Chew some gum, loosen a button or two, and coach Lee Sung-yong's unusual order for the transfer student's first start. Why

Jun 10, 2025

Chew some gum, loosen a button or two, and coach Lee Sung-yong's unusual order for the transfer student's first start. Why
SSG Kim Sung-wook is training in a game between SSG and LG held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 10th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.10/



Chew some gum, loosen a button or two, and coach Lee Sung-yong's unusual order for the transfer student's first start. Why
SSG Kim Sung-wook is warming up in a game between SSG and LG held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 10th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.10/
Chew some gum, loosen a button or two, and coach Lee Sung-yong's unusual order for the transfer student's first start. Why
The KBO League SSG and Samsung match to be held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 3rd. Director Lee Sung-yong of SSG is answering questions from reporters. Incheon=Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.06.03/
"He told me to chew some gum. Unscrew a button or two..."

This is the advice given by SSG Landers coach Lee Sung-yong to new outfielder Kim Sung-wook. Director Lee has started a project to instill confidence in Kim Sung-wook.

Kim Sung-wook, who played only in the NC Dinos, suddenly changed to SSG on the 7th. A one-on-one trade was made for the fourth round of the 2026 rookie draft and 50 million won in cash.




Kim Sung-wook, who was playing in a Futures League game in Sangdong on the 7th, received the trade news during the game and moved to Suwon, where SSG plays. He played in the SSG uniform at the Suwon KT Wiz match on the 8th. However, he played only as a major defense in the bottom of the eighth inning and had no chance to hit.

It's here now. He will make his first start since moving to right-handed pitcher No. 2 against the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 10th.

Manager Lee said, `Today's LG starter is Son Joo-young, who is left-handed, and (Han) Yoo-sum seems to be relatively weak for Son Joo-young and needs some rest, so I started Sung-wook.'




However, coach Lee added a clue that "(We'll see you at the game, but") but saw Kim Sung-wook who was a little passive. Manager Lee said, "When I saw him hit during practice, I felt like he was trying to make contact and not trying to strike out."So he said, "So I hope you don't be afraid of getting struck out and do it boldly." We are greenlights, so we can run at any time, so do as you please."

Then "The strength of Sung-wook I saw was par, but I felt like I was trying to make contact with the hitting point behind me."It's a bird's-eye view to bring out Sung-wook's strengths in the future."

Now that we've moved the team, it's also important to know what kind of player we are. Director Lee said, `I think we need to figure out the tendency as well"I thought he was introverted, so I asked him to chew some gum when playing games. He said, "I wish I could loosen one or two buttons to make it look a little cheeky." He hoped that Kim Sung-wook would be more active in the game.




Kim Sung-wook hit 17 home runs last year, but his batting average was as low as .240. He has a career batting average of 237, but he has a career home run of 78.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.