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Lotte Giants Coach Expresses Disappointment Over Outfielder Son Ho-young’s Injury and Absence

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Professional baseball coach Kim Tae-hyung of the Lotte Giants expressed his disappointment over the absence of the outfielder Son Ho-young from the team.

Son Ho-young, who joined Lotte through a 1-to-1 trade with sidearm Woo Kang-hoon (LG) on March 30, is an infielder with three basic skills: offense, defense, and defense. He appeared in 29 games and had .322 batting average (32 hits in 100 at-bats) with 3 home runs He has 18 RBI, 15 runs, and 6 stolen bases. Coach Kim Tae-hyung was satisfied with the impact of Son Ho-young’s recruitment, saying, “We brought him in very well.”

Son Ho-young was substituted twice during the match against Samsung in Daegu on the 3rd due to discomfort in his right wrist, and underwent a detailed examination at the club’s designated hospital on the morning of the 4th. Fortunately, the hamstring was not damaged, but it was tight, so the decision was made to cancel the entry to protect the player.

Manager Kim Tae-hyung, who met with reporters before the Daegu Samsung game on the 4th, said, “I plan to use Jeong Hoon as a third baseman, and I called up rookie infielder Kang Seong-woo today.” Kang Seong-woo, who was drafted 43rd overall in the 5th round after graduating from Cheong High School, has a .345 batting average (10 hits in 29 at-bats), 2 RBI, 6 runs, and 4 bases. bring them on the Future Stage. Coach Kim Tae-hyung said, “I got a report from Futures that he is a stable player. “I’ll take a look,” he said.

On the 3rd, Lotte defeated Samsung 8-7 thanks to the performance of veteran duo Jeon Jun-woo and Jeong Hoon. Coach Kim Tae-hyung predicted, “As we turn the tide for two consecutive days and get a win, it will have a positive effect on the players.”

Sidearmer Han Hyun-hee, who was the second pitcher following starter Na Kyun-an, showed a great pitching performance with 1 hit, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts, and no runs in 2⅔ innings. Accordingly, he highly praised Han Hyun-hee’s powerful pitch, saying, “If you throw with all your might from the middle, batters will not be able to hit it easily.” He also said, “We were able to win thanks to Han Hyun-hee’s good blocking. “It wouldn’t have been easy if we had conceded 1 or 2 points,” he added.

Meanwhile, Lotte’s starting lineup consisted of left fielder Jang Doo-seong, second baseman Ko Seung-min, right fielder Victor Reyes, designated hitter Jeon Jun-woo, third baseman Jeong Hoon, first baseman Na Seung-yeop, center fielder Yoon Dong-hee, shortstop Park Seung-wook, and catcher Son Seong-bin. Foreign pitcher Aaron Wilkerson will start. /beth@osen.co.kr

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