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'Endgame captain' Oh Seung-Hwan says he has "no save goal this year"

Oh Seung-hwan, who reached 400 saves in the KBO last year, said, "I don't have a save goal this year. If the team can win..." he said.

When asked about his goals for this season, he said he has no personal goals. He said his goal is for the team to win a lot of games.

Samsung's closer Oh Seung-hwan is interviewed at the Akama Stadium in Onna-son, Okinawa, Japan, on Nov. 27.

Samsung signed KT Wiz closer Kim Jae-yoon (169 career saves) as a free agent ahead of this season, and also added Kiwoom Heroes closer Lim Chang-min (122 career saves) to bolster its back end.

Samsung now has closers from three different teams from last year. It's a must-have strategy for Samsung, which had many late-game losses.

Oh Seung-hwan is Samsung's closer.

Not counting his overseas stats, he has 400 saves and a 2.06 ERA in 13 seasons in the KBO.

Last year was not good. 토토사이트 He had 30 saves in the 2023 season, but had a very poor first half. He also struggled in the middle of the season as a starter.

Born in 1982. He"s well past 40 years old and hasn"t had a career.

Now he'll have to compete to prove he's healthy. Samsung hasn't decided on a replacement yet. Kim Jae-yoon and Lim Chang-min took the mound against Hanwha on the 26th to check their physical condition. Oh Seung-hwan, who had been training with the second team thanks to Park Jin-man, finally joined the first team squad.

Seung-hwan Oh said the atmosphere in the camp is very good. He said that the team will be able to win more games if they fulfill their duties rather than compete.

"We're sharing good energy with each other. This year, he doesn't have a save goal. My personal goal is for the team to win a lot.