It's a day off for the first team? The second division, which suffered a crushing defeat by 13 points, made a surprise visit to head coach Kim Tae-hyung...The clean-up FA duo have no hits in seven at-bats
Feb 15, 2025
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Taiwan's Tainan Baseball Stadium on the 14th. A practice game was held between the Lotte Giants' second division and the Taiwanese professional team Taigang Hawks.
Kim Dong-hyuk (center fielder), Han Seung-hyun (left wing), Noh Jin-hyuk (first base), Kim Min-sung (designated hitter), Kim Dong-hyun (right wing), Lee Joo-chan (third base), Kim Se-min (elimination), Kang Seung-gu (catcher), and Lee Tae-kyung (second base) started. Kim Dong-gyu and Um Jang-yoon were substituted during the game. The pitchers were divided by starter Hong Min-ki's recruitment rate Lee Young-jae (two innings), Bae Se-jong, Kim Hyun-woo, and Jeong Seon-woo (one inning).
In terms of the results alone, it was a complete defeat of 0-13 and 13 points. However, it was the first real game of the year without proper outdoor training due to the bad weather in Korea. As a result, the batting was sluggish and defensive errors came out.
In particular, five players were included in the starting lineup, with three-digit numbers equivalent to nurturing players or rookies, and four of the six pitchers who took the mound on the day. There were some players with experience in the first team, such as Kim Dong-hyuk and Lee Joo-chan, but overall, they were full of unfamiliar names.
In the meantime, there is a name that stands out the most. Roh Jin-hyuk, who started as the third batter and first baseman, and Kim Min-sung, who was the fourth designated hitter.
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However, Roh Jin-hyuk had no hits in three at-bats and Kim Min-sung had no hits in four at-bats. Overall, the team did not appear to have come up from the offense and defense.
Lotte's first- and second-tier players did not meet due to the mixed friendly match of Taiwan's WBC (World Baseball Classic) national team and entry into the second-tier team. After that, the first team will take turns using the training facility until the 21st when it leaves the country. In the case of the second team, there are days when they go away in the process of playing a practice game against a local team in Taiwan.
Lotte's first team, which played against the Taiwanese national team the previous day, returned to Tainan shortly after the game and took a delicious rest for a day.
However, the coaching staff's schedule was different. On this day, head coach Kim Tae-hyung visited the 2nd division game site with key coaches and front offices such as head coach Cho Won-woo and pitching coach Joo Hyung-kwang. He was dressed as comfortably as he was on a day off.
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Kim Yong-hee, the coach of the second division, is a master of development. He is an insightful head coach who recognizes and nurtures the talent of the player. After the game, he said 'There are too many young players' explained 'Most of the players who used to play in the second team are in the first team camp' Then "The value of the existence of the 2nd Army, what I have to do is foster the players." I'm proud that many good players came out last year. Please look forward to it again this year."
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In the case of the pitching staff, starter Hong Min-ki was sluggish with four runs in two innings. This year's rookie third-rounder Kim Hyun-woo also showed regret with three runs (two earned) including errors. Manager Kim Yong-hee said, `Kim Hyun-woo is a very good pitcher. It's worth looking forward to the future. Kim Se-min is also in the second division shortly after being discharged from the military, but he is in the stage of improving his condition. The talent is very good."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
