Doosan Bears' 'key pitchers' prepare in the second-team camp rather than the first-team camp.

Choi Seung-yong (25) and Kim Myung-shin (31) played key roles as key pitchers for the Doosan Bears last year.

Choi Seung-yong, who joined Doosan with the 20th overall pick in the second round of the 2021 rookie draft, was the next-generation starting pitcher targeted by the club. After joining the team, he went back and forth between starting and relief, but has clearly become a starting pitcher since the end of last season.

After settling into the starting lineup in early August, he recorded an ERA of 1.64 in eight games. It was the most stable performance among the Doosan starting pitching staff.

After finishing the season, he wore the Taegeuk symbol. Selected for the Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) national team, he appeared as a relief pitcher and showed off his international competitiveness with an ERA of 2.45 by striking out 5 in 3⅔ innings.

This season, he plays with number 28, taking the number from retired Jang Won-jun. The uniform number change was made at the direct request of Choi Seung-yong.

Kim Myung-shin played the role of ‘Madangso’. He pitched in 70 games and pitched 79 innings, the most innings among the team's bullpen pitchers. This is the third most innings among relief pitchers in the league, following Noh Kyung-eun (SSG, 83 innings) and Ki-young Lim (KIA, 82 innings).

He was recognized for his performance as he ranked second in high school after Kwak Bin, who won 12 games last year. The annual salary increased from 145 million won to over 200 million won.

Both Choi Seung-yong and Kim Myeong-shin had a fruitful year. That's why thorough body care and rest were necessary. Rather than the 1st team spring camp full of 'competition', we decided to prepare for the season at the Futures Camp, where we can build up our bodies step by step. Doosan will hold this year's Futures Spring Camp in Miyakojima, Japan.

Choi Seung-yong was recently diagnosed with a stress fracture in his elbow during a hospital examination. Although it was not a serious step, it was necessary to slow down in preparation for the season.

Choi Seung-yong underwent another checkup at the hospital on the 22nd. Based on the results of the examination, we plan to adjust the speed of body building, including catching, through discussions with the coaching staff. The opening rotation may begin as early as possible, but there may be a break for the first 1-2 turns.

A Doosan official said, "First of all, we have a lot of starting resources. Alcantara, Brandon, and Kwak Bin are confirmed. We have to compete for the remaining two positions," and added, "Choi Won-jun, Kim Dong-ju, Kim Min-gyu, Park Shin-ji, Kim Yu-sung, and Lee Young-ha are preparing to be starters in spring camp."

Kim Myung-shin also judged that sufficient recovery was necessary as there were frequent pitches and multiple innings last year. However, there will be no major problems preparing for the season.

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