Lee Seung-yeop is here, and he chose '36 times' 'High School Directly' First home run against Rookie All-Star, "Now that I've got a good number, I'll be a good player."

Jul 07, 2024

In the 2024 KBO Futures League All-Star Game held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th, Doosan's Lim Jong-sung, a northern all-star, hits a first solo home run and rotates the base in the top of the 2nd inning. Incheon= Reporter's book @sportschosun.com/2024.07.05/

The 2024 KBO League Futures League All-Star Game was held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. In the top of the second inning, Lim Jong-sung, an all-star in the northern league with one out, is hitting a solo shot. Incheon=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com/2024.07.05/

"I got the number, and it was the best number."

Doosan Bears coach Lee Seung-yeop played with No. 36 when he was active. While playing 1906 games for the Samsung Lions, he made his name as the best hitter in the KBO league by hitting a batting average of .2 and 467 home runs, and No. 36 became Samsung's permanent absence.

When he became the head coach of Doosan, Lee wore No. 77, but No. 36 still remains a symbol of Lee.

Doosan's No. 36 was a rookie. Im Jong Sung, who joined the third round (22nd overall) of the 2024 rookie draft. Coincidentally, he is from Gyeongbuk High School where head coach Lee played.

At the time of the nomination, a Doosan official expected Im Jong-sung to be a `player who can grow into a large third baseman.' He was evaluated as a mid- to long-range hitter with excellent hitting ability. Last year, when he was a senior in high school, Im Jong-sung hit .355 with two home runs in 31 games. The window hit rate reached 0.579.

Lim Jong-sung chose the best number because there was a number for the background of choosing #36"It was actually a burden, but as much as I got a good number, I'm running with the idea of becoming a better player." he said.

In this year's Futures League, he is batting .258 in 47 games. The recent slowdown in hitting has also shown a good batting sense, recording 313 percent in May. As a result, he was able to perform in the Futures All-Star Game.

Dusan Lim Jong-sung, who won the award in the 2024 KBO Futures League All-Star Game held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th, is receiving the award. Incheon= Reporter's book @sportschosun.com/2024.07.05/

The Futures All-Star left Lim Jong-sung with an unforgettable memory. In the top of the second inning, he hit a home run to KT Han Cha-hyun with one out and no runners. His first home run since his professional debut was in the All-Star Game. In addition, he received an admiration award for showing the lake rain everywhere.

Im Jong-sung smiled saying, `It's an honor to see the older brothers who are good at the game up close when they come to the Future All-Star game.'

Dusan Bears Lim Jong-sung. Incheon = Reporter Lee Jong-seo

Im Jong-sung, who finished the first half of the All-Star game splendidly, dreamed of taking off in the second half. "I think the cycle went down because I had a lot of last-minute games in the first half of the year. He was also shaken mentally. Now it's being pulled back up. In defense, Ye-il (Seo) and Min-seok (Kwon) often teach them while receiving funkos. Coach Kang Seok-cheon is also always helping me with extra training. I think he's getting better because he's focused on defense"There are still a lot of things to be desired, but I'll do my best to make my name known as Doosan's third baseman in the future by playing a lot and gaining experience."I'm determined.

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Lee Seung-yeop is here, and he chose '36 times' 'High School Directly' First home run against Rookie All-Star, "Now that I've got a good number, I'll be a good player."

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