The lucky rookie, the only starting player in the 10 teams to overcome the tension, has never felt anything like this

Mar 22, 2025

Yeo Dong-wook ahead of the opening match against Samsung. Daegu = Sports Chosun Reporter Jung Hyun-seok hschung@sportschosun.com

Kium Heroes rookie infielder Yeo Dong-wook was listed on the opening selection list.

Yeo Dong-wook will start as the seventh third baseman in the opening match against Samsung at Lions Park in Daegu on the 22nd. A total of eight rookies were listed in the opening entry of the 10 teams announced the day before. Among them, Yeo Dong-wook was the only one in the starting lineup.

Won't you be nervous. Yeo Dong-wook, who was preparing for the opening game, said with a relatively bright expression, "'I've never felt like this before' and "'half nervous, half excited.'"

Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki, who used the rookie unconsciously, also caught the advantage. "He is a player who can overcome the tension of the opening game," he said. "He is very optimistic and very active on the ground. Having watched Taiwan for nearly a month, he believes that he has the spirit to show his performance in any situation on the ground, regardless of his young age," he praised.

As for Yeo Dong-wook, who hit a home run in the first and last at-bats of the exhibition game, Hong said, `There were many swings and misses in the process"I want to evaluate the part where you can take your swing in any situation, rather than a home run, that swing was consistently strong and that swing was not intimidated."."

In an exhibition game between Lotte and Kiwoom at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 18th, Kiwoom Yeo Dong-wook hits a solo home run in the bottom of the 8th inning. Gocheok = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.03.18/

In an exhibition game between Lotte and Kiwoom at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 18th, Kiwoom Yeo Dong-wook hit a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning and is welcomed by head coach Hong Won-ki. Gocheok = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.03.18/

Yeo Dong-wook, who joined Kiwoom in the 27th place in the third round after graduating from Daegu High School, said "It feels good to come to Daegu and meet my parents. It's the first game of the season, and I'll play with the heart of a rookie." Then "I thought it would be nice to start, but as soon as I saw it, I was nervous " "Since it's my first game, I'm thinking about doing something that I can do like an exhibition game without thinking about it. I also got counseling because I thought I would get sensitive while throwing a ball. I try to take a deep breath during the national anthem and let go of the mood"I stepped on the excitement ahead of the first stage.

Yeo Dong-wook expressed his ambition, saying "Let's be confident" is my mind, and brightness is my strength"I want to show you a good performance for a long time"

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.