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"It's thanks to my sister that I'm playing on the professional stage right now. The person who bought me a glove for players when I started as a baseball player was my sister who caught me when I said I was going to quit baseball."
Jamsil Stadium on the 8th. The moment of desperation with no outs and no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. As soon as he did it, a bullet-like ball flew toward the right field.
The snow was stuck in the ball as if it had been nailed down. He followed the ball with the momentum to jump into the fence. It was the moment when Kim Dong-hyuk (25), an unknown outfielder, saved the Lotte Giants, who had been suffering from four consecutive losing series, with a dizzying defense to the extent that commentator Lee Soon-cheol exclaimed 'Ot'.
Kim Dong-hyuk's voice was bright over the phone. The previous day's broadcast interview was the first since his professional debut. He looked back, "'I had a heart of sorrow when I talked about my parents and sister, but I held on well (without crying)." Fortunately, he was not injured.
"I could only see the ball. 'What if I get hurt?' 'Where's the fence?' I really didn't think about it at all. It was such a good hit that I didn't even have to pay attention to that. It was like a slow motion when I jumped. Like a scene in the movie, the ball hit my glove."
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If you're the main character of the video, the moment you want to watch it again and again. Kim Dong-hyuk "I didn't have to look for it. There are a lot of people coming up here and there...(Hwang) Sungbin congratulated me saying, "Hey, you're the only one on Instagram."," he said with a smile.
Hwang Sung-bin, Jang Doo-sung, and Kim Dong-hyuk are the three baseball players of Lotte. They are positional competitors who overlap from the main to the main to the main, and the main players, but they know each other's feelings well because they have suffered a lot before coming to the professional stage.
Hwang Sung-bin is out due to injury, but Kim Dong-hyuk worked with center fielder Jang Doo-sung last weekend as the main right fielder instead of Yoon Dong-hee. Kim Dong-hyuk is also "If Doo-sung is good, I feel good all day." I know how hard it has been and how desperate it is, so I know it very well." Since May, the two players have been speeding up their team by successfully stealing eight bases side by side.
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Kim Won-joong is famous as a player who takes good care of his juniors as a mid-ranking member of the team. Kim Donghyuk said, "I always got it from Kim Wonjung, but I'm proud because I think I paid him back."
"I learned a lot from Won-joong about how to overcome the pressure of the first team and survive." He taught me a lot of details while buying me a meal. In the meantime, I have been so grateful, but for the first time, I have returned the favor."
He also recorded one hit, one RBI, and one run from three times at bat. He led his team to a 4-2 victory. Even though it was an away game, Lotte fans' enthusiastic support gave them a great boost. Kim Dong-hyuk "I felt especially good because I did one for those who always gave me such passionate support. I want to fill the empty seats with good performance so that fans don't get nervous"I thanked him.
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Congratulatory calls poured in. Among them was singer Yoo Sun-ho, a cousin. Kim Dong-hyuk "I played basketball a lot when I was young, but I don't remember playing baseball together. But when I saw the first pitch video, he threw really well. "He said it was so good to see. I'm glad that Seonho is doing well these days," he added.
The phone calls from my parents, who kept saying "thank you", were especially touching. Kim Donghyuk says, "I think I'm late. I want to show you this more often."be determined that "
Kim Dong-hyuk's voice was slightly submerged when the story of his six-year-old sister came out. He also expressed his special feelings for his sister in a broadcast interview.
" If it wasn't for my sister, there wouldn't be professional baseball player Kim Dong-hyuk. I started playing baseball when I was in elementary school, and I can never forget how my sister, who was in high school, worked part-time and bought me expensive gloves for players. I applied for the draft three times, and I was going to quit baseball when it didn't work for the second time. My parents also gave up because of my strong will, but at that time, it was my older sister who caught me 'Let's do it one more time'. So I tried my third time, and thanks to you, I'm running on this stage right now. Thank you!"
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| A game between Doosan and Lotte at Jamsil Stadium on the 8th. Lotte's Kim Dong-hyuk hit an RBI double in the top of the fourth inning with two outs and a runner on second base. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.08/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
