The .300 hitter who had 3 hits disappeared...Year 2 of 5G 0.429 is the alternative You look confident

May 22, 2025

The .300 hitter who had 3 hits disappeared...Year 2 of 5G 0.429 is the alternative You look confident
SSG Jihoon Choi is in batting training at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.21/



"He's a player who needs to be treated"

SSG Landers will play an away game against the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 22nd.

On this day, Jung Joon-jae (2nd baseman), Park Sung-han (2nd baseman), Choi Jung (designated hitter), Han Yu-sum (right fielder), Ko Myung-jun (1st baseman), Choi Joon-woo (left fielder), Ahn Sang-hyun (3rd baseman), Shin Bum-soo (captor), and Chae Hyun-woo (middle fielder) were selected as starters.




Jihoon Choi was excluded from the starting lineup. Jihoon Choi has played in 47 games this season and has consistently set the table as a table setter with a batting average of 319. In Jamsil Doosan on the 21st, he led the game to a 9-1 victory by scoring two runs by hitting three hits, including a double.

SSG Landers coach Lee Sung-yong said, `I heard that the left thigh that I hurt last year is tight.' `I'm trying not to overdo it because I can prepare in the second half. When it's time to go out, I go out."

The Jihoon Choi felt pain in his left thigh in August last year, and a hospital examination revealed that he had major retinal muscle damage. It's not a big injury, but the plan is not to force yourself into the game.




The .300 hitter who had 3 hits disappeared...Year 2 of 5G 0.429 is the alternative You look confident
The game between SSG and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 21st, and SSG Jung Joon-jae, with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, is happy to hit an RBI timely hit in the top of the fifth inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.21/
Jung Joon-jae will take the leadoff position without Jihoon Choi.

Jung Joon-jae, who joined SSG in the fifth round of the rookie draft (50th overall) in 2024, played a batting average of 37%, one homer and 16 steals in 88 games last year, his first year of his debut. It is evaluated that the on-base percentage was 0.371 and the ability to steal bases is enough to play as a leadoff.

This season, the batting average is slightly lower with a batting average of .240 in 45 games, but he has been hitting hard with .429 in the last five games.




Director Lee said, "(Choi) Ji-hoon is out, and I think the next alternative is (Jeong) Jun-jae. Fortunately, the pace is coming up, and he's playing boldly"I'm encouraged because I'm confident in my expression and play. I think it will be better. He's a player who has to do it anyway. I'm going to trust him and use him until the end. And the athletes also trained and prepared that muchexpected "



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.