Choi Won-jun (Doosan Bears)'s attempt for his 15th first win of the season was thwarted by injury.
Professional baseball pitcher Choi Won-jun of the Doosan Bears started in the sixth game of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League against the SSG Landers at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 24th but was replaced after suffering an unexpected injury in the third inning.
Choi Won-jun, who retired the side in order with 13 pitches in the first inning, allowed a single to Choi Joon-woo after two outs in the second inning, but he got Park Sung-han out on a fly ball to center field after 8 pitches to end the inning.
In the third inning, he faced lead-off batter Jeong Joon-jae and threw a 141km fastball on the second pitch after a strike on the first pitch, but he suddenly complained of an issue with his finger and was replaced by Park Shin-ji after the trainer came to check his condition on the mound.
A representative of Doosan explained, "Choi Won-jun's right middle finger skin was slightly peeled, affecting his pitching, so he was replaced."
Choi Won-jun was suffering from a terrible streak of bad luck, with 6 losses and an earned run average of 4.95 in 14 games during what is considered a preliminary free agent season. After becoming the losing pitcher in the match against Hanwha Eagles on the 11th, in which he allowed 5 runs in 4⅓ innings, he rested for a day on the 12th and enthusiastically sought his first win again, but his body did not cooperate. There is no bad luck like this.
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