Lee Jin-young and Kim Kyung-moon will be the first starting players under coach Kim Kyung-moon..."I wanted to see how he would fight a strong pitcher"
Aug 25, 2024
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Hanwha Eagles Lee Jin-young will start for the first time since joining manager Kim Kyung-moon.
Lee Jin-young will start the game against the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 25th.
Lee Jin-young was on the operating table in May due to a fracture of the left wrist's fusiform bone after settling down as a main player and backup earlier this season. Since then, he has been called up to the first team on the 22nd after working hard on rehabilitation. And on the 24th, he went to the batter's box against Doosan to get a walk. And he will start in a day.
While Lee Jin-young was away, Hanwha changed to head coach Kim Kyung-moon. And he is aiming to enter the fall baseball league while on a roll.
Ahead of the game, coach Kim said "He is a friend who played as the main player last year as well. When I came, I didn't see it as an injury. I only saw him practice, but I didn't see him play, so I gave him a chance. He said, "He's a player with enough skill, so I let him play to see how he fights a good pitcher." Doosan will start foreign pitcher Balazovic on the same day.
Coach Kim explained that it was not a test concept when he was busy with his way, but that he came to think of Lee Jin-young's card due to the team's circumstances. Coach Kim said "If Lee Won-seok starts, there will be no pinch-runner after the game. We considered various team situations" he said. "Even if I don't expect much right now, I think I can bring it out at the game because I have the ability to do it," he stressed.
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