The first first-half finish in 33 years, the first fall baseball season in 7 years—that moving journey is all in one book!
A vivid on-site report by baseball and Hanwha Eagles expert reporter Jo Eun-hye.
The 2025 season, which heralded a new chapter in the Hanwha Eagles' history, is a storybook for "true fans."

A special storybook vividly depicting the 2025 season of the Hanwha Eagles, who achieved the surprising feat of surpassing expectations by winning first place in the first half of the season for the first time in 33 years and advancing to the postseason for the first time in seven years, is being published.
This book covers one season for the Hanwha Eagles, but goes beyond simple review and analysis of game results to delve deeper into the field, into the dugout and locker room.
The comprehensive storytelling encompasses the individual stories of each of the key players who symbolize this season, their touching episodes, and even their interactions with fans, and was created for the “true fans” who have supported the team called “Hanwha Eagles” to the end even during a long slump and have only looked to “Hanwha Eagles.”

The 2024 season, which began with the dramatic return of Korean Monster Ryu Hyun-jin, fell short of fans' expectations, but it was merely a warm-up to prepare for the next season.
“If I don’t make it to the top 5, I’ll go to the Taean sea in December and get my hands on it.” The determination of the athletes who kept their promise and immersed themselves in the cold winter sea became the hot flame of the 2025 season.


The 2025 season has been abuzz since spring camp, or maybe even since the 2024 season final camp and stove league.
The 2025 season, which began with a massive player recruitment, saw the undefeated streak of the best foreign pitcher in history, Cody Ponce, the emergence of 161 km/h closer Kim Seo-hyun, Moon Dong-joo who surpassed 10 wins for the first time in his career, the youthful chemistry of Hwang Jun-seo and Jo Dong-wook, and the dazzling growth of rookie Jung Woo-joo.

Eunhye Jo, a baseball journalist and Hanwha Eagles reporter, used her extensive experience and insight in the baseball field to capture the honest side of Hanwha Eagles players and vivid stories from the dugout this season.
The players' efforts and struggles hidden behind the cheers of victory, the process of overcoming slumps and slumps, everything is recorded in detail.


The vividness and in-depth insights captured by breathing alongside the players on the field almost every day give readers the feeling of joining the team and experiencing the 2025 season together.
In particular, each chapter of this book is completed as an independent story centered around a specific person or event, so readers can read it sequentially or select and read the part that most interests them while watching the 2025 season.

This book, which encapsulates all the drama surrounding the 2025 Hanwha Eagles, will deeply resonate with not only Hanwha Eagles fans but also readers who enjoy the human drama of sports.
The Hanwha Eagles' persistent spirit of challenge, strong bond with fans, and the joy of accomplishment that finally blossomed are all captured in this book, allowing readers to experience the true charm of baseball and leave a lasting impression.

The book is scheduled to be published in October, when the fall baseball season is at its peak, and pre-orders will begin in mid-September at online bookstores.

Coach Kim Kyung-moon summoned Shim Woo-jun and Eom Sang-baek to Miyazaki. Although they couldn't officially train with the Hanwha Eagles due to their remaining contracts with KT, the goal was to help them quickly become familiar with their new teammates and build rapport.
The two people who arrived in Miyazaki after receiving a call from coach Kim Kyung-moon exchanged awkward greetings with the Hanwha players.
Coincidentally, it was the day that KT's Sangbaek Eom was nominated as a compensation player.
Captain Son Hyuk called Jang Jinhyuk, who was training, and told him to leave, and Jang Jinhyuk shed tears.
As if by a twist of fate, Eom Sang-baek and Jang Jin-hyeok spent the day as a team, but not as a team.
--- From "On Crossed Roads"

It was a game that showed what kind of pitcher Ponce is, from his showmanship to his leadership.
Ponce's words during the match were a rallying cry to encourage his teammates.
After the game, Ponce said, "I told the fielders, 'I believe in you. If we can score just one point, we can do well, so cheer up.'"
But it seems that this message was not all.
Ponce seems to have made a somewhat pleasant promise to his players at the time, but what that promise was and whether it was kept remain a secret.
Looking at the scene where the players gathered, some were serious, while others were smiling brightly.
--- From "Foreign pitcher called the players together"

He added 12 more saves to finish the first half with 22 saves.
There are only two blown saves.
It was an even more impressive figure considering that it was the first year of the finals.
Kim Seo-hyeon became a representative player of not only Hanwha but also the league as a closer.
Recognized for his performance, he received the highest number of votes ever in the All-Star Game fan vote with 1,786,837 votes, taking first place overall.
Kim Seo-hyeon, who took first place in the player vote and was selected as the 'Best 12' for the first time in her life, also decorated the last inning of the All-Star game held in Daejeon.
--- From "The Appearance of the 160km/h Finisher"

Moon Hyun-bin, who showed outstanding hitting talent since his rookie days, played both infield and outfield and achieved 100 hits in his debut season, becoming the 7th high school rookie to do so.
During spring training ahead of this season, he only practiced as a backup third baseman, but after making a few starts as a designated hitter early in the season, his name was left out of the starting lineup, and on April 4th, he made his first appearance as a replacement in left field.
And on this day, two home runs were hit.
In a situation where both positions and playing opportunities are unstable, Moon Hyun-bin said, “As long as I can play, I don’t care where.”
--- From "The Stone That Knocked Over the Wall"

A time when success and failure, joy and regret are all written in the word experience.
But for those who have just begun their journey, fear follows both the waves right before their eyes and the abyss they have yet to reach.
It was also a cold world that betrayed me when I thought I had adapted.
Jung Woo-joo somehow found a way.
The rookie, who was meeting with commentator Jeong Min-cheol, a legendary pitcher who is as old as his father, for the Eagles' 40th anniversary photo shoot, immediately asked him how to throw a curveball. He also did not hesitate to confide in his senior who had already walked the path he should have taken.

--- From "A Universe Called Universe"