Kwon Min-gyu (Hanwha Eagles) is showing strong performance. He will also accompany the first team in the second spring camp.

Hanwha said on Monday that it has adjusted the number of participants in its spring camp for the first team. According to the report, seven of the players who had their first spring camp in Melbourne, Australia went to Futures (2nd team) Kochi Camp and Seosan Camp.스포츠토토

Five players including Kim Ki-joong, Han Ji-yoon, Kim Gun, Choi Jun-seo and Lee Min-jae joined the Futures Kochi Camp, while Lee Seung-hyun and Moon Seung-jin joined the Seosan camp, while Kwon Min-gyu was an exception. He proudly made the list of the second first team spring camp in Okinawa, Japan along with his rookie colleagues such as Jung Woo-joo and Park Bu-sung.

Cheongju native Kwon Min-gyu, who is home to Hanwha's second home stadium, is a left-hander from Segwang Middle School and Sebyeong High School. His sword-like ball control was considered a strength, and his fastballs such as sliders and changeups were evaluated as not bad as well as his fastballs of up to 146-147 kilometers. He gained high expectations with his many potentials and was nominated by Hanwha as the 12th overall in the second round in 2025.

Was it Nang Jung-chu (錐 in Chinese)? Kwon showed off his presence right after entering the professional league. He was impressed by Hanwha coach Kim Kyung-moon and other coaching staff at the Miyazaki Finishing Camp in Japan late last year, and proudly joined the first spring camp for the first team in Melbourne, Australia.

Kwon has continued his upward trajectory in Melbourne as well. Notably, he pitched 42 pitches in an exhibition match against the Australian national baseball team on Tuesday, allowing five strikeouts, no hits, no walks, and no runs in 2.2 innings.

"I was a little nervous, but it was better than I thought," Kwon said on Hanwha's official video channel "Eagles TV," adding, "I'm grateful that (coaching staff) showed more faith in me." "When I went up and threw (the mound), I only thought of baseball. I threw without thinking much. When I got a lot of compliments after coming down, I realized (that I pitched well)."

"(Captor) (Park) Sang-eon just told me to trust myself and throw it. As per his signature, I did not shake my head at all. I had a lot of concerns about my poor pitching capability, but I struck out a lot," he said. "I want to take the count to my advantage (in the next game). I should not go to the full count."

And Kwon will proudly join the first team in the second camp, raising his chances of entering the opening entry. This is also Kwon's first goal.

During the Melbourne camp, Kwon said, "My first goal is to enter the opening entry. And if I become a starter, I want to win seven games. If I become a bullpen pitcher, my goal is to make 10 saves or 10 holds. Will Kwon be able to continue his upward trajectory and successfully enter the opening entry, which is his primary goal.

Meanwhile, Jung Woo-joo, who is headed to Okinawa, Japan, along with Kwon Min-gyu, is also a right-handed pitcher who is expected to play well this year. Boasting a fiery fastball of 156 kilometers, he was called by Hanwha for No. 2 in the first round of the 2025 Rookie Draft.

Park Boo-sung, who is writing a Cinderella story, should also pay attention to him. After graduating from Sunlin Middle School, Bae Myung-go and Dongui University, he is a right-handed submarine pitcher wearing Hanwha's uniform. At a practice game against Australia on Friday, he started the game and allowed four hits, one homer, one walk, three strikeouts, and two runs during three innings.