An exhibition game batting average of 0.192 → 2 hits and 4 outs in the opening game. You're the only one worried about Hong Chang-gi. I knew it
Mar 23, 2025
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However, if it's Hong Chang-ki of the LG Twins, things will be different. Hong Chang-ki, KBO's representative on-base machine, who has been on-base king for two consecutive years and has been on-base king for three times in the last four years, was worried about his poor batting sense ahead of this season. However, he has proved himself that Hong Chang-ki of the season is different by getting on base four times since the opening game.
Hong Chang-ki started the opening game against the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 22nd and recorded two hits and two RBIs in three at-bats. He got on base four times with one walk and one hit ball.
In the bottom of the first inning when he met Lotte left-handed starter Charlie Barnes, Hong Chang-ki, who grounded out in front of the second base, made his first on-base hit with a hit ball in the bottom of the second inning.
In the bottom of the third inning with two outs and runners on the second and third bases with a 5-0 lead, he hit a two-run double from Barnes to right-center. Hong Chang-ki's double made it 7-0 and virtually decided the match of the day.
Then, at the end of the fifth inning, he took a walk from the changed left-handed pitcher Song Jae-young and got on base, and at the end of the seventh inning, he hit a left-handed hit from right-hander Park Joon-woo and was replaced by pinch runner Choi Won-young.
He was worried two days ago on Media Day. Because of the poor performance in the exhibition game.
In nine games, he had a batting average of 192 (five hits in 26 at-bats) and only two walks, and his on-base percentage was only 0.20. Last year, he hit only 130 (3 hits in 23 at-bats) in the exhibition game, but in the regular season, he started with two on-base hits with hits and walks from the opening game and became the on-base king by hitting career highs of 336 and 176 hits.
So I thought I wouldn't care about the results of the exhibition game, but I didn't. Hong Chang-ki, whom I met on Media Day, was worried. Hong Chang-ki was similar to the season, hit aggressively, and watched the ball for a long time"It was not satisfactory because the hitting was not so good." When the reporters said no one was worried about Hong Chang-ki, "I was a little worried. It's so badIt turns out...He said "It's okay if you have a bad batting average with a good ball, but I'm a little worried because there's no good batting and the batting average is bad."
However, Park Hae-min, the captain next to him, said "When the opening starts, it will return to the original Hong Chang-gi, so you don't have to worry.", showing infinite trust.
In the end, Hong Chang-ki recorded two hits and four on-base hits in the opening match, showing that there was no need to worry about Hong Chang-ki.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
