Smells like a big guns first baseman...From the first game to the 125m home run, the secret was...

Mar 08, 2025

Smells like a big guns first baseman...From the first game to the 125m home run, the secret was...
The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and KIA was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Lotte won over KIA. Na Seung-yeop is sharing high fives with manager Kim Tae-hyung after the game. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.08/



Lotte Giants' Na Seung-yeop (23) hit a home run in the first game of the exhibition game.

Na Seung-yeop started as a first baseman and fifth batter in an exhibition game against the KIA Tigers at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 8th and hit a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, when he was losing 1-3, Na Seung-yeop hit a fastball from 3B1S against the opponent KIA's second pitcher Kim Do-hyun and crossed the right fence.




Lotte, which sparked the chase with Na Seung-yeop's home run, won the game 4-3.

Na Seung-yeop, who hit two home runs in the last three official practice games in the Miyazaki Spring Camp, certainly used a lot of work before, but what coach Kim Tae-hyung and his batting coaches said was to change it to a more rotating hit. My arm will come out if I spin it anyway, so I think it's a good idea to use the rotational force to hit it" and "I'm not particularly conscious of hitting long balls. It's encouraging that a home run came out with my swing, not a big swing."

Smells like a big guns first baseman...From the first game to the 125m home run, the secret was...
The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and KIA was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Lotte's batting Na Seung-yeop. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.08/
It also had the effect of lowering the fence. At the end of last season, Lotte lowered its outfield fence from 6m to 4.8m. Removing the 1.2m extra fence installed after the 2021 season. From the batter's point of view, it could certainly be less burdensome.




Na Seung-yup "Actually, I don't know. I think I should go during the seasonHe said ", but there's definitely something comfortable about it" he said.

As for the home run situation on this day, the count was also in my favor, and I was aiming for a fastball because there was no runner. That part matched well."

The pitch clock, which will be applied from this season, has also adjusted. Na Seung-yup practiced a lot during the camp. Batters and pitchers all practiced together, but the pitch clock was not conscious in the game. I didn't feel like I was being chased" he said.




Smells like a big guns first baseman...From the first game to the 125m home run, the secret was...
The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and KIA was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Lotte's Na Seung-yeop hit a solo home run in the sixth inning. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.08/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.