Lee Jae-won (26, Sangmu Phoenix), who turned from Jamsil Big Boy to Sangmu Big Boy, swung hard against the Samsung Lions, one of the strong contenders for this year's championship.

Sangmu won 12-5 against Samsung in the 2025 Mediheal KBO Futures League held at Mungyeong Sangmu Baseball Stadium on the 19th.

On the day, the Sangmu batters had 14 hits and six walks against the Samsung mound. Notably, they had nine hits and nine runs off Choi Won-tae, the starting pitcher of the team, to gain the upper hand early on.

Among them, Lee Jae-won, the "Big Boy" who started as Sangmu's fourth batter and left fielder, was the most notable player. Lee Jae-won had four hits, three RBIs, three runs and one walk from four times at bat on the day.토토사이트

In the bottom of the first inning, Lee Jae-won, who received a chance to first and second bases with no outs made by Ryu Seung-min's walk and Park Chan-hyuk's hit, hit a timely hit in front of left field and became the main player of the first run. Park Chan-hyuk, who was a first baseman, was caught during the base play, but Yoon Joon-ho hit a two-run double in a bases-loaded chance made by a follow-up hitter Han Dong-hee's body and a walk by Jung Eun-won, leading Sangmu 3-0.

Lee Jae-won, who was the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the third inning, walked and opened the attack. With consecutive hits by Han Dong-hee and Jung Eun-won, all bases were filled with runners, and Lee Jae-won stepped on the home base due to Yoon Joon-ho's subsequent sacrifice fly. Even after Kim Jae-sang's timely hit and Ryu Hyun-in's three-run home run, the bat of the Sangmu batters did not cool down.

Ryu Seung-min struck out, but Cho Min-sung's hit and Park Chan-hyuk's walk created another scoring opportunity. And Lee Jae-won, who came into the batter's box for the second time in the inning, replaced opponent starter Choi Won-tae with a timely hit in front of left field to make a 9-0 score.

Samsung started to evolve by operating the bullpen earlier than expected, but the score gap had already widened. Yang Chang-seop and Yuk Sun-yeop blocked the fourth and fifth innings without allowing a run, but Bae Chan-seung, who took the mound, added one run and Lee Jae-hee added two runs. It was also Lee Jae-won who scored an RBI against Lee Jae-hee in the seventh inning.

Samsung's batters were tied by Koo Chang-mo, its starter, for five innings and ended up scoring just one run. He managed to score three runs off Hong Seung-won, who came up late in the ninth inning, but failed to score another run.

Lee Jae-won, who gradually revealed his potential as a next-generation giant after his debut in the first division in the 2020 season, tried to solve the military problem by applying to Sangmu after the end of the 2022 season, but he decided to continue his challenge for another season in 2023 under the newly appointed coach Yeom Kyung-yeop.

As a result, however, the decision fell through. Lee Jae-won was held back by injuries on his side ahead of the opening of the 2023 season, and eventually recorded a batting average of 0.214 (24 hits in 112 at-bats) with four home runs and 18 RBIs in 57 games with an OPS of 0.661. As he was disappointed to be eliminated from the roster ahead of the Korean Series, he applied again for Sangmu, and joined the military in June 2024.

Lee Jae-won, who is wearing the Sangmu uniform, has made a comeback as if he showed no performance. During the last season, he hit .321 (42 hits in 131 at-bats) with 11 homers and 38 RBIs in 37 games for the Sangmu team.

It was not just that. In a practice game against the KIA Tigers ahead of the Korean Series last season, Lee Jae-won showed off his great power by hitting home runs against foreigners James Nail and Eric Lauer.

On the other hand, Samsung, which was evaluated as having the strongest starting rotation in the league by holding Choi Won-tae and Ariel Furado in the last stove league, is expected to be deeply troubled.

It is uncertain whether Won Tae-in, who has yet to play in the actual game since suffering a shoulder injury in the Korean Series last year, and Denny Reyes, who suffered a fracture due to fatigue in his foot during the spring camp, will join the opening entry. If even Choi fails to do his part, it will likely cause a huge setback in the early rankings of the "champion" Samsung.