Moon Dong-ju sets new KBO velocity record, solidifying his status as league’s top fastball pitcher
Official adoption of TrackMan enhances record accuracy and consistency among KBO’s power pitchers
Hanwha Eagles’ power pitcher Moon Dong-ju once again made headlines with a record-setting fastball. On August 5th, during a home game at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon against kt wiz, Moon started on the mound and faced off with Lee Jeong-hoon in the top of the sixth inning.
On his fourth pitch of that at-bat, Moon launched a fastball that, according to TrackMan measurements, reached a blazing 160.7 km/h—this season’s highest velocity across the KBO League. The pitch resulted in a foul by Lee, but its significance was clear: it surpassed the previous 2025 season mark of 160.5 km/h thrown by Kim Seo-hyun, also of Hanwha, on May 4th.
Beginning this year, the KBO officially adopted the TrackMan system for velocity measurement, leading to higher accuracy and greater consistency in ranking the league’s fastest pitchers.
Moon Dong-ju had previously drawn attention by clocking a 160.1 km/h fastball last April 12 against the Kia Tigers in Gwangju, measured at the time using the Sports2i Pitch Tracking System (PTS). That feat made him the third overall and the first domestic pitcher in KBO history to surpass the 160 km/h barrier, following Radhames Liz (LG, 162.1 km/h) and Fabio Castillo (Hanwha, 160.4 km/h).
With his 160.7 km/h pitch registered for the 2025 season, Moon Dong-ju has once again underscored his reputation as the KBO League’s premier fireballer.
Note “This article was translated from the original Korean version using AI assistance, and subsequently edited by a native-speaking journalist.”
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