Park Hae-min, Min-jung, and Su-bin, the master of the next trip, boasted...Ma Huang, who cannot run 0 on-base percentage, will also shake his position in center field

Mar 26, 2025

The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and KIA at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 9th. Lotte's Hwang Sung-bin is increasing his lead from first base. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.09/

Lotte Hwang Sung-bin is hitting in an exhibition game between Lotte and Kiwoom at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 18th. Gocheok = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.03.18/

"I trained hard for defense in the offseason. Now Park Hae-min, Jeong Su-bin, and maybe next."

'The Devil' Hwang Sung-bin says 'Every season is a competition for me' in his habit.

In fact, it is 'Cinderella' representing the Lotte Giants. He rarely received attention in Futures when he was a rookie and after serving in the military, but he has already grown into a player representing the team.

It is an achievement built with terrible effort and grit that even the personality has changed. At the time of 2022, when Hwang Sung-bin first emerged as a sensation, he was also famous for having a higher batting average in the first division than in the Futures. At that time, the Futures batting average was 261, while the batting average in the first team was 294. A Lotte official also expressed "Maybe that's star quality, or isn't there a player who is better if he gets attention?"

Although he suffered ups and downs in the challenges of newcomers, he took it to the next level when he met coach Kim Tae-hyung and hitting coach Lim Hoon last year. The player, who had only speed, already had a contact of '300 batters (30.2 percent batting average, OPS 0.812)', and even utilized his speed properly, ranking third (51) in stolen bases last year.

Yoon Dong-hee is the central player of Lotte's fielders, which manager Kim Tae-hyung has emphasized since his inauguration. In particular, the basic plan was to use Yoon Dong-hee, who has both speed and shoulders, as a center fielder, and to use foreign players and hitters on the left and right.

Lotte and Kiwoom exhibition game at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 18th, Lotte Hansae's infield ground ball with one out and second base in the top of the sixth inning?? Second baseman Hwang Sung-bin is being tagged out by Kiwoom's third baseman Yeo Dong-wook, who caught the ball. Gocheok = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.03.18/

Hwang Sung-bin is the player who shakes it. Anyone who sees a unique explosive base run and energy that turns the flow of the game upside down in an instant is bound to fall in love. On top of that, there was a judgment that starting from last season, it had a balance of offense and defense.

In particular, head coach Cho Won-woo, who joined the off-season, called Hwang Sung-bin 'exclusive mark'. He started the outfielder late, and even after coming to the professional league, he was immediately appointed to the first team as a pinch runner rather than being trained in the second team, and then immediately jumped to the main lineup.

Therefore, basic defensive skills have always been pointed out as weaknesses. Although it covers the range with its fast feet, it lacks sense of beat or detail from the catch to the throw, judgment of the hit that follows the hit at the moment of play, and instantaneous shift that reflects the pitcher's pitch type and the batter's tendency.

Hwang Sung-bin himself devoted himself to defensive training last winter. You will be able to see a definitely different side of yourself than before." He is the head coach who watched it closely. Ahead of the opening of the season, head coach Kim Tae-hyung said, `Now, I think Hwang Sung-bin's defense is okay in similar fields. It's still not enough for players like Park Hae-min and Jung Soo-bin, but I think it's enough to introduce it as the next level."

However, it is a headache because the bat does not fit during the regular season. He played as the first hitter center fielder in the opening game against the LG Twins and the first game of the week series against SSG Landers, respectively, but had no hits in seven at-bats. The on-base percentage is '0' because he didn't get any walks or dunes. As a result, he didn't even have a chance to steal. As he failed to make use of his greatest strength, he is constantly showing signs of nervousness even at bat.

Hwang Seong-bin is a man who flogged himself. It is difficult to continue 'Twinkle' anymore. He is already quite old. Hwang Sung-bin should no longer be a sensation, but a stable center fielder.

Director Kim Tae-hyung said of Hwang Sung-bin, `I'm trying to be too good. He also cares a little about the on-base percentage, but it is difficult to deal with it quickly even at bat as his worries increase with the thought that he should go out. But I'm the first hitter, so should I watch more of the ball? Should I hit it aggressively now? It's worth thinking about."You have to play your own baseball."," he stressed.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.