Finger injury → Early return in 10 days → 3 strikeouts → Final pre-emptive solo shot. Kim Hyung Jun is a batting genius? There was a secret to my bloodshot eyes

Jun 05, 2025

Finger injury → Early return in 10 days → 3 strikeouts → Final pre-emptive solo shot. Kim Hyung Jun is a batting genius? There was a secret to my bloodshot eyes
NC Kim Hyung-joon is interviewing after the LG match on the 4th. Changwon = Reporter Kwon In-ha



Finger injury → Early return in 10 days → 3 strikeouts → Final pre-emptive solo shot. Kim Hyung Jun is a batting genius? There was a secret to my bloodshot eyes
NC Dinos Kim Hyung-joon hits a first solo shot in the bottom of the third inning. Photo courtesy =NC Dinos
Finger injury → Early return in 10 days → 3 strikeouts → Final pre-emptive solo shot. Kim Hyung Jun is a batting genius? There was a secret to my bloodshot eyes
NC Dinos Kim Hyung-joon is making a high five with the next batter, Chun Jae-hwan, after hitting a solo shot in the bottom of the third inning. Photo courtesy =NC Dinos
"He's a genius if he hits right away."

NC Dinos' main catcher Kim Hyung-joon had been sutured and went down to the second division after being hit by a pitcher's ball. He said he needed about two weeks to recover, but he returned in 10 days. After he went down, the catcher was shaking as Park Se-hyuk went down due to back pain and Ahn Jung-yeol was also hit by the pitch and was unable to play properly.

As soon as Kim Hyung-joon came up to the first team, he immediately started against the Changwon LG Twins on the 3rd. He went 0-for-3 and struck out all of them. In response, NC manager Lee Ho-joon "I had to find my senses by playing the second-tier game, but as I was in a hurry, Hyung-jun came right away." If you hit as soon as you come, isn't it a hitting genius?" he said, expressing his natural look at the no-hit.




However, a reversal occurred in the first at-bat against LG on the 4th. Kim Hyung-joon, who took the lead in the bottom of the third inning, hit a low fastball of 148km to hit a preemptive solo shot over the left fence after a close race with LG starter Son Joo-young to the 10th pitch. In the bottom of the sixth inning, he hit a heavy hit with no outs and a runner on the first base to create a chance for the first and third bases. He helped his team win 6-5 with two hits (one homer) and one RBI from four times at bat on the day.

The important thing is that LG, who plays baseball, did not attempt to steal bases on this day. Coach Lee Ho-joon said, `The teams that didn't play when Hyung-jun was around, when Hyung-jun was out, other teams just stole bases. I felt that the catcher's importance was great." It was 10 days without Kim Hyung-joon, who felt that the catcher's ability to stop stealing had a big impact on the loss.

Finger injury → Early return in 10 days → 3 strikeouts → Final pre-emptive solo shot. Kim Hyung Jun is a batting genius? There was a secret to my bloodshot eyes
A game between the NC Dinos and the Hanwha Eagles at Munsu Baseball Stadium in Ulsan on the 20th. NC catcher Kim Hyung-joon is defending. Ulsan=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com/2025.05.20/
Finger injury → Early return in 10 days → 3 strikeouts → Final pre-emptive solo shot. Kim Hyung Jun is a batting genius? There was a secret to my bloodshot eyes
A game between the NC Dinos and the Hanwha Eagles at Munsu Baseball Stadium in Ulsan on the 20th. NC catcher Kim Hyung-joon and starter Mok Ji-hoon are talking. Ulsan=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com/2025.05.20/
Finger injury → Early return in 10 days → 3 strikeouts → Final pre-emptive solo shot. Kim Hyung Jun is a batting genius? There was a secret to my bloodshot eyes
In the game between NC and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 22nd, NC Kim Hyung-joon with one out and second base hits a timely RBI and cheers in the top of the fourth inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.22/
After the game, Kim Hyung-joon was the first to ask about the condition of his little finger. Director Lee came up without even solving the threadHe said ", but Kim Hyung-jun said "I went to the hospital before I came to the first team and untied the thread".

When asked if it really hurts when receiving the ball or hitting, Kim Hyung-joon said "I thought it would hurt, but when I got it, it didn't hurt, and when I hit it, I told the club that it didn't hurt because it didn't hurt."There was no problem with returning to the first team."

He struck out three on the first day and hit a home run at his first at-bat on the second day, so wouldn't he be a `jun genius'. It was the result of training. Kim Hyung-joon said, "Yesterday, I was heartbroken because the timing was so wrong with what I thought"I hit more after the game to get a feel for it, and I did a lot of batting training earlier today. I think that helped the game today."

It was a home run in a close game with a full count of up to 10 pitches. Kim Hyung-jun said "The batting didn't go forward" and "I wanted to hit it forward, but I couldn't, so I tried to hit it more concisely and accurately, but I think it went well"




I'm feeling that the groove is good. Kim Hyung-jun "It's definitely comfortable. The atmosphere of the ground or the ballpark feels familiar and comfortable. "Isn't there an atmosphere unique to NC Park?" I really like that atmosphere, but I think it's really good to play after coming back. I thought the home wasn't a home for no reason. "I returned to Changwon and expressed my feelings about playing the game.

He is No. 1 in the team with 11 home runs. Kim Hyung-joon said, `So far, I'm in first place.' `I'm in first place because Davidson is out. Davison needs to hit 30 or 40 more," he said with a smile.

Kim Hyung-joon's eyes were quite bloodshot. Kim Hyung-jun "I think it's because I'm tired because I'm at the baseball stadium for 13 to 14 hours. I think it's because I was in the rehabilitation group and played at night like this." It was proof of hard work.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.