Korea, the U.S., and Japan 550 Save-1…Oh Seung-hwan said, "I don't have any goals this year." All I want is team performance

Korea, the U.S., and Japan 550 Save-1…Oh Seung-hwan said, "I don't have any goals this year." All I want is team performance

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Oh Seung-hwan, the oldest player in the KBO League, is more serious than anyone else in the 2025 season. I could read the scary will hidden in the saying that I had no goal.

The Samsung team, including Oh Seung-hwan, left for Okinawa, Japan, the site of the second training camp, through Incheon International Airport's Passenger Terminal on May 5. Oh met with reporters before leaving for an interview.안전놀이터

Last season, Oh had his worst year. He went 3-9 with 27 saves and an ERA of 4.91 in 58 appearances. His ERA was not that bad with 3.79 until the first half, but he collapsed to 7.41 in the second. He eventually lost the final spot to Kim Jae-yoon and was eliminated from the postseason entry.

"The beginning of this season could be the last. We have prepared more thoroughly for this season because we don't know anything about it," Oh said. "I don't think I was very helpful to my team last season," Oh said. "Since the first thing that will be helpful to my team is to get better, I will make sure that I am in good physical condition."

In Guam for the first training camp, he had a lot of conversations with coach Park Jin-man. Oh expressed his commitment to play for the team regardless of his position. Oh seemed to feel pressure about his retirement. Park reportedly comforted Oh by saying, "If it helps the team, you don't have to worry about that." "I don't think we should be a headache for the team. The first thing to do is to prove that we are helpful to the team," Oh stressed.

Choo Shin-soo and Kim Kang-min have decided to retire, making them the last players born in 1982 and the oldest. "I don't know what will happen until next season, but I've heard that a lot from people around me," Oh said. "I've been thinking about this and that, but I think it would be best for me to focus on the present moment. I will not talk much about next season's plans."

Currently, Oh has 549 saves in his career in Korea, the U.S., and Japan, leaving only one save to reach the 550-savings mark. He made 427 saves in the KBO League, 80 in Japan, and 42 in the U.S. The closing pitcher will likely have Kim Jae-yoon in the lineup, which will give him several chances to challenge for the milestone.

Oh, however, stressed that he has no goals for this season. "I don't have any goals for this year. My goal is to help my team win the game even a little bit, and even if I don't play in the game," Oh said. "My goal is not to achieve an individual goal, but to spend a good season with my team's players."

After the 2025 season, his two-year contract with Samsung will be terminated. "I have to make myself understand (the extension of my career)," Oh said. "I'm going to prepare so that I don't regret it."