Replacement in just one inning? 3 home runs, 2nd team fire bat → It's been 986 days since he started the first team…Master's Teaching, Prospects Grow Strong
Apr 05, 2025
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It's a very easy thing to say. There is no professional player who makes a living from baseball.
Still, the coaches and coaches of the 10 teams constantly encourage and demand players. The desperation to change the situation even a little, if not, to shake the team atmosphere, and the concentration and desire to win that overwhelms the opponent.I'm looking forward to it.
Was it not enough. The prospect, who returned to the first team stage in 986 days, was replaced in just one inning.
This is the story of Cho Se-jin (22) of the Lotte Giants. Cho Se-jin started as the seventh batter and right fielder against the Doosan Bears in Busan on the 4th. He has strong shoulders because he was a pitcher, and is expected to have a good speed and long hit power. He has already hit three home runs in the second division stage this season and has been on the roll with an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 1.096.
Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung has repeatedly expressed regret over Cho Se-jin in spring camp and exhibition games. However, Hwang Sung-bin, Son Ho-young, Ko Seung-min, and Son Sung-bin have already been eliminated from the first team one after another, so it was worth expecting from Cho Se-jin.
Cho Se-jin was registered in the first team with Kim Min-sung on the 28th of last month, and he got the first opportunity to start the first team this season. It was the first team start in 986 days since the match against the Busan KIA Tigers on July 23, 2022.
Cho Se-jin's at-bat returned shortly after taking the lead in three runs with Yoon Dong-hee and Yoo Kang-nam's timely hits in the bottom of the first inning.
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It was the next moment that those watching were surprised. Lotte put Jang Doo-sung in center field at the start of the second inning and turned Yoon Dong-hee into right field. Then he called Jo Se-jin to the bench.
Making a decision in just one inning. Rather, he is a player who can be used as a substitute in the future if he was on the bench. The head coach's disappointment with Cho Se-jin's first at-bat seems to have been great.
Coach Kim Tae-hyung, who is famous for his scary charisma, is surprisingly friendly to players who show better-than-expected performances. But if it doesn't meet expectations, it's relentless. Cho Se-jin's replacement in the first inning is likely to have given considerable meaning to the team as well.
Cho Se-jin wore a Lotte uniform as the fourth overall pick in the second round of the 2022 Rookie Draft. It is a draft full of players who will lead Lotte in the future. Yoon Dong-hee, who was in the second third round, has already established himself as the team's leading hitter, and Han Tae-yang, who returned from his military service this year, is also being used in the first team under the impression of head coach Kim Tae-hyung. Kim Dong-hyuk, a foot baseball agent who follows Hwang Sung-bin and Jang Doo-sung, is also a player who was nominated in the 7th round of understanding.
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Lee Min-seok's fastball ball returned after elbow surgery, but he was unable to find control and remained in the second division without being able to easily establish himself in either the starting or bullpen. Jin Seung-hyun is regretful because he suffered from minor injuries.
Cho Se-jin was worried because his batting performance did not come out as expected when he was a member of the Armed Forces Sports Unit (Sangju), but he got a chance to play the first team after showing off his skills by shooting home runs every day with Lotte's return.
However, he was replaced after one inning. Will he be able to show a different side of himself next time. No matter how talented a prospect is, living in the first team is not that easy.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
