It's the Giants. The dream of a big gun by a tall army of 1m90 → even equipped with defense...Go Seungmin's confidence.

Feb 18, 2025

photo courtesy of Lotte Giants

There are a lot of players with a big shot potential inside and outside. All that's left is to explode.

However, defense is expected to be tough this year. In 2017, he led the Lotte Giants to advance to the fall baseball league, and head coach Cho Won-woo, dubbed the "Master of Outfield Defense", joined. Along with infield defensive coach Kim Min-ho, the league's highest-ranking and managerial-level defensive coaches gathered.

Ko Seung-min returned to second base, his seat, after ending his wandering position on the outfield-1 base last year. Then the blow came back. He hit .38 with 14 homers and 87 RBIs with an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS). On the 16th, he also showed off his good batting performance by hitting two hits in three at-bats, including a double.

The surgery on the left thumb, which was performed in October last year, went through the process of removing the wrist ligament and bonding it to the thumb. Rehabilitation is over, and the aftereffects seem to have been completely cleared out. The player himself is energetic, saying, `It's possible as much as possible in the opening game,' but Lotte is taking a conservative approach with as much caution as possible.

When asked about his commitment to the new season, Ko Seung-min said, "I will do better than last year."," he said, holding himself together. This year's annual salary is 185 million won. It is 131.3 percent higher than last year. It is an expectation that Lotte will have for the future.

윤동희 고승민. Photo courtesy = Lotte Giants

With his extraordinary athletic ability, he was praised by head coach Kim Tae-hyung as `The second base defense is the league's top class.' Still, there is still an image that the defense is disappointing compared to the batting. Go Seungmin is "Night training??The focus is on the defense of the province. Coach Kim Min-ho said, "You're working hard to make me a person."

He is also the second batter and main second baseman, which head coach Kim Tae-hyung pointed out this season. Looking at the Lotte lineup, except for Hwang Sung-bin (1m72), Yoo Kang-nam (1m82), Son Ho-young (1m83), and Park Seung-wook (1m84) are all 1m80 or higher, and Ko Seung-min (1m89) and Na Seung-yeop (1m90). Yoon Dong-hee (1m87) of the outfield can reach around 1m90. Up to Reyes (1m 96) - the team's longest - is literally 'Giant Corps'.

The huge sizes stand out that Ko Seung-min does not stand out. Ko Seung-min smiled broadly, saying, "That's why it's the Giants."

photo courtesy of Lotte Giants

This year, Go Seungmin's number is 2. The number 65 until last year was handed over to Jung Cheol-won, who had been transferred. Lotte's No. 2 is the uniform number of current Doosan Bears coach Cho Sung-hwan, who is forever 'Captain' and legend. He has led the fall baseball for five consecutive years and has won the second baseman Golden Glove twice.

"Yoon Dong-hee can hit more home runs than I do. I will not dwell on the batting average, the most hits, and the number of home runs. He has no desire for 20 home runs. This year's goal is only fall baseball."

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

It's the Giants. The dream of a big gun by a tall army of 1m90 → even equipped with defense...Go Seungmin's confidence.

Sports