Lotte said on the 26th, “We excluded pitchers Moon Kyung-chan, outfielder Ahn Kwon-soo, Park Hyung-joon, and fostering players Jung Dae-hyuk and Um Tae-ho from the list of suspended players.”
Ahn Kwon-soo was nominated by the Doosan Bears as the 99th overall pick in the second round of the 2020 Rookie Draft. Ahn Kwon-soo, a former “third-generation Korean in Japan,” did not receive the nomination of Japanese professional baseball teams despite his impressive performance on the Koshien stage during his Waseda Business High School days, and challenged the KBO league while playing business baseball and independent leagues. Doosan was able to step into the Korean stage with a surprise selection. In his first year since debut, Ahn had a batting average of 0.270 in 68 games, and the following year also had a batting average of 0.238 in 87 games. Ahn Kwon-soo, who mainly played as a pinch runner and a big defense at the beginning of his debut, was given the opportunity to play as the main player in the 2022 season and performed well with a batting average of 0.29771 hits and 43 points in 76 games. However, after the season, Ahn Kwon-soo and Doosan’s company was put to an end. 토토사이트
The reason was military trouble. He can play without performing military service until the 2023 season, but it was a problem from the 2024 season. This is because you have to join the military in order to continue your career. It was a problem that Ahn Kwon-soo, who got married early and has a wife and children, could not easily make a decision. Lotte reached out to Ahn Kwon-soo, the “one-year time limit.” In addition, he played in 95 games this year, recording a batting average of 0.269 with two home runs, 29 RBIs, 42 runs, and 16 steals with a on-base percentage of 0.341.
After the end of the season, Ahn Kwon-soo also made the decision to undergo a physical examination with a dream of extending his active career. In an interview with My Daily, Ahn Kwon-soo expressed his desire to “play baseball with coach Kim Tae-hyung once again,” but was finally notified of his release.
Moon Kyung-chan, a graduate of Incheon High School and Konkuk University, made his professional debut after being nominated by KIA in the 22nd round of the second round of the 2015 Rookie Draft. He spent his career high season in 2019 playing 54 games with a 1-2 record and a 1.31 ERA in 24 saves.
However, his relationship with KIA was short. After playing three seasons, he moved to the NC Dinos through a trade in 2020. On December 31, ahead of the 2022 season, he made a new start after being selected by the Lotte Giants as a compensator for FA Son Ah-seop. In his first year of transfer, he recorded one win, two losses and one hold with a 5.80 ERA in 38 games and 40 ⅓ innings.
This year, he played only two games and was sluggish with one loss and an ERA of 27.00. In the Futures League, he recorded two wins, four holds, one save and a 5.01 ERA in 32 ⅓ innings in 29 games.
Park Hyung-joon, who made his professional debut with the 58th overall pick in the second round of the 2021 rookie draft, will also leave the team. He played in three games in the Futures League in the 2021 season and failed to record a hit. Park Hyung-joon, who nestled in Lotte as a nurturing player this season, changed from a nurturing player to a mental player in July. However, he was released from the first team after only one game.
