The Lotte Giants gave manager Kim Tae-hyung a “gift” by trading him instead of signing a free agent. 두산 베어스에서 필승조로 함께 했던 정철원이 롯데 유니폼을 입었다. 박승욱 뒤를 받칠 유격수도 신입급 외엔 마땅찮던 상황에서 전민재가 보강됐다. 김민석은 팀내에서도 첫손 꼽히는 톱클래스 유망주였지만, 비교적 포화상태였던 외야에서 2명(김민석 추재현)을 보내고 핀포인트로 […]
“Doesn’t he look like Dong-won Park? He’s so strong, and he hits so hard.” 프로야구 한화 이글스 포수 허관회(25)는 신인으로 합류한 포수 한지윤(18)을 보곤 박동원(34·LG)의 이름을 꺼냈다. 짙은 눈매가 박동원을 쏙 빼닮은 한지윤은 포지션도 포수로 같다. 라이브 배팅 전략 타격 스타일마저 통산 154홈런을 터뜨린 박동원처럼 힘이 좋고, 장타력을 갖췄다. 경기상고 […]
KT Wiz’s investment was made for a reason. KBO는 2024 KBO 수비상의 포수와 내야수 부문 수상자를 발표했다. 3루수 부문에서는 허경민(KT)이 지난해 수상에 이어 2회 연속 수비상 수상자로 선정되었다. 투표 점수 75점과 수비 기록 점수 15점 등 총점 90점으로, 신규 토토사이트 77.5점을 획득한 2위 최정(SSG)과 72.5점을 획득한 3위 송성문(키움)을 제치고 수상자로 […]
Park Jong-woo, 26, an outfielder for the Kia Tigers of the Korean Baseball Organization, was a key player in the team’s Korean Series victory. He helped the Tigers win the championship as an outfielder and a pinch-hitter. He was on the field as a center fielder when the Tigers clinched […]
Can they overcome another undervaluation? The Samsung Lions of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) have had a banner year in 2024. The team was picked to finish last before the season, and an eight-game losing streak early in the season dropped them to ninth place, but that was as far […]
“Honestly, I didn’t think I’d make it to 70 games….” Han Seung-hyuk (31-Hanhwa Eagles) entered the professional ranks in the first round (8th overall) of the 2011 KBO Draft by the KIA Tigers. A pitcher who threw a fastball over 150 mph, a rarity at the time, he was given […]
Turn the clock back a month. The Samsung Lions clinched second place in the regular season with a 9-8 win at home against the Kiwoom Heroes on March 22 and headed to Gwangju for a two-game series against the KIA Tigers on March 23. Before the game, Samsung infielder Ryu […]
Kia Tigers catcher Kim Tae-gun (35) hopes to win a fourth straight Korean Series title. He was proud to fulfill his promise to enter the Korean Series and win the championship when he was traded, and he was also proud of the fact that the Kia catcher position, which was […]
Choi Won-tae, 27, of the LG Twins, has had a bizarre season this year. Twice he has been injured just before his scheduled start and has been unable to make his scheduled rotation. On June 11, Choi was scheduled to start against the Daegu Samsungs, but he was scratched after […]
Kim Do-young (KIA Tigers), who has been blowing up the KBO League with his exceptional batting talent, has had the misfortune of reaching the 30-error plateau after a series of errors on defense. Kim started at third base in the final game of the season (Game 16) against the Doosan […]