Oh my gosh, what if the ML mountain monster is added to the third-place and last-place team in home runs? a baseball-minded player...Bad boys are prejudiced.

Apr 16, 2025

LG-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 10th. Kiwoom Puig, who lost 3-7, is disappointed. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.10/

Kiwoom Puig hits a ball in the top of the eighth inning at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 13th. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.13/

Ryu Hyun-jin and Puig greet Kiwoom and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.04.12/

I dreamed of transforming into a 'hit team'. Can Kiwoom's wish, the only team that uses two foreign batters, become a reality.

Kiwoom Heroes has a 'Major League Mountain Monster'. Yasiel Puig, who was famous as a best friend of Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha Eagles) during his time with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Kiwoom is using two foreign hitters this year, Ruben Cardinez and Puig. However, the effect has yet to be seen properly. Although Cardinez was in good early form, she has been to the U.S. for a week because of the birth of her daughter, and Puig has yet to show her true face.

Puig's bat this season is still cold. He has a batting average of 212, three homers and 11 RBIs, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.666.

Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki, who met at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 16th, expressed regret, saying, `Puig tends to be disconnected from RBI chances.'

In the game the day before Kiwoom lost 6-8 after a bloody battle, Puig had no hits and only one walk in four at-bats. Despite repeated chances in 3, 5, and 7 times, the bat cut through the air.

Still, the coach's trust was not shaken. Two years ago, it did not meet expectations, but it is Puig, who produced a remarkable record of 277, 21 home runs, 73 RBIs, and 0.841 OPS.

Coach Hong Won-ki said "There was something Puig and I promised during the camp. We decided to hit the ground running from the beginning of the season. I haven't kept the promise yetHe encouraged her by saying, `A player who will do his part someday.'

A game between Kiwoom and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 13th, Hanwha Ryu Hyun-jin is watching Kiwoom Puig's batting in the top of the first inning. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.13/

Choi Joo-hwan, the team's most senior veteran, felt the same way. Choi Joo-hwan laughed at the audience when Puig came out.

"I'm a better player, but I'm just not getting hit right now. Is there a player who has a career like Puig. He is never a lazy or rough player. He is a player who prepares as if he is playing baseball in a real battlefield."

Choi Joo-hwan may seem uneasy, but he is not. If you do it together, you'll know. I'm really serious at the ballpark, and I have a lot of greed to do well. There are so many different routines." "There's a bad boy image, but he's not that kind of player. I will do well soon."

On this day, Kiwoom registered catcher Kim Dong-heon, infielder Eo Jun-seo, and outfielder Lim Ji-yeol in the first team. Instead, infielder Kim Woong-bin and Yeo Dong-wook and outfielder Lim Byung-wook were canceled.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.