No. 1 and No. 2 in defense rankings recognized by the coach. Evolution of super backup, batting average of 0.313 in May, threatening the starting lineup

May 27, 2025

No. 1 and No. 2 in defense rankings recognized by the coach. Evolution of super backup, batting average of 0.313 in May, threatening the starting lineup
KBO League Lotte and LG match held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 21st. LG's Koo Bon-hyuk hit a timely RBI in the seventh inning. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.21/



No. 1 and No. 2 in defense rankings recognized by the coach. Evolution of super backup, batting average of 0.313 in May, threatening the starting lineup
LG Koo Bon-hyuk hits a hit and shares joy in the top of the fourth inning at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 23rd. Incheon= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.23/
No. 1 and No. 2 in defense rankings recognized by the coach. Evolution of super backup, batting average of 0.313 in May, threatening the starting lineup
A game between LG and SSG at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 23rd, and LG Son Joo-young, who finished pitching in the bottom of the fifth inning, is sharing joy with Koo Bon-hyuk, who handled SSG Chae Hyun-woo's ball. Incheon= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.23/
The defense has been recognized for a long time. So I always played as a second baseman, third baseman, and shortstop.

Last year, due to a series of injuries, he played in 133 games and played 93 games as only a double starter. After his debut, he realized the importance of physical strength as his early good batting dropped in the most appearances.

This season, he also played as a "super backup" supporting all infield positions. However, he is already starting in 37 games due to the poor performance and injuries of the main players. The batting average, which had been sluggish through April, is also surging in May. Now it is close to seeking the main position.




It's about LG Twins' Koo Bon-hyuk.

Koo Bon-hyuk has a batting average of 276 (34 hits in 123 at-bats) and one home run and 19 RBIs this season. He displayed poor batting performance at .237 until April, but his batting performance is exploding in May. He has a batting average of .313 (20 hits in 64 at-bats) and one homerun and 12 RBIs in 20 games. Looking at May's batting average alone, he is playing second only to Moon Bo-kyung (0.329).

He played in 18 games as a starting second baseman, 11 as a shortstop, and 8 as a third baseman. Shin Min-jae filled the place a lot during the slump.




In some cases, even though Shin Min-jae returned, Koo Bon-hyuk went out as second baseman. Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop's strategy to save a good batting sense.

In the end, Shin Min-jae even played in center field. He started Shin Min-jae as center fielder instead of Park Hae-min in the match against Incheon SSG on the 25th. Coach Yeom explained at the time that `Park Hae-min has too many defensive innings, so he is experimenting with center fielder Shin Min-jae in preparation for Park Hae-min's injury.' He added "What can be done because Koo Bon-hyuk is doing well." He thought of Shin Min-jae, who played as an outfielder in a team situation where it was not easy to exclude Park Hae-min, who has a wide range of defense, and Koo Bon-hyuk was able to put it into practice because he was playing as well as the main player.

Coach Yeom said of Koo Bon-hyuk, "(Former) Bon-hyuk is originally ranked first and second in defense in our team, but his ability to cope with fastballs and breaking balls has also increased significantly. It's not easy to strike out. Since it became a contact, there are many hits even after 2S"Now, he also praised the hit.




Koo Bon-hyuk, who is already threatening the main player.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.