I gave you 200% Thanks to Ji-chan, the super rookie turned upside down on the 4th base → 10,000 won Jamsil bee, is it his debut match?

Apr 17, 2025

Shim Jae-hoon, who helped escape four consecutive losses with a fourth-base game in his professional debut against LG in Jamsil on the 17th. Jamsil=Sports Chosun Reporter Jung Hyun-seok hschung@sportschosun.com

Samsung has lost four games in a row and has already lost 50% of its victory rate.

The game card of Samsung manager Park Jin-man against LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 17th was rookie Shim Jae-hoon, who was called up for the first time since joining the professional league. Along with Lee Chang-yong, he put two young bloods in the lineup. He started at second base eight.

Before the game, head coach Park explained, `It's time for some change,' `Since the team as a whole is a little stagnant, young players came in, moved actively, and deployed to create such a situation.'

A strategic choice to revitalize a stagnant field of fielders. It has become a stroke of God.

A game between LG and Samsung at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th, Samsung Lee Jae-hyun is handing over Shim Jae-hoon's gloves and equipment ahead of the defense in the bottom of the ninth inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.17/

Shim Jae-hoon made an error with an infield hit to third base from his first at-bat in the top of the third inning.

In the top of the sixth inning with a 4-1 lead, he walked on base from LG rookie Kim Young-woo after a full count match after two outs, then dug home and scored a wedge made by foot during Kim Sung-yoon's short left-handed hit following a stolen base.

It wasn't the end. He took the leadoff batter in the eighth inning with a 5-1 lead and opened another chance by picking up a walk from Kim Yoo-young and getting on base. Shim Jae-hoon, who advanced to second base with a sacrifice bunt, homered on a timely double over Lee Jae-hyun's height in right field, scoring his second run. He went 1 for 2 with 3 walks and scored 2 points. Shim Jae-hoon, who played on the fourth base in his debut match, met expectations by revitalizing the dugout with his active appearance in the offense and defense.

Samsung manager Park Jin-man said, `Sim Jae-hoon is a rookie, but it is impressive to see him play calmly. It served as 200 percent of the expectations", expressing satisfaction.

A game between LG and Samsung at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th, and Samsung's Shim Jae-hoon hits an infield hit in the top of the third inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.17/

Shim Jae-hoon, who helped him escape the losing streak with a dream-like performance in his debut, showed calmness to pick the ball out of the batter's box with a calmness that was not like a rookie playing his first game. Shim Jae-hoon, who was interviewed in a muddy uniform, clearly expressed his feelings about his debut.

Before leaving, the seniors and the older brothers told me to play confidently, so I think I kept shouting out the spell, 'Let's be confident' and I think I tried to enjoy it while looking for fun even though I was nervous. I'm glad that I looked relaxed and I was very nervous. "I think I was just trying to be confident and energetic because I thought it would boost the team's atmosphere if I showed myself as a rookie (in a situation where I'm losing consecutive games and the team's atmosphere is subdued)."

A game between LG and Samsung at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th, and Samsung's Shim Jae-hoon runs with an infield hit in the top of the third inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.17/

In the game between LG and Samsung at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th, Samsung's Shim Jae-hoon hit an infield hit and is heading to second base due to the opponent's throwing error in the top of the third inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.17/

He also explained the bold attempt of the stolen base situation that would not have fallen off.

"Even during training, coach Kang Myung-koo told me to play boldly, so I just literally started boldly."

It's a cotyledons-like explanation.

Shim Jae-hoon, who drew attention throughout the camp as a rookie trio with Cha Seung-joon and Soo Soo-ho, his classmate. The walls of the professional stage were high. The opening entry was not open to him.

But there was no disappointment. I prepared for tomorrow by gaining experience in 18 Futures League games. His batting average was as low as 175, but he showed off his strong performance with 16 RBIs. He also hit two home runs.

In the game between LG and Samsung at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th, Samsung second baseman Shim Jae-hoon catches LG Kim Hyun-soo's ball and throws it to first base with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.17/

"I made a lot of errors during the trial game, so I got a lot of funkos in the second division. Ji-chan said that he's going to go up anyway, so don't be in a hurry and just be ready to do well, so I think I got a lot of help from what he said. I can't wait to go out while watching the game. Since I've dreamed of playing baseball in such a packed audience since a long time ago, I think I prepared hard with the idea that I want to achieve that dream quickly."

Samsung completed Lee Jae-hyun and Kim Young-woong's young left infield. The promising second baseman, who will be in harmony with them, finally made his debut. It was a big enough debut performance to make the Samsung club and Samsung fans excited.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.