Infield multi-backup → Surprise evolution into a first-rate hitter? Kim Taehyung was so nervous that he fell down

Apr 27, 2025

Infield multi-backup → Surprise evolution into a first-rate hitter? Kim Taehyung was so nervous that he fell down
Lotte and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 26th, and Lotte Jeon Min-jae, with two outs and runners on second base, runs with a timely RBI in the top of the seventh inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.26/



Infield multi-backup → Surprise evolution into a first-rate hitter? Kim Taehyung was so nervous that he fell down
Lotte Jeon Min-jae and Jung Cheol-won greet the Doosan team at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 27th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.27/
Infield multi-backup → Surprise evolution into a first-rate hitter? Kim Taehyung was so nervous that he fell down
Lotte and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 26th, and Lotte shortstop Jeon Min-jae collided with first baseman Kim Ki-yeon, who was heading to second base, when Doosan's Park Joon-young grounded out in front of the pitcher with no outs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Kim Ki-yeon's apology to Jeon Min-jae. Jamsil = reporter wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.26/
"He had a good talent. But..."

Jeon Min-jae of the Lotte Giants is running at the top of this year's batting average (379 batting average as of the 26th). The on-base plus slugging ratio (OPS) reaches 0.902.

No one expected it. He is also ahead of Son Ah-seop (NC Dinos) and Kim Hyun-soo (Doosan Bears), who are called 「Hitting Master」 and"Hitting Machine"




He played as an infield multi-backup for the past seven seasons when he played for Doosan. It was not mentioned as a main player. With Jung Chul-won, changing the uniform with Lotte-Doosan's 3-2 mega trade 'As he has a solid defense, he may get a new opportunity at Lotte."' was the extent to which a prediction was made.

However, as expected, an unexpected fire bat was added to the solid defense. What is Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung's intention that he has been watching since Doosan's days.

Coach Kim Tae-hyung emphasized the importance of 'real experience' above all else. Last year, Doosan was in charge of infield multiples and played 272 at-bats in 100 games.




He posted "2 because he said it was good, but I remember falling down because I was nervous. I thought he was a talented player along with Lee Yoo Chan," he said with a smile.

Infield multi-backup → Surprise evolution into a first-rate hitter? Kim Taehyung was so nervous that he fell down
After Lotte and Doosan played at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 26th, Lotte shortstop Jeon Min-jae collided with first baseman Kim Ki-yeon, who was heading to second base, and fell down when Doosan's Park Joon-young grounded out in front of the pitcher with no outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, manager Kim Tae-hyung comes to the ground and talks with the referee. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.26/
Thankfully, Jeon Min-jae did not get seriously injured even after he fell in a collision with Doosan runner Kim Ki-yeon during the defense the previous day. Rather, he also showed his fighting spirit of hitting a timely hit immediately in the next inning.

Manager Kim Tae-hyung asked about the situation "Isn't it an obstruction of defense?" The runner looked at the base and went in, and (former) Min-jae was a little out and had to throw. It didn't seem intentional, and it wasn't something I would appeal to. I went out to check for sure."




On this day, Lotte will play as a lineup of Hwang Sung-bin (center fielder), Yoon Dong-hee (right wing), Reyes (designated hitter), Na Seung-yeop (first base), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), Son Ho-young (third base), Jeon Joon-woo (left wing), Ko Seung-min (second base), and Jeon Min-jae (striker). The starter is Park Jin, who replaced Kim Jin-wook. Manager Kim Tae-hyung said of Park Jin's limited pitching and quick bullpen use, `When the situation comes up, I will do it accordingly. There is no separate pitch count or inning limit for Park Jin."



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.