A forgotten prospect? Nearly 50% and Super Catch is a hit...Place makes a player
May 20, 2025
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SSG Landers Ahn Sang-hyun ranked second in the overall batting average of the league last week. He played in six games and recorded 10 hits in 21 at-bats with a batting average of 476 and hit nearly 500. It is the second-best record after KIA Choi Hyung-woo (0.526) in terms of weekly batting average.
In particular, he led his team's winning streak by hitting a triple with a single off Ryu Hyun-jin, who has the best game management ability.
Super catch is also being introduced several times to prevent losing points. SSG has not yet played defense but is only playing as a designated hitter as key batter Choi Jung has gone through a recovery process after a hamstring injury. As a result, an alternative third baseman was needed to take charge of 'Hot Corner', and several players have taken turns filling the position so far.
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Coach Lee Soo-yong also said, `Ahn Sang-hyun's defense and hitting have improved so much recently. Thanks to this, infielders seem to have expanded their use"It changed a little bit as he cut his hair short and held his bat short." I can see you working hard while thinking a lot about it. He praised it.
Ahn Sang-hyun, who was born in 1997 and has already entered his 10th year, has been consistently considered an infield prospect. After Lee Soo-yong took office last year, Ahn Sang-hyun was the first player to give a chance in the empty competition for second base. Director Lee, who was impressed by his hard work in the spring camp, gave Ahn Sang-hyun his first chance, but he couldn't make the opportunity his own then. Since then, rookie players such as Jung Joon-jae and Park Ji-hwan have performed well and repeatedly pushed back to the backup and second division.
He didn't start this season as a main player either. However, as the opportunity began to be given as a third-base starting member in May, it is clearly different from before. In particular, 10 hits in six consecutive games recorded by Ahn Sang-hyun in the process of SSG's 4-2 victory over the NC Dinos and Hanwha Eagles last week energized the entire lineup.
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When the result came out, I gained confidence. Ahn Sang-hyun said "Until now, I've been put in as a loan, but as a result, I lost a lot of sense of play. These days, as I keep playing games, I naturally adjust to defense. He also said, "The batting is going well, so I think the ease of mind has a positive effect on the defense."
In the end, he was used as a starter, and trust was built, and the player's confidence was further raised. In the meantime, mistakes have often been made due to his anxiety, but now he is running 'feeling comfortably' to produce results. It's very difficult and it's also a simple reason.
After a hot week, Ahn's next task is the continuity of making the current opportunity his own for longer. For now, the door is open.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
