"Once you've done a good job, if you're relaxed..." There was a reason why Hanwha did well on the training ground after three hits
"Once you've done a good job, if you're relaxed..." There was a reason why Hanwha did well on the training ground after three hits
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Lee Jin-young (28), a professional baseball outfielder of the Hanwha Eagles, hit hard with his first three hits of the season against KT in Daejeon on the 27th. Although it is not a regular at-bats, his batting average exceeded .302 for the season, and he was selected as a trainee and met with fans on the cheering squad for the first time in a long time.스포츠토토
I thought I would get on my way home but Lee didn't leave right away. After the home game in Daejeon this year, I had a routine of self-training with a few players at an indoor training center, and I had three hits on the day.
The three hits were also the result of a routine. "After the game ended yesterday (26th), I practiced indoors for today (27th). I finished the game with no hits in three at-bats in the first game (25th), but I practiced while thinking about which ball I was hit by and which ball I would get in. While studying the opponent team's starting pitcher, Oh Won-seok, I also did image training. The plan that I prepared so well suited me," Lee said.
In the second inning with no outs, Lee Jin-young hit Oh Won-seok's low slider outside the sixth pitch to lay the groundwork for the first run with a heavy hit, and in the fourth inning, he pushed a high fastball outside to hit the right fence. In the seventh inning, KT's must-win group Kim Min-soo pulled his fourth fastball toward his body, leading to a double in the left-center gap, opening the door for additional points to lead Hanwha's 4-3 victory.
The baserunner was as brilliant as the strike. After hitting the ball in the middle of the second inning, KT's center fielder Bae Jeong-dae did not miss the gap when his throw to the cut man at the second base was heading towards the second base, and penetrated to the second base. He then advanced to the third base again on Lee Do-yoon's sacrifice fly to the left field. He took advantage of gaps in the opponent's defense one after another, and made it to the home when Choi Jae-hoon made a sacrifice fly to the center field. It was two runs Lee Jin-young's foot that he made.
In response, Lee Jin-young explained, "Since this season's camp, what our team has prepared has been to actively and smartly on the base. If I do that, I practiced with the concept that I could score even one more point, and I focused on playing base until the end."
In the match against Lotte in Sajik during the week, he also showed his presence in left field defense. On the 23rd, he blocked second baseman Na Seung-yeop's score with an accurate home throw in the seventh inning, and on the 24th, he received applause from pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin by sliding a hit ball in the left-center of Son Ho-young in the third inning.
"I focus on making plays that are necessary for my team in both at-bats and defense," Lee said. "I tend to get excited a lot. I am always too greedy because I can't control my emotions. As a result, I made more mistakes in hitting and defense, and I couldn't prepare well. I received a lot of help from (Roh) Si-hwan from the older brothers. I didn't ask him directly, but seeing him do it doesn't make a big move or get excited. I think it was helpful to see how he does it," he said, expressing his gratitude to Noh, a junior player three years younger than him.
His performance has also improved, probably because he has calmed down a lot. Although he is not a regular starter, he has achieved remarkable performance in 21 games this year with a batting average of 320 lees (16 hits in 53 times at bat) and one homerun, eight RBIs and OPS.849. He deserves to aim for a spot in the outfield, but Lee Jin-young tries not to get carried away too much. "My dream is to play as a regular starting player in the first team. It would be nice to play as a regular starting player, but I try to do what I can without getting greedy. Even if he is not a starter, he will do what the team wants while preparing for a substitute and a major defense," Lee Jin-young said.
After the interview, Lee Jin-young headed to the indoor practice range after the dugout. "Young players, who did not work out well on that day (even after the game), get together and exercise. There are times when they fit well the next day, and sometimes they don't, but the preparation direction is different, and I think it's not that they didn't prepare well," he said. "The environment at the indoor practice range has improved, so you can play machine ball, and it's very helpful because it's close to the dugout during the game."
"Just because you did a good job, you shouldn't be relaxed. You should do it again today." This is the hidden power of Hanwha, which has changed tremendous enthusiasm among young players who are not satisfied with their good performances and voluntarily volunteer for additional practice. Hanwha, which swept 13 wins in 16 recent matches, is ranked third with 17 wins and 13 losses (winning rate .567).