Will it work as an opponent of the most prestigious team in the 150km, three-hit storm? Samsung Rookie 4th General, forward deployment against Yomiuri, left Seung-hyun will be selected.
Feb 16, 2025
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He grows it strong from the beginning. Since his professional debut, he has played only one game.
Four rookies in the first to fourth rounds, including left-hander Bae Chan-seung, infielder Shim Jae-hoon and Cha Seung-joon, and outfielder Su Soo-ho, will play their first warm-up match against the Yomiuri Giants, the most prestigious Japanese professional baseball team, on the 14th at Akama Ball Park in Onnason, Okinawa.
Samsung will play a warm-up match against Yomiuri at Cellular Stadium in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan at 1 p.m. on the 16th. This is the first warm-up match for the team's camp.
Regardless of the results, it is a good opportunity to evaluate the top prospects who will lead Samsung's 10-year future.
Before the season, Japanese teams set the pace faster than Korean teams. There is a difference in level, but why it is not easy to beat the Japanese team in the Okinawa warm-up match. Samsung has struggled in warm-up matches with Japanese teams in the past.
Two years ago, on March 4, 2023, the last memory of the victory was a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Yomiuri at Cellular Stadium. During the Okinawa camp in 2024, a year ago, Samsung's performance in the warm-up match was one draw and eight losses. Although it raised concerns, Samsung passed the playoffs as the second place in the regular season and advanced to the Korean Series.
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Coach Park Jin-man deployed four rookies forward without hesitation in the first warm-up match of the camp.
Bae Chan-seung, who made three outs in eight pitches with a 150km fastball and a controlled slider in the match against Cheongbaek on the 14th, will be included in the game group and will take the mound in the bullpen.
The three rookie fielders were placed side by side in the lower batting lines of 7, 8 and 9.
On the 14th, Soo Soo-ho, who played an active role in the match against Cheongbaek with three hits and two points from four times at bat, will start in left field, Cha Seung-joon as third baseman in eighth, and Shim Jae-hoon, who showed active performance in offense and defense in the match against Cheongbaek, will start as second baseman in ninth.
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Since moving to the starting pitcher last year, he has led the fall baseball in three years with 6 wins, 4 losses and an ERA of 4.23 in 17 games. Choi Won-tae and Lee Ho-sung returned after receiving special training at the Florida CSP (Cressey Sports Performance) for three weeks last winter. He looks lighter and sleek by increasing his muscles. As the ball has improved, it raises questions about what it will look like against the Yomiuri slugger.
Following Lee Seung-hyun, preliminary candidates for the must-win group were included in the game group, including Lee Jae-ik, Lee Seung-min, Yuk Sun-yeop, Lee Jae-hee, Park Joo-hyuk, Park Joon-yong, Kim Dae-ho, Hwang Dong-jae and Bae Chan-seung.
The batting line-up will include Kim Sung-yoon (center fielder), Yoon Jung-bin (right wing), Lee Jae-hyun (striker), Diaz (first baseman), Kang Min-ho (designated hitter), Kim Jae-sung (catcher), Su-ho (left wing), Cha Seung-joon (third baseman), and Shim Jae-hoon (second baseman).
In addition, catcher Kim Do-hwan, infielder Lee Hae-seung and Lee Chang-yong, and outfielder Hong Hyun-bin and Kim Tae-geun were included in the game group.
Photo courtesy = Samsung Lions
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
