Baseball Player Moon Dong-joo from Jangheung-gun, Hanwha Eagles' First Round Pick

First Father-Son National Team Representatives in the Military: Father Moon Junheum (Jangheung-gun Athletics Team Coach)

Player Moon Dong-joo (left) from Jangheung-gun / Photo by Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Moon Dong-joo, a baseball player from Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do (currently a 3rd-year student at Gwangju Jinheung High School), was selected as the first pick by the Hanwha Eagles in the 2022 KBO League Rookie Draft and has joined the team.

According to the county on the 31st, Moon Dong-joo boasts an impressive physique with a height of 188 cm and a weight of 92 kg, and his fastball, averaging 150 km/h and reaching a top speed of 156 km/h, is his greatest strength.

Supported by good control, he appeared in 11 games on the high school stage this year (48 and 2/3 innings), recording 72 strikeouts, attracting significant attention in the 2022 KBO Rookie Draft as a player expected to lead Korean baseball in the future.

Additionally, Moon Dong-joo earned the honor of being selected for the national team participating in the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup held in Mexico from October 23 to October 2.

Meanwhile, his father, Moon Jun-heum (director of the Jangheung-gun Office Athletics Team), is also known as a former national representative athlete in the two-handed hammer throw, making them the first father-son national representatives from Jangheung-gun, which has become a major topic in the region.

County Governor Jeong Jong-soon said, “I sincerely congratulate the birth of father-son national representative athletes from our county,” and added, “We will continue to provide full support for nurturing sports talents and do our best to develop Jangheung as a sports mecca.”

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