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| In an exhibition game between Doosan and Hanwha at Cheongju Baseball Stadium on the 9th, Kim Min-seok, who started as the first batter in left field, scored two hits, two RBIs and one run. Cheongju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.9/ |
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Doosan Bears' third-line uniform, which changed its sponsor for the first time in 30 years, couldn't be better suited. His legs are long and he's handsome...He is playing baseball well, too.
Doosan Bears' Kim Min-seok (21) is showing good performance in the exhibition game following his impressive performance in the spring camp. It is also worth looking forward to the position of No. 1 hitter in Doosan's track and field division, which boasts tradition.
Kim Min-seok started as the first batter in left field in Game 2 of the exhibition game against the Hanwha Eagles in Cheongju on the 9th and scored two hits, two RBIs and one run. He immediately got his first hit in the game on the 8th and raised his batting sense for two consecutive days.
Doosan's No. 1 hitter is a symbolic position. The genealogy of the leadoff, led by Jung Soo-geun, Lee Jong-wook and Jung Soo-bin, was a symbol of the Doosan Athletics Division in harmony with the strong lineup.
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| Jung Soo-geun, Lee Jong-wook, Jung Soo-bin from the left. Sports Chosun DB |
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After Jung Soo-bin (39 steals) won the title in the 2023 season, Cho Soo-haeng (64 steals) took over the title last season. In particular, Jung Soo-bin exceeded 50 steals, setting a milestone for two players from a team to achieve more than 50 steals for the first time in the KBO league.
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| Jung Soo-bin, who won the steal king of the 2023 season, and Cho Soo-bin, the 2024 steal king. Sports Chosun DB |
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Kim Min-seok is aiming for the position ahead of this season. In the first two exhibition games, Jung Soo-bin, who has played as a built-in first hitter for the past two years, moved to No. 9, while Kim Min-seok took the first batter. It is difficult to overcome the two seniors in the main game, but Kim Min-seok's sophisticated contact ability is his weapon.
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| 9일 한화전. Kim Min-seok hit a timely two-run hit with runners on the second and third bases with one out in the top of the second inning. I felt like I was watching Kim Hyun-soo when he was a rookie. |
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Kim Min-seok, who joined Lotte as the third overall rookie draft in 2023, became the eighth high school graduate to hit 100 hits, recognizing his potential. However, he failed to avoid jinx in his second year last year. Just before the exhibition game, he suffered an abdominal muscle injury and played in 41 games, with a batting average of only 0.211 .
The second chance came. Kim Min-seok wore a Doosan uniform through a two-to-three large trade conducted by Doosan and Lotte in November last year.
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| A game between the Doosan Bears and the Orix Buffaloes at Suken Stadium in Miyazaki, Japan, on the 1st. Kim Min-seok of Doosan Bears, with two outs in the top of the seventh inning, is hitting a timely hit. Miyazaki(Japan) = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com/2025.03.01/ |
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| A game between the Doosan Bears and the Orix Buffaloes at Suken Stadium in Miyazaki, Japan, on the 1st. Kim Min-seok is training for defense. Miyazaki(Japan) = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com/2025.03.01/ |
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Kim Min-seok was selected as camp MVP in seven practice games during the second camp, hitting 6 for 16 with a batting average of 0.375 and hitting hard. He is also playing as the first hitter in the subsequent exhibition game, raising the possibility of starting the opening game.
But nothing has been decided yet. You can survive only if you continue to win the competition until the end of the exhibition game. This is a harsh reality that Kim Min-seok, who experienced the failure of last season, knows better than anyone else.
If Kim Min-seok survives the competition, the record of Sajik uniform sales king in the 2023 season can also be reproduced in Jamsil. Let's see if Kim Min-seok can be the representative of the three-line uniform.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
