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Aug 16, 2024
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An unprecedented record has been made in college baseball. There is a player who will receive the attention of a professional club scout.
The main character is Lee Min-jae, a second-year outfielder at Dongwon University of Science and Technology.
Lee Min-jae hit a home run as a leadoff hitter in the top of the first inning at the 58th Presidential National University Baseball Competition in Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do, on the 15th.
Leading hitter home runs are common in baseball. But why was Lee Min-jae's home run great. This is because he hit a leadoff home run in the first inning as the first batter in four consecutive games.
Lee Min-jae began to show his strength from the Yongin Arts and Sciences Competition on the 2nd. He got off to a good start with a leadoff home run in the top of the first inning of the game, and continued his "crazy momentum" with a home run in the bottom of the first inning of Cyber Korean Foreign Language Competition on the 3rd and a home run in the top of the first inning of Dongwon University on the 10th. And it peaked with home runs in four consecutive games.
It is hard to find a home run record in four consecutive games as the leadoff hitter in history. There have been four consecutive home runs in professional games, probably all of them, but this is a rare record of leading-off home runs in the first inning in a row. In the professional league, 13 players have achieved the record of two consecutive games. The first was Lee Man-soo in 1986, and the most recent was Choo Shin-soo (SSG) last year.
In amateurs, there is no separate record for home runs for leadoff hitters in consecutive games. However, it is certain that Lee Min-jae is the first to hit a leadoff home run in four consecutive games.
Lee Min-jae is scheduled to play in the KBO rookie draft as a second grader this year. As of the 15th, he has a season batting average of 444, with seven home runs and 20 RBIs. Even in the days of Bibongo, he was interested in professional clubs for playing the bat well, but he ended up suffering from the lack of power. However, after entering Dongwon University of Science and Technology, he clearly set his direction under the active guidance of director Lee Mun-han. The coach, who has a lot of professional experience, concluded that in order to win a professional nomination, he has to build up his strength in the end. He has succeeded in bulk-up by gaining 8 kilograms of weight, and is performing well this year with strength in his batting. Since his high school days, he has been praised for his compliance with outfield defense. At this rate, a professional nomination is never a dream, and a high-ranking nomination can be expected.
Lee Min-jae expressed his feelings decisively, saying "Records are important, but team wins come first." Lee said, `I'm always serious about training and playing. A player who dedicates himself to his team and teammates and sets an example in every aspect."
Dongwon University of Science and Technology will hold a cyber foreign language competition on the 16th. Lee Min-jae is trying to hit a leadoff home run in five consecutive games.
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