'Promising prospect with four consecutive at-bats home run strength' Finally made his first debut in the first team starting
Sep 26, 2024
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The NC Dinos will face the SSG Landers at Changwon NC Park on the 26th for the last time this season. NC made changes to the starting lineup on the day. Kim Sung-wook and Kim Joo-won set up 'Table Setter', while Chun Jin-hwan, Matt Davidson and Kim Hwi-jip matched the center batting order. Seo Ho-cheol, Han Jae-hwan, Ahn Jung-yeol, and Choi Jung-won will take charge of the bottom batting order.
The standout name is Han Jae-hwan. The seventh-designated hitter on the day won the honor of making his first start since his professional debut. He is the main character who achieved a home run in four consecutive at-bats in a Futures League game against the Goyang Heroes at Goyang Stadium on August 30. At that time, Han Jae-hwan started as the fourth batter and third baseman and hit four consecutive home runs, including a left-center solo shot, a two-run home run during his third at-bat, a fourth-bat solo shot, and a fifth-bat solo shot. Han Jae-hwan is the second home run in four consecutive at-bats in the Futures League since Lee Sung-kyu (then the National Police Agency) in 2018.
Han Jae-hwan, who was born in 2001 and joined the 2020 rookie draft after graduating from Kaesong High School, is a big prospect in the Futures team. Since he was in high school, he has been attracting attention as a power player and has been training in the second division even after his professional debut.
Han Jae-hwan, who finished his active military service early last year, had a batting average of 211 with nine home runs and 25 RBIs in the Futures League last year, and this year he has grown to a batting average of 263 with 15 home runs and 47 RBIs in the Futures League.
Acting coach Gong Pil-sung is a player with great talent. In fact, I didn't plan to use it as a starter today, but I got a strong recommendation from the coach team, so I put it in the lineup. He introduced me as a starting player today and said, "We're going to look forward to it."
Chun Jae-hwan played his first professional first-team at-bat against the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on the 24th. At that time, he played only one at-bat and struck out.
Acting President Gong Pil-sung said, `It is not possible to perform right now. Isn't this the first time it came up. But I want you to learn how it feels when you bump into someone from the first team" expressed anticipation.=
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