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| LG Lee Ju-heon is training defense. Photo courtesy = LG Twins |
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| A semi-playoff game between the LG Twins and the KT Wiz at Jamsil Stadium on the 5th. LG catcher Lee Joo-heon is training with coach Park Kyung-wan. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.10.05/ |
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| A game between Kiwoom and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 26th, LG catcher Lee Joo-heon.Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.26/ |
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"A very important year ahead in baseball life."
He is well aware of it. that it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that came to you. The catcher who will support LG Twins' main catcher Park Dong-won in the 2025 season is Lee Joo-heon, who is in his fourth year of high school. LG decided not to renew its contract with veteran Huh Do-hwan after last year, and the first person mentioned was Kim Bum-seok, a promising first-round player in 2023. But now, Lee Joo-heon has been selected as the second catcher.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he has settled down with just one game, making his first start against Kiwoom in Jamsil on September 26, the final home game last year, and he showed a strong performance of three hits and two RBIs in four at-bats with his confident play in front of the packed audience. Lee Joo-heon, who added experience by entering the postseason entry with this game, was dispatched to Chunichi Dragons in Japan as a partner of Lee Ji-gang Sung-hyun during the closing camp and trained with Chunichi players. And now I'm growing up as a real first-team player, training in Arizona first-team camp for the first time.
"I was excited and nervous because it was overseas training from the first team camp. A little more than two weeks later, I've already adapted to the camp, and I'm working hard to make it better.'Lee Ju-heon said, `I personally have a very important year ahead. Since this season is a very important time in baseball life, I don't think I should get sick first. Also, the goal is to play as many games as possible and be together in the first team all year round."
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| A game between Kiwoom and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 26th, and LG Lee Joo-heon hits the first RBI double with one out and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the second inning.Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.26/ |
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| A game between Kiwoom and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 26th, LG Lee Joo-heon hits a hit in the bottom of the fifth inning with no outs.Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.26/ |
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"He has good physical conditions as a catcher and is confident in defense. Lee Joo-heon, who introduced himself as a player who puts the most importance on being stable in defense and tries to hit aggressively at bat, said "I think the coach will prioritize stable defense and expect a hit that fits the situation. I'm trying to get as many pitchers' balls as possible during the camp, and I'm receiving a lot of guidance from coach Park Kyung-wan through extra training. I've been asking a lot and listening to advice"He said he is preparing for a full-time season for the first team.
My role model is Park Dongwon. "I've liked him for a long time, but I felt more while training together in this spring camp," Lee Ju-heon said. "I came to respect him more by talking about his mental aspects and his attitude toward baseball. Like Park Dong-won, I felt that I have to be sincere in baseball and think a lot about it to become a great player."
In the meantime, Kim Bum-seok has been recognized by LG fans as the next-generation catcher, but Lee Joo-heon got the opportunity first this season. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop judged that Kim Bum-seok's catcher defense ability was still poor, and he couldn't train defense due to his weight during the closing training, so it was not easy to play a stable defense that gave trust to pitchers during the season only through defensive training during the spring camp and selected Lee Joo-heon as the second catcher.
Lee Ju-heon said, `I want to remain a player who is full of fighting spirit and always does his best on the ground. I want to be remembered as a gritty player," he expressed his ambition.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
