He will return to the first team in a year without a hit, but head coach Lee Bum-ho believes in a big shot. Why?

May 27, 2025

He will return to the first team in a year without a hit, but head coach Lee Bum-ho believes in a big shot. Why?
KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 25th. KIA Hwang Dae-in preparing to hit in the second inning. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.25/



"If you keep playing, you'll do your part."

The KIA Tigers called up Hwang Dae-in to the first team ahead of the match against the Samsung Lions in Daegu on the 25th. The rising star was picked as the second overall pick in the second round of the first round in 2015. Almost 10 years have passed without bursting or bursting. This year, it disappeared, but coach Lee Bum-ho finally pulled out the "Hwangdaein card." Byun Woo-hyuk's pace, who was doing well when Kim Do-young was away due to a hamstring injury, fell, and Wizdom, a foreign hitter who injured his back, was also delayed from returning.

Hwang Dae-in staged a 'powerless demonstration' in the Futures League. He hit .432 in 13 games. There is no home run, but it was encouraging to get as many as 14 walks.




The match against Samsung, which returned to the first team, was silent with no hits in four times at bat. However, Hwang Dae-in will start as the 7th-1st baseman against the Kiwoom Heroes in Gwangju on the 27th.

Coach Lee Bum-ho, who met ahead of the game, said "Hwang Dae-in's Futures performance was perfect. The batting average on-base percentage was all high" and "We will continue to let him go until Wizdom comes up. There are not enough outfielders now, so Oh Sun-woo should be used as an outfielder instead of first base. If I play well and perform well, I will think of another way to (use) Hwang Dae-in."

He will return to the first team in a year without a hit, but head coach Lee Bum-ho believes in a big shot. Why?
KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 25th. KIA Hwang Dae-in hitting in the ninth inning. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.25/
Manager Lee said, `The first hit in the first game was good because of the opponent's starter Won Tae-in, and he must have been nervous. Didn't the first-team games take almost a year off. It definitely takes time to get used to it," he said. "He's a player who's played a lot of big games. I think he will definitely do his part if he plays in the game. Even if you don't get hit now, one hit will solve the game. He is a player who can hit home runs if he goes for a good course. However, I thought it was good to focus on that part, thinking about accuracy rather than home runs in the second division. He seemed to be struggling to get on base. If you play what you can, you will be able to perform well." Before the Samsung match, Hwang Dae-in's last first-team match was in March last year.




In addition to the Wizdom mentioned, KIA is in a situation where a large number of key hitters such as Na Sung-bum and Kim Sun-bin have left due to injuries. Choi Won-joon is also in the second division. The team's atmosphere can change at once only when new players come out. Will Hwang Dae-in be able to play the main character.

He will return to the first team in a year without a hit, but head coach Lee Bum-ho believes in a big shot. Why?
KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 25th. KIA Hwang Dae-in, who runs hard toward first base after hitting in the second inning. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.25/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.