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input2025-08-06 16:39:53
(Sports Seoul | Reporter Kim Dong -young) Samsung’s ‘End Pan leader’ Oh Seung -hwan (43) takes off the uniform. I decided to retire.
Samsung announced on the 6th, “Oh Seung -hwan announced that he would retire at the end of this season with an interview with Yoo Jung -geun and CEO at Daegu Samsung Lions Park last weekend.”
Oh Seung -hwan looked at the end of 21 years of professional career. Oh Seung -hwan’s number 21 will be designated as the fourth permanent decision in the club’s history following 22 (Lee Man -soo) 10 (Yang Joon -hyuk) 36 (Lee Seung -yeop).
Oh Seung -hwan plans to accompany the first team without registering a separate entry. Samsung decided to conduct a retirement tour with Oh Seung -hwan after consultation with the Korea Baseball Commission (KBO) and other teams, and set up a retirement game at the end of the season.
In addition, the club decided to support overseas coach training if Oh Seung -hwan wanted.
Oh Seung -hwan, who wore Samsung uniforms in the first round of the second round (5th) in 2005, has earned a legend since his debut in the first half of his debut.
In 2006 and 2011, he recorded 47 saves, each of the KBO League’s 737 games, leaving 44 wins, 33 losses, 19 holds, 427 saves, and an average ERA of 2,32. Except for Oh Seung -hwan, there is no 300 safe pitcher.
After the team’s three consecutive victories in the 2013 season, he entered the contract with Hanshin and Japanese professional baseball (NPB). In the process, Samsung actively supported Oh Seung -hwan’s transfer. The NPB also scored 80 saves in two seasons and imprinted the end of the end.
Since then, Oh Seung -hwan, who moved to MLB, posted 45 holds and 42 saves in three teams, St. Louis, Toronto, and Colorado. After leaving an average ERA of 3.31, he came back to Samsung in the summer of 2019. He is a 549 safe pitcher in Korea and Japan.
Oh Seung -hwan said, “I decided to retire after I was worried. I was happy to play a lot of games in various leagues as a pitcher. In the meantime, many people have been cheering for each other. Thank you to everyone and I will not forget it after retirement.” Raining99@sportsseoul.com