Baseball’s Hanwha Eagles have released 11 players to reorganize the team. Hanwha announced on Thursday that it has notified pitchers Kim Jae-young (30), Park Yoon-chul (27), Ryu Hee-woon (28), Ryu Won-seok (34) and Song Yoon-joon (31), infielder Lee Sung-gon (31), outfielders Noh Su-kwang (33), Yoo Sang-bin (23) and Jang Un-ho (29), and developmental players Lee Jun-ki (21) and Shin Hyun-soo (20) that they will not be re-signed.
Sidearm Kim Jae-young, once eyed as a starter, was dropped after struggling this season, giving up nine runs in eight innings in six games. Noh Soo-kwang, who served as Hanwha’s captain for the first half of the 2021 season, was also released. He batted .221 with 17 hits in 77 at-bats in 30 games this year. Lee Sung-gon, who announced his intention to retire from active duty early, is the son of SBS Sports commentator Lee Soon-cheol .After batting .260 (68-for-262) in the Futures (Second Division) League this year, Lee’s career numbers in the first division are .242 토토 (117-for-483) with six home runs and 47 RBIs in 203 games.
