He didn't lose much. He was relaxed even in last place. Confidence with a reason

Apr 08, 2025

He didn't lose much. He was relaxed even in last place. Confidence with a reason
The KBO League game between Lotte and Doosan at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 4th. 3rd base with one out in the 7th inning. Lee Yoo-chan scored when Kang Seung-ho grounded out. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.04/



He didn't lose much. He was relaxed even in last place. Confidence with a reason
In the game between Kiwoom and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 3rd, Doosan Yang Seok-hwan hits a solo home run and shares joy in the bottom of the 4th inning. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.04.03/
"It's 3 negatives. We didn't lose as much as we thought."

The Doosan Bears came from last place to fifth place in a week. Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop was not impatient even when he fell to the bottom. Doosan is showing better-than-expected performance than electricity leakage. The outlook is brighter as it is the timing for the injured to return one after another.

Immediately after the opening, there was a lot of concern over Doosan. Three key pitchers, including starter Kwak Bin and must-win group Hong Gun-hee and Lee Byung-hun, were injured. Doosan was sluggish in its first eight games with two wins and six losses.




However, Lee Seung-yeop was relaxed. Director Lee Seung-yeop said, `I think we lost a lot right now, but we have minus three now. It's three wins and six losses. It's not as bad as I thought it would be, he said.

Coach Lee Seung-yeop said at the time, `We see the team as positive rather than negative. We've played nine games now. There are still 135 games left. I won't just think about it in a hurry, and I'll let the players play comfortably."

In fact, Doosan did well last week with two wins and no losses for the Kiwoom Heroes and two wins and one loss for the three consecutive Lotte Giants games at the weekend. He recovered to 5 wins and 6 losses and a winning margin of minus 1.




The synonym of Doosan in the past, 'Hwapun Baseball', shone. As Hong Gun-hee and Lee Byung-hun left, Choi Ji-gang's joining was delayed, and Choi Won-joon returned to the starting line, the must-win group seemed to have completely run out. However, as Kim Taek-yeon and Lee Young-ha took the center stage, Park Shin-ji, Park Chi-guk, Jungwoo Kim, Kim Ho-joon, and Park Jung-soo played their part in the elements. Rookie Hong Min-gyu also helped by winning his first professional debut in relief.

He didn't lose much. He was relaxed even in last place. Confidence with a reason
Dusan Colerbin, who finished pitching scoreless in the top of the fourth inning at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 3rd, is smiling. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.04.03/
He didn't lose much. He was relaxed even in last place. Confidence with a reason
The game between Kiwoom and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 3rd, Doosan Yang Eui-ji hitting a three-run home run with two outs and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the first inning and sharing joy. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.04.03/
As Kim Min-seok slowed down in the lineup, Choo Jae-hyun took the opportunity. Park Joon-young, Lee Yoo-chan and Oh Myung-jin are active in the center infield. When foreign hitter Jake Cave was excluded from the first team due to body aches, native big gun Yang Seok-hwan exuded his crazy presence.

In particular, Yang had a monstrous week. He has a batting average of 0.526 / an on-base percentage of 0.522 / a slugging percentage of 1.105 and an on-base plus slugging percentage of 1.627 in 23 at-bats for five games. He ranks first in slugging percentage (OPS) and third in batting average in the entire league. On the 6th, the game against Lotte exploded with five RBIs.




For Doosan, Choi Ji-gang, a must-win group, will return this week. Hong Gun-hee is expected to come in mid-to-late April and Kwak Bin is also expected to make a comeback in early May. Until then, we can promise to do so as long as we hold out somehow.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.