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On June 6, Samsung Lions closer Oh Seung-hwan earned his 500th career save in Korea, the United States, and Japan with his eighth shutout of the season in a home game.
Only two other closers in Major League Baseball, Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman, have more than 500 saves,
Reporter Seokwon Oh met with Seung-hwan Oh, who is rewriting the history of professional baseball with every game.
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In his first year in 2005, Seung-hwan Oh won the championship, rookie of the year, and Korean Series MVP.
In 2011, he became the youngest pitcher in the world to record 200 saves in a single game, and he went on to record 80 saves in Japan and 42 saves in the United States before reaching 300 saves in the KBO in 2021.
All of his saves have become part of baseball history.
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“I don’t think any game is more memorable than this game, but rather, while I’m making 500 saves, I’m feeling once again that it’s really hard to make a save these days.”
Despite the difficulties in the middle of 2022, Seung-hwan made 31 saves, and when the crunch came again this season, he made a breakthrough by deciding to make his first personal start, eventually reaching 500 saves in the Korea-US-Japan series.
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“I had a little bit of a bad start to the season, but I’m thinking that by setting the record yesterday, I’ll get a little bit better, and it’s really meaningful to set the record of 500 saves”
Although his velocity is down from his prime and his delivery is not as good as it used to be, Oh Seung-hwan is still Samsung’s closer.
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“I will continue to work hard to make more saves so that fans can have more fun at the ballpark, and to make the ninth inning a little more comfortable”
Oh Seung-hwan’s challenge to rewrite baseball history with every game he plays.
“Seung-hwan Oh’s next goal is to reach 400 career saves in the KBO with 20 games left. 안전놀이터