The head coach also parted with the talent Lee Joo-hyung and Roh Si-hwan in front of him as a large hitter in Gyeongnam High School
Jul 10, 2024
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Kiwoom Heroes organized the team on the 9th to reorganize the team" he announced. Kiwoom requested the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) to disclose waivers for outfielder Ye Jin-won, and canceled outfielder winner, infielder Lee Ho-yeol, and catcher Shin Hyo-soo as nurturing players.
In the professional world, it's a cold but inevitable thing to do. Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki also could not hide his regret. Ahead of the match against Hanwha at Gocheok on the 9th, Hong was briefed by the head of the development team 10 days ago. The decision was made for the future of the players. It's a shame and a pity for the coach in the field. "I don't think there's anything we can do about making that decision in running the team."
Ye Jin-won received the most opportunities among the targets of this reorganization. Ye Jin-won, who joined the second round (18th overall) of the rookie draft in 2018, showed off his extraordinary batting talent when he was a student at Kyungnam High School. He was a leading hitter at Kyungnam High School, ahead of Noh Si-hwan (Hanwha), a first-year junior at Kyungnam High School, and Lee Ju-hyung (Kium), a second-year junior.
He was selected as the youth representative for his outstanding batting talent and was named the best player in the outfield category.
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Coach Hong, who watched Ye Jin-won join the team and play professionally from the beginning, was also heavy. Coach Hong said, `Ye Jin-won was very good like Lee Joo-hyung and Noh Si-hwan in Gyeongnam High School. In fact, I've been seeing him since he was a rookie, but I felt a lot of frustration that he couldn't show his skills and was stagnant. "There are a lot of left-handed outfielders on our team, so I think the decision (weaver announcement) came out because of the bad things overlapped with the player himself" he said.
Although they failed to burst their potential at Kiwoom, the club hoped to blossom their talent in a new place. Usually, they work on releasing the team at the end of the season, but Kiwoom made the decision a little early. The club said it made a waiver announcement during the season because it thought it would help find a new club.
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