No, it's just that I'm good A cold self-assessment in the second year of the trade...Lotte's hit product, no complacency

May 15, 2025

No, it's just that I'm good A cold self-assessment in the second year of the trade...Lotte's hit product, no complacency
Lotte and KIA match held at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 14th, and Lotte Son Ho-young hits a solo home run and shares joy in the top of the 8th inning. Gwangju = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.05.14/



No, it's just that I'm good A cold self-assessment in the second year of the trade...Lotte's hit product, no complacency
Lotte and KIA match held at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 14th, and Lotte Son Ho-young, with no outs, hits an RBI sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth inning. Gwangju = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.05.14/
"No, it's about your skills."

Lotte Giants infielder Son Ho-young (31) was classified as an example of last year's trade bonanza. Shortly after the opening, Han Dong-hee (26, Hyun Sang-soo), the main third baseman, left due to injury, making it difficult to plan the infield, and Lotte quickly matched the trade card and brought Son Ho-young from the LG Twins. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung was evaluated for successfully reorganizing the infield line by using Son Ho-young as the third baseman and fixing Ko Seung-min (25), who had been wandering since converting to an outfielder, as the second baseman.

Son Ho-young completely captivated Lotte fans with a hot blow. He hit .317 (126 hits in 398 at-bats) with 18 homers and 78 RBIs in 102 games last season. If he hadn't left because of a hamstring injury repeatedly, a better performance could have been expected.




Son Ho-young, who met his second year of trade with enthusiasm, had a frustrating time due to an unexpected slump. He only hit 0.235 (23 hits in 98 at-bats) with one homer, 12 RBIs and an OPS of 0.580 in 28 games.

I don't think it's the aftermath of leaving last month due to a side injury. Rather, Son Ho-young coolly self-evaluated that his skills came out this year.

Son Ho-young said "I don't think the injury had that much of an impact. I thought it was bad since the exhibition game. I thought it was not good, but I think it was a skill because it got longer. It was just a sparkle last year, and now it's a skill. The whole team can't be a star player. So all I have to do is work harder day by day. It was a sparkle last year."




No, it's just that I'm good A cold self-assessment in the second year of the trade...Lotte's hit product, no complacency
Lotte and KIA match held at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 14th, and Lotte Son Ho-young hits a solo home run and shares joy in the top of the 8th inning. Gwangju = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.05.14/
No, it's just that I'm good A cold self-assessment in the second year of the trade...Lotte's hit product, no complacency
Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 1st. Son Ho-young is happy after hitting a hit with one out and runners on first and second in the top of the first inning. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.1/
Son Ho-young started as the seventh batter and third baseman against the Gwangju KIA Tigers on the 14th, helping him to a 4-0 complete victory. Thanks to Na Seung-yeop's timely hit, Son Ho-young hit a sacrifice fly to center field to widen the distance to 2-0 in the fourth inning with no outs and bases loaded. In the eighth inning, when extra points were desperately needed, he hit a solo shot to the left as a leadoff hitter. It was a long-awaited home run for the season.

Son Ho-young said "The home run was aiming for a fastball, but I think I was lucky to go over it. Even during the sacrifice fly, he had a strong idea to hit an outfield fly. Since I hit a double play in the previous at-bat. Still, I think I thought I should make the ball float. He also explained, "A strong ground ball has a high probability of being a double play, so let's hit it lightly with the intention of hitting an outfield fly."

I looked back on the past time when I was sluggish. Son Ho-young said "I think it was a little frustrating that there were more swings on the ball. But since I'm being passive, it became a strike in a blink of an eye. So I think I went to the batter's box with too much spirit at first. I felt once again that baseball was difficult."




Lotte is ranked third with 25 wins, 17 losses and two draws for the season until the 14th. There is still a 4.5-game gap with the fourth-place NC Dinos, and two games behind the second-place Hanwha Eagles. These days, there is a high possibility of entering autumn baseball for the first time in eight years since 2017. Son Ho-young wants to contribute to that team atmosphere.

Son Ho-young seems to be not paying much attention because she is in the beginning. I'm not paying attention yet, but I'll know later that it's important to win and keep each game. I think I need to win moreHe hoped that his first home run of the season would signal the revival of his trade fortune.

No, it's just that I'm good A cold self-assessment in the second year of the trade...Lotte's hit product, no complacency
Lotte and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 26th, and Lotte Son Ho-young is happy after hitting a hit in the top of the third inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.26/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.