"Train to Champion KIA." Cho Sang-woo said, "I just think I should do well..."I'll contribute for the second time in a row."
"Train to Champion KIA." Cho Sang-woo said, "I just think I should do well..."I'll contribute for the second time in a row."
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Cho Sang-woo, a top relief pitcher in the KBO League, will keep the mound of the champion KIA Tigers starting next season. He is determined to add strength to his second consecutive win at Kia.토토사이트
KIA handed over 1 billion won in cash and the first and fourth rounds of the 2026 rookie draft to Kiwoom Heroes and made a trade to bring Cho Sang-woo.
Cho Sang-woo, a former member of the national team, is a right-handed bullpen with skills and experience with 33 wins, 24 losses, 82 saves and 45 holds with an ERA of 3.11, playing in 299 ⅔ and 379 games.
Cho Sang-woo, who has been Kiwoom's closing pitcher since 2019, made 20 saves that year and became the king of the first save with 33 saves the following year. In 2021, the last season before joining the army, he accumulated 15 saves despite the aftermath of his injury.
Cho Sang-woo, who was released from the call-up after working as a social service worker, returned this year and recorded a 3.18 ERA with one loss, six saves and nine holds in 44 games.
In a recent phone call with Newsis, Cho Sang-woo said, "I felt restless, but I feel good to think that KIA needs me," adding, "I'm looking forward to it and I feel like I should do better."
Jang Hyun-sik, who pitched 75 ⅓ innings and garnered 16 holds in 75 games this year, transferred to the LG Twins after signing a free agent contract after the season, but Kia has found the right person to fill the vacancy through a trade. Expectations are high for a must-win group consisting of Cho Sang-woo, Jeong Hae-young, Jeon Sang-hyun and Kwak Do-gyu.
Cho Sang-woo said, "Kia, a prestigious Kia Tigers team, won the title this year. I'm grateful that they chose me to win again next year. I just want to do well."
He will say goodbye to Kiwoom, who has been involved since 2013.
Cho Sang-woo said, "The decision was made in the offseason, so I still don't feel it. I'm sorry to be separated from my teammates I've been with this year, but we've talked to each other, saying, 'Don't get sick and let's do well' because we'll continue to see each other at the ballpark in the future."
Cho, who was in charge of many innings every season, pitched only 39 ⅔ innings this season due to his shoulder injury. It is the first time in six years that Cho has pitched in less than 40 innings in a single season since 2018 (19 innings).
Looking back at this year, Jo Sang-woo said, "I feel sorry for the injury. I strongly thought that I should not get sick next year," and added, "I'm in such a good condition right now. I'm preparing to build my body well."
Jo Sang-woo, who is about to make a fresh start at Kia, is challenging himself to win his second consecutive title with his team. "I want to show good performances, do well, and contribute to the team's win next season," he said.