According to our sources, Kim Jun-wan was recently released by Kiwoom. Kim appeared in 76 games this season, batting .222 (189-for-42) with a .315 on-base percentage. His on-base percentage is 0.315.

Kim joined the NC Dinos as a developmental player in the 2013 season and played with the organization through the 2021 season. He started the 2016-2017 season as a starter, but gradually lost his spot and was released from the organization after the 2021 season.

However, after a tryout, he found a home with the Kiwoom Heroes in the 2022 season, and it was a huge success. In 111 games last year, he posted a .339 batting average. With a good leadoff hitter and a high on-base percentage, Kim helped Kiwoom reach the Korean Series last year.

A year after being released, he played in the Korean Series. Looking back on that time, Kim smiled, saying, "I was so happy to play baseball last year, rather than being confident that I could do well."

"I had a hard time with the pressure last year," he told Sports Seoul, "but every time my coach told me, 'Think about what you were thinking when you came to try out for Kiwoom, and I want you to have fun playing baseball with that in mind,' so I tried to have fun," he said. 카지노사이트

His love for baseball was evident. "I wanted to play baseball so badly, and I wasn't very good at it in my last year in NC. So I wanted to play baseball wherever I could, whether it was the first or second team."

Kim was playing regularly this season until the end of August. However, he did not make it to the first team until the end of the season after his roster spot was expunged on August 25. Instead, Kiwoom gave young outfielders like Lee Ju-hyung (22), Park Chan-hyuk (20), and Park Soo-jong (24) a chance.

With Kiwoom declaring a "rebuild," there was no place for the "veteran" Kim Jun-wan. He effectively lost the outfield competition. In the end, Kiwoom decided to release Kim Jun-wan.

A Kiwoom official told Sports Seoul on Thursday, "It's true that Kim Jun-wan is on the release list. We will announce the waiver list soon."