“We don’t know when the (hit) cycle will fall. I don’t think I’ve got a chance. I can’t even afford to think about next season”

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The Samsung Lions match was held at Gocheok Dome on July 29. Lee Joo-hyung (22), who played as a left fielder, hit a heavy hit in the third inning as the leadoff hitter. On the day he moved from the LG Twins to the Kiwoom Heroes, he hit and scored in his first at-bat.

These days, Lee Ju-hyung is the hottest player in the Heroes. He hit six hits in 13 at-bats, including one home run, in three games from the NC Dinos match on the 6th to the Hanwha Eagles match on the 8th. He has hit in eight of the last 10 games.

After the transfer, he played in 38 games, batting .322 (49 hits in 152 at-bats), five home runs, 27 RBIs, 22 points, 3 steals, and OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) 0.884. There are more games that have already played as Heroes players than those that have already played for LG.

A graduate of Kyungnam High School, 2nd pick in the 2020 rookie draft. I never thought of a transfer. “I was upset when I heard about the trade. “I didn’t even know I would play right in the first division after moving,” he said.

Going to the new team, the road opened as if the sea split in two. He played as a substitute for the Twins, but is starting every game for the Heroes. The Young Heroes are a team of opportunities for young prospects. Of course, it’s the player’s ability to seize the opportunity.

When asked to pick the most memorable moment after moving to the Heroes, he talked about his “first professional home run.” The match against Jamsil LG on August 3, the fifth game since the transfer. In the top of the first inning, Casey Kelly hit a change-up thrown and threw it to the right side of the outfield. He hit his first professional home run in a game against LG, his team until a week ago.

He added four more home runs after his first home run, recording five home runs in his career.

We played two games and faced LG in the previous year. I was out of my mind. Looking at the opposing team, I realized that I became a real Heroes player and moved.”

He said he got a call from senior Lee Jung-hoo right after he joined the new team. Lee Ju-hyung said, “I didn’t know Lee Jung-hoo directly. I think coach Lee Jong-beom (Lee Jung-hoo’s father) told me. He said, “He gave me various good words over the phone, including how to manage injuries.”

In fact, Lee Jung-hoo’s injury led to Lee Joo-hyung’s trade. Lee Jung-hoo was out for the season due to an injury last July 안전놀이터 추천

The Heroes decided to send starter Choi Won-tae to LG and receive Lee Joo-hyung and pitcher Kim Dong-kyu. He gave up competition for autumn baseball and changed his direction to prepare for next season.

“Coach Lee Jong-beom asked and learned a lot when he was a second-tier batting coach. The coach took good care of me. He said, “He once brought me regular equipment.”

As he continued his great performance in the Heroes, the modifiers “Lee Jung-hoo’s successor” and “second Lee Jung-hoo” appeared in front of his name. It is a compliment that he is a player who will fill the vacancy of Lee Jung-hoo, who will go to the Major League at the end of the season. It is an honor to be mentioned with top hitter Lee Jung-hoo.

“Jung Hu-hyung is an unrivaled player. I feel good to hear that, but ‘the second Lee Jung-hoo’…. I want to catch up with even a third. I will do my best to become a player who can fill the vacancy of Jung Hu-hyung.”

On the first day of no hits in five at-bats, the senior contacted me on the phone. “He told me to forget quickly and think only about what I can do in the future because I have a game tomorrow, too. “That word still lingers in my head.”

There is a swing I want to follow. I often watch videos of Yoshida Masataka (30) of the Boston Red Sox. He is a right-handed left-handed outfielder like Lee Joo-hyung. After playing as the fourth batter for the Orix Buffaloes in the Japanese professional baseball league, he moved to the Major League last winter. Yoshida, who played four times in the opening game, is active as a central hitter for Boston.

After watching the WBC (World Baseball Classic) Japanese national team game, I got to know Yoshida, who played as No. 4 and 5.

“A soft swing. “I want to learn the hitting mechanism of hitting a strong ball with a small physique (1m73,87kg).”

Roh Si-hwan (23), a home run hitter for the Hanwha Eagles, is a one-year senior at Kyungnam High School. “When I was in high school, I felt and learned a lot from Sihwan,” he said.