I threw 143km at 41...Released → Released → Released → Released ordeal, can Ko Hyo-joon extend his active duty this time

I threw 143km at 41...Released → Released → Released → Released ordeal, can Ko Hyo-joon extend his active duty this time

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In the end, he couldn't avoid strong winds. Veteran left-hander Ko Hyo-joon (41), who continued his active career even in his 40s, will eventually leave the SSG.토토사이트

SSG Landers announced the list of players to be released on Thursday, and overhauled its players. "We have sent our intention to release the players to a total of 10 including five pitchers including Ko Hyo-joon and Park Min-ho, and five fielders including Kang Jin-sung and Choi Kyung-mo," SSG said.

Ko is a veteran left-hander who recorded 47 wins, 54 losses, four saves, 56 holds, and an ERA of 5.27 in 601 games, 890 innings. However, he was finally released for the fourth time in his life.

Ko made her professional debut in 2002 by joining the Lotte Giants. However, after receiving a notification of her release after a year of joining the team, she moved to SK in 2003. Ko, who was not a prominent pitcher at SK, pitched 126 ⅔ innings in 39 games in 2009 and contributed significantly to SK's advance to the Korean Series by posting 11 wins, 10 losses, two saves and one hold with an ERA of 4.33.

Ko continued to display stellar performance. Having left the ERA of 5.15 with eight wins, six losses and two saves in 106 ⅔ innings in 51 games in 2010, Ko had five wins, eight losses and an ERA of 4.26 in 105 ⅔ innings in 35 games in 2011, leaving more than 100 innings pitched for the third consecutive year.

Ko Hyo-joon, who joined the military as a social service worker after undergoing elbow surgery after the 2011 season, returned to SK in 2014, but his weight was smaller than before, and eventually moved to KIA in July 2016 through a one-on-one trade with Lim Joon-hyuk, making a new start. Ko Hyo-joon, who played in 40 games in 2017 and pitched 40 innings with 3 wins, 1 loss, 4 holds, and an ERA of 4.28, made his name as a winning member when he also stood on the stage of the Korean Series that year.

But that was all he had to do with Kia. This time, he moved to Lotte through the second draft. After joining Lotte in 2018, Ko pitched 62 ⅓ innings in 75 games, his personal record, in 2019, and shouted "Long live the veteran," with two wins, seven losses and 15 holds left with an ERA of 4.76. The 15 holds he left is also his personal record. However, Ko, who had difficulties in negotiating with Lotte after announcing his FA at the end of the 2019 season, had to settle for signing a contract for 120 million won (10,800 U.S. dollars) for one year only in March 2020.

The season of trials has come again. Ko, who pitched 15 ⅔ innings in 24 games in 2020 with only one win and a 5.74 ERA, was notified of his release from Lotte and started anew with LG in 2021, but pitched two ⅓ innings in three games, leaving him with a 3.86 ERA. Again, what came to him was another notice of release.

The team that gave relief to Ko, who is already in his 40s, was SSG. Ko has dedicated himself once again, just as he used to. Ko, who succeeded in making a comeback by throwing 38 ⅔ innings in 45 games in 2022 with an earned run average of 3.72 with one win and seven holds, also appeared in the Korean Series that year, and was thrilled to win the title. Last year, he pitched 58 innings in 73 games, displaying robust performance with four wins, one loss and 13 holds average run average of 4.50.

Things have changed this year, however. He pitched 22 innings in 26 games, but the result was not good, with 2 wins, 1 loss and 5 holds and an earned run average (ERA) of 8.18. He recorded the maximum speed of 143 km in the match against Suwon KT on June 27, but was sluggish in ⅔ innings with three hits and three runs, and this game remained Ko Hyo-joon's last appearance in the first division this season. Since then, Ko has continued his appearance in the Futures League, but failed to show any significant reversal. His performance in the Futures League was 6.05 ERA with one loss and four holds in 19 ⅓ innings in 17 games.

Will the 41-year-old veteran left-hander quit his career as he is? Or will he get another chance to prolong his career? Attention is focusing on whether he will be given another chance to take the mound after he made his professional debut in 2002 and served as a "solution" for teams that needed to strengthen their left-handed bullpens.