The shortstop's encouragement of the leader of the shortstop's awakening in the second half of the year is "0.366" We have to do better, FA

Aug 06, 2024

The shortstop's encouragement of the leader of the shortstop's awakening in the second half of the year is '0.366' We have to do better, FA
A game between Kiwoom and Hanwha at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 10th. Hanwha Ha Joo-seok missed Kiwoom Lee Hyung-jong's infield ground ball in the fourth inning. Gocheok = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2024.07.10/



"It's time to do well."

Ha Joo-seok (30, Hanwha Eagles) is one of the good players in the Hanwha Eagles lineup in the second half of the year. He has played in 14 games in the second half and has a batting average of 366, one home run and six RBIs, showing a strong batting sense.

He was suspended by KBO for 70 games in November 2022 for drunk driving and finished the season with a batting average of 1114 in 25 games last year.



He prepared for the season to restore his honor this season, but in the first half of the year, he rarely settled down with a batting average of 234 in 29 games.

Ha started the engine from the second half of the year. In particular, he hit a home run against Jamsil LG on July 28 and tasted it for the first time in 726 days since the match against KIA on August 2, 2022.



The shortstop's encouragement of the leader of the shortstop's awakening in the second half of the year is '0.366' We have to do better, FA
The KBO League KT Wiz and Hanwha Eagles match held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 1st. Hanwha Ha Joo-seok is cheering after hitting a timely hit in the top of the first inning with two outs and runners on first base. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.08.01/
Hanwha coach Kim Kyung-moon also smiled at Ha Joo-seok's performance. Coach Kim recently responded to Ha Joo-seok's story of hitting the ball, saying, `It's time to do well. He put in a lot of effort himself. So I gave him a chance."

Ha Joo-seok will be eligible for FA at the end of this season. Head coach Kim also wanted Ha Joo-seok to grow a little more. Manager Kim said "He's a talented player, so he can do well. You have to do better. It's also an FA hazard."



Meanwhile, Hanwha formed the starting lineup in the order of Jonathan Ferraza (designated hitter), Kim In-hwan (left fielder), Kim Tae-yeon (right fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), An Chi-hong (second baseman), Ha Joo-seok (striker), Lee Jae-won (catcher), and Jang Jin-hyuk (midfielder).

Regarding the use of Pereza No. 1 in the order of batting, Kim said, `Foreign players should go to the place where our team's score can be increased the most. The results are not bad recently, so the batters plan to go for the time being as they are now."

In addition, head coach Kim said "There is no difference from the team below the ranking, and it is very narrow with the team above." The result of one game is important, but I will work hard to show you a winning game."



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