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| KBO League SSG and Lotte match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 25th. After 11 extra innings, Lotte won over SSG. Park Jin-jin, who achieved the save, is delighted. |
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| The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and KIA was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Lotte's hitting Lee Ho-joon. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.08/ |
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| Lotte and Kiwoom at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 18th, and Lotte Han Tae-yang hits an RBI sacrifice fly with one out and runners on the second and third bases in the top of the fourth inning. Gocheok = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.03.18/ |
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Lotte Giants shake at the beginning of the season. There are many power gaps that add injuries and sluggishness.
To put it another way, now is the opportunity. Can Nang Jung-chu and Nansai hero appear like last year's 'Yungo or Hwangson'.
Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung emphasizes, `Using a player who is good now, and looking for the next option when he is tired or running out of cycles.' Name value, annual salary, FA, annual leave, etc. do not significantly affect the use of players. Although it respects veterans, it is only for players who do their part.
Park Jin, who has emerged as a must-win group, and Park Joon-woo and Kim Kang-hyun, who are active as one of the pillars of the bullpen, are cases where manager Kim Tae-hyung actively discovered and wrote pitchers that have not received much attention last year.
If Yoo Kang-nam is sluggish, he actively utilizes information roots. FA Noh Jin-hyuk and Han Hyun-hee have no first-team call-ups so far this season, judging that their skills do not meet expectations.
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This season's shortstop competition is also showing desired results by appointing Han Tae-yang and Lee Ho-joon, breaking expectations that Park Seung-wook and Jeon Min-jae should compete. In the absence of Ko Seung-min, veteran Kim Min-sung, who did not get much time to play last year, is adding a new wind. It's a bonus to talk about veteran Jung Hoon, who gives you a shot when you need him.
The outfield without Hwang Sung-bin also uses Jang Doo-sung, newly registers Kim Dong-hyuk, and is always looking for new players.
It's hard to say it's a relaxation at the beginning of the season. Lotte has been experiencing a crisis at the beginning of the season for the second consecutive year since last year. Rather, the desperate intention of finding a breakthrough can be seen. 'I brought my winning contractor and he's rebuilding it' is doing his job as a head coach without being swayed by his gaze.
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| The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and KIA will be held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Manager Kim Tae-hyung is watching the players' training. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.08/ |
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After all, as of the beginning of last season, only one of the so-called 「Yoon Go-na Hwang-son」 is Yoon Dong-hee. Ko Seung-min is a player who rose again last year after suffering a slump once, and Na Seung-yeop spread his wings only after being discharged from the military. Hwang Sung-bin also reversed the previous evaluation that 'the limit is clear', and Son Ho-young is a case in which Lotte has full potential that he could not show due to injury.
Opportunities are always open. It is the master who wins. Who will be "Kim Tae-hyung's Man" this year.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
