"I restrained myself from bigger ceremonies." Shim Woo-joon leads Hanwha to victory with a come-from-behind hit against his home KT

"I restrained myself from bigger ceremonies." Shim Woo-joon leads Hanwha to victory with a come-from-behind hit against his home KT

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He hit a decisive blow to overturn the game against his former team, but refrained from celebrating.스포츠토토

Shim Woo-joon, who wore a kt wiz uniform until last season, played a dramatic role against his old teammates in his first official game of moving his team. He hit a decisive come-from-behind hit in the opening game of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 22nd, driving Hanwha's 4-3 victory.

Starting as shortstop for the ninth batter, Shim shone the most in the seventh inning. With the score tied at 2 to 2, he hit a timely double that separated the right-center field to give Hanwha a 3 to 2 lead. Upon arriving at the second base, Shim performed a silent ceremony by slightly lifting both arms to the Hanwha dugout.

After the game, he said, "I wanted to make the ceremony bigger...," and when asked if he was considerate of kt fans, he nodded, "I think..."

Shim Woo-joon's performance was not limited to a come-from-behind hit in the seventh inning. Taking off his helmet and saying hello to the audience as he entered the batter's box for the first time in the third inning, Shim was in the scoring position with a walk and a stolen base after two outs, and then homered when Kim had a hit to score a 1-2 chase.
"I think it's better to do it quickly since the opening game," Shim Woo-joon said, adding, "It wasn't too much of a burden because it was a familiar stadium." He called his Hanwha debut "a perfect score because he played a role in an important situation."

In particular, when he faced Kang Baek-ho and Rojas in a crisis where he was chased by one point in defense in the bottom of the ninth inning, he said, "The pressure was great," and added, "The batting line is the first and second batters, but it feels like the third and fourth batters."

Shim Woo-joon, who made his debut with a victory, said, "I feel like the team has become stronger. The fans will be able to see it comfortably if the starting pitcher holds out until the 6th inning because the fighting spirit is so good."

Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said, "You must have been nervous because it was your first game in the regular league, but all the players who brought the victory without mistakes worked hard," adding, "It is approved that Hwang Young-mook and Shim Woo-joon's double in the seventh inning turned the tables and brought the atmosphere with Noh Si-hwan's solo home run in the eighth inning."