"I thought about it while running"What if we start late? I'll survive with my sense. That's why I'm the stealer king

Jul 18, 2024

'I thought about it while running'What if we start late? I'll survive with my sense. That's why I'm the stealer king
정수빈. Photo courtesy = Doosan Bears



"Oh, I thought it was too late...."

Doosan Bears' Jung Soo-bin (34) started as the first batter and center fielder in an away game against the Lotte Giants at Munsu Stadium in Ulsan on the 17th.

In the top of the eighth inning, a scene where Jung Soo-bin's sense shone came out. Jung Soo-bin, who walked with two outs in the top of the eighth inning, later attempted to steal second base at Huh Kyung-min's at-bat. Pitcher Kim Kang-hyun threw a 141km/h fastball, and Jung Soo-bin immediately ran to second base.



Catcher Information Geun's throw to second base was accurate and was out due to timing. The referee's decision is out. Jung Soo-bin requested a video review.

As a result of viewing it on a slow screen, Jung Soo-bin raised his left arm upward at the time the tag was made. While avoiding the tag exquisitely, he succeeded in touching the base before the opponent's glove touched the body.



'I thought about it while running'What if we start late? I'll survive with my sense. That's why I'm the stealer king
Photo=KBO Video Read Center Capture
Jung Soo-bin, who stole 39 bases last year and became the steal king for the first time since his debut, is in third place this year with 36 steals. A scene that showed the sense of "Dolu King".

Ahead of the game on the 18th, Jung Soo-bin made a steal about the stolen base situation the previous day, but the start was late. From the moment I started, I thought that if the throw was made accurately, I might be caught. "I thought I should run and avoid the ball when it came."



The video reading was conducted with confidence, as the calculation was perfectly correct. Jung Soo-bin said "I thought it was definitely safe."

Jung Soo-bin showed a perfect running sense, but Doosan lost the game in the bottom of the 10th inning when Victor Reyes hit a walk-off grand slam.

Although he did not catch the game, Jung Soo-bin's momentum continued the next day. Jung Soo-bin also started as the first batter and center fielder against Ulsan Lotte on the 18th, got on base with his first at-bat hit, and scored with Yang Seok-hwan's home run, continuing his good feeling the previous day.



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