Choi Won-tae (27), a right-hander who is wearing a Samsung Lions uniform through a free agent contract, will leave for the U.S. to train in the U.S. Choi said he would pitch his best in the 2025 season, and Samsung accepted the request.안전놀이터
Choi will depart for the U.S. with left-handers Lee Seung-hyun and Lee Ho-seong later this month. Samsung is sending its players to the Cressey Sports Performance (CSP), a baseball program facility in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Earlier on the 3rd, Samsung sent two players to CSP to improve the skills of Hwang Dong-jae and Lee Jae-hyun, who are key pitching players, and they will return home on the 23rd after three weeks of training.
Basically, the goal is to learn physical fitness know-how that can last a season well. CSP Seo Lee Jae-hyun was equipped with an optimized swing mechanism, and Hwang Dong-jae worked hard to establish a training routine to improve control.
Lee Jong-yeol, head of the Samsung Lions, recently visited Florida to see their training and said, "They are working really hard. I expect them to have some effect."
Choi Won-tae, who signed an FA contract with Samsung for up to 7 billion won (2.4 billion won in down payment, 3.4 billion won in annual salary, 1.2 billion won in incentives) for four years on the 6th, expressed his willingness to play next season and asked to go to the U.S. to pitch better.
After hearing the news of his teammates studying in the U.S., he asked for his inclusion, and the club also signed an OK sign. "Choi Won-tae volunteered himself. He must really want to do well next season," Lee Jong-yeol, the general manager, said.
Choi Won-tae, who posted 9 wins and 7 losses and a 4.26 ERA in the regular season at LG this season, is expected to play a role in Samsung's starting lineup next season.
Samsung, which has a complying foreign one-two punch of Denny Reyes-Ariel Furado, will have the strongest 1st to 4th starters if Choi Won-tae performs 4 starters on the native ace Won Tae-in.
Attention is focusing on whether Choi Won-tae, who is trying to survive in the batter-friendly Rafak (Daegu Samsung Lions Park), will be able to pitch one more upgraded pitch through tempering in the U.S.