RBI Home Run Futures Proof Is Over...New stadium to be held in the Year of the Blue Snake, a success story led by the Year of the Snake duo

Jan 01, 2025

Lim Jong-chan (left)-Park Jung-hyun. Photo =Sports Chosun DB

Hanwha Eagles will start from 2025 at 'New Stadium'.

Hanwha's 2001 player 'Snake Year' is also preparing for a new emergency for the 2025 'Blue Snake Year'. Attention is focusing on whether he will continue his momentum as he won the title with his best performance in the Futures League last year.

In the outfield, Im Jong-chan (24) is preparing for a fierce competition this season.

Lim Jong-chan, who joined Hanwha in the second third round of the rookie draft in 2020 (28th overall), got off to a good start last year. He was included in the opening game entry with a batting average of 476 and one home run in the exhibition game, and was included in the starting lineup for nine consecutive games since the opening game. On March 29, Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-hyun had a walk-off hit while visiting the ballpark.

The early momentum was good, but he couldn't hit it clearly. The sense of hitting fell sharply, and eventually failed to make the first team after the entry was canceled after the match against the KIA Tigers on June 23.

The 2024 KBO League Futures League All-Star Game was held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. Northern League All-Star Lim Jong-chan is hitting. Incheon=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com/2024.07.05/

Lim Jong-chan sharpened his blade in the Futures League. In the Futures League, he hit 284 with 13 home runs and 82 RBIs in 83 games, becoming the top RBI player in the Northern League. In his last appearance, he played multi-hit including home runs, and in Japan's Miyazaki Phoenix Education League, he ranked first in the team with a batting average of 375 (15 hits in 40 at-bats) and one home run and four RBIs in 13 games.

This season, Hanwha will face fierce competition for the outfield seats. With foreign hitter Esteban Floral in center field, there is no clear owner in the corner outfield. Im Jong-chan played as a center fielder last year, but he was competitive as he originally played as a corner outfielder.

Hanwha Park Jung-hyun hits a double in the top of the second inning of the game between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Stadium on the 24th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2023.09.24/

The infield is waiting for 'Reserve' power. Infielder Park Jung-hyun (24) became the Southern League's home run king and RBI king last year with a batting average of 313, 16 home runs, 66 RBIs and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.889 in 91 games in the Futures League. He joined the second round of the rookie draft (78th overall) in 2020, and played in 197 games until 2023 with only six home runs. In the Futures League, there were only 15 home runs in four seasons.

He will be discharged from the military in June this year after clearly showing a step up in Sangmu last year.

Hanwha signed a four-year total of 5 billion won as an FA contract with shortstop Shim Woo-joon after the end of last season. Park Jung-hyun's main position, shortstop position, has a firm main player. However, Park Jung-hyun is expected to be highly utilized in the first team as he can defend in the infield.

Hanwha coach Kim Kyung-moon has proposed establishing a starting lineup through the 2025 'Infinite Competition'. Park Jung-hyun's all-around defense is enough to create a new wind in Hanwha's infield.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.