Doosan Bears starting pitcher Choi Won-jun abruptly left the mound due to a blister on his finger while pitching.
Choi Won-jun started a home game against the KIA Tigers of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League on July 7 at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, and went five innings, striking out four and walking one.
Choi, who had been moved from the starting rotation to the bullpen due to his up-and-down pitching this season, started the game again due to the tight schedule.
In his return to the mound, Choi bounced back. He struck out the side in the first and second innings, and in the third, he gave up a leadoff single but induced a grounder to the next batter to end the inning.
In the fourth and fifth innings, he got some defensive help. Cho made a great catch of Cho Hyung-woo’s big hit in the fourth inning, and Cho Won-joon’s hit with runners on first and second in the fifth. Doosan’s offense scored two runs in the fifth inning, giving him the win.
Choi, who had only thrown 59 pitches in the fifth inning, took the mound in the sixth and was faced with the injury bug. A blister on the middle finger of his throwing right hand. Trainers and umpires gathered to check his condition, and he was eventually replaced.
Doosan rushed Kim Myung-shin to the mound after Won-jun Choi was sent down. He gave up a single to Kim Do-young and a walk to Na Sung-beom in the first inning, but struck out Choi Hyung-woo and Socrates Brito to end the threat. 온라인바카라