Jung Cheol-won, the pillar of the Lotte Giants bullpen, has burned his fighting spirit to take the mound for three consecutive games. He once again clearly imprinted his presence on the home fans.토토사이트

Jung Chul-won recorded one hit, one walk, and one strikeout in one inning in the second game between the teams against KT Wiz in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 29th.

Jung Chul-won was put in after starting pitcher Park Se-woong at the start of the seventh inning with Lotte leading 3-1 on the day. He took the mound to save the team, which had played two consecutive games until the match between Munhak SSG Landers and KT on the 27th, but lost three consecutive games.

Jung Cheol-won got off to a shaky start in the top of the seventh inning when he walked KT's leadoff hitter Kim Sang-soo. He took a breather by striking out KT's flagship batter Kang Baek-ho with a swing and miss, but immediately gave up a walk to Mel Rojas Jr., worsening the situation to first and second bases with one out.

The Lotte bench trusted Jeong Cheol-won instead of replacing the pitcher here. Joo Hyung-kwang, the main pitching coach of Lotte's first team, visited the mound, cut off the flow once and healed Jeong Cheol-won.

Chung did not fall apart at this critical juncture. Chung faced off against Heo Kyung-min, a senior KT infielder who was a teammate of the Doosan Bears until last year. Heo Kyung-min was recording multiple hits, so the burden was inevitable from the pitcher's point of view.  

Instead of running away from the crisis, Chung confronted the latter head-on. He boldly inserted a 145-km/h fastball into the strike zone, beating Heo in terms of power. By inducing infield ground balls and double play, which led to shortstop, second baseman, and first baseman, Chung ended the inning without losing a point, securing his second hold of the season. 

Jung displayed his unique roaring ceremony on his return to the Lotte dugout near the first base. Lotte fans cheered and applauded for the Giants' new setup man while chanting Jung's name.

Jung Cheol-won also shook off the regret of allowing two hits, one strikeout and one run in ⅔ innings in his first home game of the regular season on the 28th. Despite physical difficulties for the team, the fighting spirit of taking the mound for three consecutive days was even more brilliant.

As Jung Chul-won served as a pillar of Lotte's bullpen from the beginning of the 2025 season, the "extra-large trade" has been evaluated as very "successful" so far.

In November last year, Lotte conducted a 2-2 trade in which outfielder Kim Min-seok and seventh-year outfielder Choo Jae-hyun, who were serving in the military, were sent to the Doosan Bears and Jeong Chul-won and infielder Jeon Min-jae were brought. The decision was made to reinforce the weak back door, with the bullpen team's average earned run in the 2024 season ranked ninth.

Lotte's "extra-large trade" is not only strengthening the bullpen but also positively affecting the team's atmosphere. Following his smooth settlement as a setup man at the Lotte Giants, Jung is bringing fresh air to the Giants with his fighting spirit and energetic personality. 

His teammates also have strong trust in him. "Whenever I see Chung on the ground, he is so cool. I want to try such big moves like Cheorwon's," said Na Seung-yeop, Lotte's main first baseman, before complimenting him, "Players also have great synergy effects when they see him. He is so cool."  

"To be able to do a ceremony like Cheol-won has to have a natural personality. I don't think I can cover it with effort," he said, adding, "I want to do a big ceremony like Cheorwon in fall baseball."