Thanks to the good atmosphere...Future reorganization → Multi-hit declaration ceremony, local boy returns splendidly

Apr 24, 2025

Thanks to the good atmosphere...Future reorganization → Multi-hit declaration ceremony, local boy returns splendidly
Lotte and Hanwha at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 23rd. Lim Jong-chan hit a timely RBI single in the first inning. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.23/



"I liked the situation where the team won."

Im Jong-chan (24, Hanwha Eagles) started as the seventh batter and right fielder in an away game against the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 24th and played 2 hits and 1 RBI in 4 at-bats.

It is Hanwha 'Local Boy', who graduated from Cheongju Uam Elementary School, Cheongju Middle School, and Bukil High School. Im Jong-chan, who showed good performance with a batting average of 348 in exhibition games this season, was included in the opening entry.




As Im Jong-chan, he entered the season with a little more determination. After recording 476 percent in last year's exhibition game, he was listed in the opening entry, but failed to come out clearly and ended the season with 1558 percent in 24 first-team games.

This year, he also failed to continue his exhibition game performance in the early stages. After hitting a batting average of 136 in 11 games since the opening, he was excluded from the entry on the 7th.

He began to reorganize in the Futures League and began to increase his batting sense again. He, who had a batting average of 295 and two home runs in 12 Futures League games, was given another opportunity as Choi In-ho was injured.




Hanwha coach Kim Kyung-moon called Choi In-ho because he was doing well. Jongchan prepared well, so I think he'll do well" he said.

Thanks to the good atmosphere...Future reorganization → Multi-hit declaration ceremony, local boy returns splendidly
The Hanwha-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 23rd. Hanwha Im Jong-chan is cheering after hitting a solo shot in the top of the third inning. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.. 3.23/
He was listed in the starting lineup after being called up for the first team on the 22nd, but had a day off as the game was canceled due to rain. He started again on the 23rd and made a hit from his first at-bat.

With runners on the first and third bases, he hit Lotte starter Charlie Barnes' fifth fastball for a left-handed hit. The third baseman stepped home and even reported an RBI. Since then, he has not been able to hit in two at-bats, but he once again made a hit to right-center in the eighth inning, his fourth at-bat, and played a two-hit game. Hanwha won the game 6-4, winning its eighth consecutive game.




After the game, a smile spread around Im Jong-chan's mouth. Im Jong-chan said "The team was on a winning streak, but it came up in a good atmosphere, so there was a good result."

He was excluded from the entry at the beginning of the season, and while he was away, the team also went well. He might have felt sorry, but he said, `I think I should do well and come up to the first team. I liked the situation where the team won."

As for the part that I checked in the Futures League, "I didn't feel like I had been able to hit what I had been doing before. I trained with coach Jeong Kyung-bae, who has seen me since I was young, and I've been making maintenance by modifying the feeling I was playing or the parts that need to be corrected."

An early slump similar to last year's. Im Jong-chan "There were times when it was hard, but Futures helped me a lot. Thanks to you, I was helped to control my mind"I'm going to do well this season"I'm determined.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.