playing in the Futures League for over a month. He has appeared in 9 games (12⅔ innings), recording 3 wins, no losses, and 1 hold with an earned run average of 1.42. Since allowing 2 earned runs in his first appearance in the second team against Doosan on April 9, he has recorded 8 consecutive scoreless games.
The bullpen pitchers in Hanwha's first team roster include closer Kim Seo Hyun, Park Sang Won, Han Seung Hyuk, Jung Woo Joo, and Kim Beom Soo, all playing as vital relief pitchers. There are also Kim Seung Il and Kim Jong Soo in the chasing group. Is there no place for Lee Taeyang?
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