Jung Cheol-won (26), the right-handed bullpen brought by the Lotte Giants by giving up even a "first-round prospect." His value is rising amid a sudden gap in the relief team.토토사이트

Jung Cheol-won took the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning when he was leading 6-1 in the 2025 Miyazaki World Cup game against the NPB Softbank Hawks at Ivy Stadium in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan on the 26th.

He gave up a walk to his first batter since taking the mound, and Jeong got off to a shaky start. However, he immediately induced a fly to the right field and ended the inning by striking out the next two batters with a fly ball to the shortstop, respectively. Jeong, who blocked the seventh inning well, handed over the mound to Koo at the beginning of the eighth inning.

On the day, Chung allowed one strikeout, one walk and no run in one inning. He threw a total of 12 pitches, and checked pitches by mixing sliders and fork balls. The maximum speed of fastballs was 144 kilometers per hour.

Lotte had 14 hits, with Hwang Sung-bin, Ko Seung-min, Son Ho-young and Victor Reyes' No. 1 to 4 hitters all multi-hit, and starter Kim Jin-wook got off to a good start with three scoreless innings. From the sixth inning, Kim Sang-soo, Jung Chul-won, Koo Seung-min and Kim Won-joong blocked four innings without losing a point, and Lotte won 6-1 against Softbank.

After graduating from Ansan Technical High School, Jung joined Doosan in 2018, and has been active in the first team since 2022 after being discharged from the military. He was named the Rookie of the Year in 58 games that year with a record of four wins, three losses, 23 saves and an ERA of 3.10, and was also selected for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) team the following year. However, he slowed down to 2-1 with six saves and one hold last year with an ERA of 6.40.

Jung Cheol-won moved from Doosan Bears to Lotte in a 3-2 trade in November last year. Jung Cheol-won and infielder Jeon Min-jae (26) from Doosan, outfielders Kim Min-seok (21) and Choo Jae-hyun (26) from Lotte, and pitcher Choi Woo-in (23) moved their teams, respectively. In particular, Kim Min-seok was highly anticipated, as he recorded triple-digit hits from his first season after being selected as the third overall pick in the first round in the 2023 rookie draft.

Lotte's bullpen played a part in giving up Kim Min-seok and bringing in Jeong Cheol-won. Lotte's team's earned run average (ERA) last year was 5.36, ranking ninth among the 10 teams. The team's overall ERA itself was 5.05, ranking seventh, but the bullpen's record was even worse.

In addition, there were even some injured recently. Choi Jun-yong (24) returned to Korea after finding an abnormality in the ligament in his right elbow after finishing the first camp in Taiwan, and was diagnosed with micro-damage after examination. He will undergo rehabilitation before returning to Korea in April. As Choi, who can play the must-win role in the bullpen if he is healthy, is banned for a while after the season's opening, chances are high that Chung will fill the post.

Earlier, in an interview before leaving the camp, Jung Cheol-won said, "Nothing has changed since it was good. That's why I'm trying to be more similar than supplementing it." "I don't get sick until the end, and I just think I should do my best to help Lotte."