Second baseman Outfielder Second baseman. Second baseman must have a headache changing his positionHe's such a good batsman.

Feb 02, 2025

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[Geelong (Australia) = Reporter Kim Yong from Sports Chosun] Second baseman - outfielder - shortstop - second baseman again.

Does it make sense for a professional baseball player to move back and forth like this in less than a year.

There is a player who is suffering like this in KT Wiz. The main character is Chun Sung-ho.

After being discharged from Sangmu, he returned with high expectations ahead of last season. Head coach Lee Kang-chul expressed his expectations, saying "Match use," and the expectations seemed to fit properly. He has been hitting hard since the opening game of last season, and he became a sensation by showing his brilliant contact ability as if he were reminiscent of Japanese baseball legend Ichiro. He performed tremendously early in the season, competing for batting average.

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But it didn't last long. The opponent began to analyze Chun Sung-ho, and suddenly, as he played many games, there was a limit to his physical strength. The most crucial issue was defense. Head coach Lee Kang-chul put Chun Sung-ho on second base, the main position, and although he handled the ball coming up pretty well, he often showed limitations in the situation of handling double play. He has strong shoulders, but his weaknesses were clear in footwork and linked play.

Chun Sung-ho self-evaluated, `More than for other reasons, I think the hit also affected because I was stressed out in defense.'

However, his batting quality was superior to anyone else. So coach Lee tried to turn Chun Sung-ho into an outfielder. Last year at the Wakayama Finishing Camp in Japan, only outfielder training was told to die.

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However, after entering the Australian spring camp, coach Lee tried to return Chun Sung-ho to shortstop. FA compensation player Jang Jin-hyuk came to the outfield and there was no seat. Even so, it was a waste to kill the strike of the Cheonseong Lake. So, the one I chose is infield. Instead, he tried to play a shortstop position that could use his strong shoulders.

However, director Lee's mind changed again. Shortstop is Kim Sang-soo, and even Hwang Jae-kyun, whose position has become ambiguous due to the joining of Huh Kyung-min, is challenging the shortstop position. So coach Lee wanted to put Chun Sung-ho, who had a great hitting, back at second base. If Chun Sung-ho went out early in the game and made a way to attack, he could draw a picture of Oh Yoon-seok, who is stable in both batting and defense, in the middle and late stages.

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I wonder if there has been a player whose position has changed so much in such a short period of time. Chun Sung-ho "Nothing at all hard or afraid. You can do well in any position. If I can just play, I'll do my best in any position"I fired up my enthusiasm. In fact, Chun Sung-ho is giving tremendous lectures by performing regular training, extra work, and night training in this camp. He is fully prepared to come back to second base.

Will Chun Sung-ho be able to start as KT's main second baseman in the opening game. The fate can be determined in the following practice games and exhibition games.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.