SSG Landers Kim Gun-woo took the mound in relief in the away match of Game 3 of the season against the Lotte Giants of the 2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 27th, and won his first victory by pitching 65 pitches and striking out seven with two outs in four ⅓ innings.

Kim Gun-woo was the first player to be nominated by the SK Wyverns (current SSG Landers) in the rookie draft in 2021, and he was not able to stand out with one loss in six games, a 4.91 ERA, and a 9.00 ERA in two games in the 2022 season. However, in this spring camp, head coach Lee Sung-yong began to pay attention to Kim Gun-woo, and Kim competed for the fifth starting position, but failed to get a spot.

In particular, Kim Gun-woo took the mound against the Doosan Bears on the 22nd, but failed to make a single out count and left a regret with two walks and one run (one earned run), but this day was different. Kim Gun-woo, who took over the baton after starter Park Jong-hoon went down the mound with two runs (two earned runs) in three ⅔ innings, gave up a walk to Yoon Dong-hee, the first batter, with two outs and a runner on first base in the top of the fourth inning when he was trailing 0-2, but he struck out Jeong-hoon, who followed.온라인카지노

Since then, his pitching has been flawless. In the fifth inning, Kim grounded out Na Seung-yeop to the first baseman, struck out Victor Reyes, and tied Jeon to a fly ball to the right field, before tightly tying the lower lineup that led to Son Ho-young, Park Seung-wook and Jeon Min-jae in the sixth inning. He struck out two again in the seventh inning, recording three strikeouts in three consecutive innings, and took the mound in the eighth inning to catch Reyes with a double play, completing four scoreless ⅓.

And the best day of the game was completed. Cho Byung-hyun, who took the mound in the ninth inning to wrap up the game, caused a crisis on his own, but blocked Lotte's attack, and finally Kim Geon-woo's first victory was made. Although it was not a starting win, it was safe to say that it was a starting win. After the game, SSG players waited for Kim Kun-woo's interview with broadcasters to end, and celebrated the first victory of a promising player who finally began to blossom with a flood of water bombs.

Kim Gun-woo, who met with reporters soaked after the game, said, "I still can't believe my first win. He had no victory in his five-year professional career. When I went to the mound, I didn't think about winning at all. I thought I should lead the team to win somehow, but I think I got a good pitch," he said with a big smile.

Why did he leave a disappointing performance against Doosan when he was able to throw so well? He said, "I was disappointed in myself that day. I didn't mean to show a bad performance, but I was very nervous. I didn't get a good pitch because of that. I wanted to make up for it quickly, but I'm so happy to make up for it through this game," and added, "Before, I tried to strike out every ball from 1st to 100th pitch so that it wouldn't hit the batter, but now I don't have that thought at all. I'm throwing the ball to hit the bat as soon as possible."

Kim Geon-woo's family visited the SSG Landers Field on the day. It is meaningful as he won his first victory in front of his family. "I feel so great, and I can't hear well (because Rosin's back went in), but it's really nice," he said of his teammates' celebration of the water bomb. "My parents came to watch the game today, and I want to convey this feeling first," he said, smiling, "Of course, it's the first time" when asked, "How many days do you think it will be while playing baseball?"

In particular, Kim Kwang-hyun hugged Kim Gun-woo, who was coming down the mound after the pitch. "I was very moved and touched. I was a senior who I saw as an idol, and thank you for playing baseball in the same team and congratulating me like this," Kim Gun-woo said. "I think my first win took a little long, but I will work hard to build more in the future."

Though he was eliminated from the competition to select the fifth starting pitcher, chances are high that his pitching on the day will affect his position. However, he did not make a hasty decision. "I have no regrets about the selection of the fifth starting pitcher. Now, I am in that position because the older players are better. I want to become a player who is good at not losing the mood in the middle."