First of all, it was possible with the club's policy and consideration. Hanwha Moon Dong-joo (20) ended this season early with the last match against LG in Jamsil on the 3rd.
the second year of one's career. Moon Dong-joo threw only 118.2 innings and was excluded from the first-tier entry while opening with 120 innings as a limit. He will not stand on the mound again this season.
However, there is one more very important stage left. Moon Dong-joo will join the national baseball team for the Hangzhou Asian Games, which will be convened on the 22nd.
The Asian Games will open on the 23rd, but baseball will run for a week from October 1. Other pitchers on the national team cannot afford to look at the Asian Games right now due to their team's ranking competition. Moreover, this year, rain cancellations are pouring in, and the rest of the season is pushed back to October 14, a week later than originally scheduled. As more time is needed to confirm the ranking, most teams are throwing a winning move. Most of the national team's pitchers have no choice but to join the national team after spending a lot of strength in their teams.
Moon Dong-joo has nominally received a "prescription" for a long run since next season, but he is also managing his condition to throw the best ball in the Asian Games in front of him. Although he is moving with Hanwha Futures players, he seems to have secured time to set up and prepare for the Asian Games "mini camp" alone as a national team pitcher.
Moon Dong-joo is already moving according to the "schedule" set by Hanwha Futures team manager Kim Sung-gap. Moon Dong-joo, who recovered his stamina with a week of rest after his last appearance in the first division, took the mound in the Futures League game against LG on the 12th after a bullpen pitching on the 10th and pitched two innings to coordinate his sense of practice. Even though it was not 100% pitching, he recorded a maximum speed of 152km, leaving a clean game with two hits, four strikeouts and no runs in two innings.
Moon Dong-joo, who recorded 8 wins, 8 losses, and a 3.72 ERA this season, threw only 14.1 innings in the last three games, but was also on the decline with a 6.72 ERA and a 0.338 hit rate. Moon Dong-ju seems to have bought time to adjust the tempo a little earlier and provided an opportunity to survive.
There is a possibility that Moon Dong-joo will take on a heavy role in the national team's big game. Moon Dong-joo, along with Kwak Bin (Doosan), is considered a ball pitcher who can beat his opponent with power in a short-term game. It is also important to check that Kwak Bin has been sluggish in the last two games (KIA match, Hanwha match). For national team coach Ryu Joong-il, he can check his condition through practice games and appoint a pitcher with weight on his "current condition."
Moon Dong-joo finished his first-team appearance this season and said, "I always have some regrets in any appearance, but I really want to pitch without regrets at the Asian Games." Right now, I'm getting ready just like that