I was in the bottom half before I went, but Hanwha's infield competition got stuck properly...A veteran player came to the home run king of Futures
Jun 25, 2025
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Park Jung-hyun (24, Hanwha Eagles) was discharged from the Sangmu Baseball Team on the 17th and immediately joined Hanwha.
Since 2020 when Park Jung-hyun joined the team, Hanwha has not advanced to the fall baseball league while moving around in the lower ranks. This season, however, Hanwha is raising hopes for the Korean Series as well as the fall baseball.
As Park Jung-hyun's discharge date approached, Hanwha coach Kim Kyung-moon said, `There is a player I look forward to," he said, welcoming Park Jung-hyun to join. After being discharged from the military, Park Jung-hyun joined the first team ahead of the game at Sajik Stadium in Busan without registering for entry. After that, he returned to Daejeon home to train and accompanied the first team until the 22nd.
Coach Kim said, `I think I have a poor sense of play. Now that I've heard from coaches what kind of practice I need (while training in the first team), I think it would be good to go (to Futures) this time and raise the sense of the game while playing. Also, I couldn't go to the game much because I got hurt. Baseball seems to be easy, but it's never easy. "You have to get used to it by playing in the game" he said.
Park Jung-hyun, who was designated by Hanwha in the second round of the 2020 Rookie Draft (78th overall), appeared in 197 games by 2023 and recorded a batting average of 224 with six home runs and OPS (long hit + on base) of 0.570.
Although he was not clearly reborn as a main player before joining the army, he showed his potential as a next-generation infielder by steadily gaining experience.
At Sangmu, Park Jung-hyun raised expectations even higher. In 91 games in the Futures League last year, he had a batting average of 313, 16 homers, 66 RBIs, and an OPS of 0.889. As he became the home run king of the Southern League, he heralded his performance in the first team. However, this year, he played only 12 games in the aftermath of a hamstring injury.
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A skill that dominated the Futures League. Park Jung-hyun said "Coaches and older brothers taught me a lot on the sidelines. I think it's better to think that I'm playing comfortably since the results came out" he said.
I've built up a little more this year. PARK JEONG HYUN said, "I think I gained about 6 to 7kg"When I played last year, I was skinny. I did a lot of weight training while gaining weight."
After returning from military service, the rankings changed, and internal competition intensified. Park Jung-hyun said "Before I went to the army, the team was in the lower ranks, but when I was discharged from the military, I was fighting for first place and second place. I thought it would be fun to play together after I get discharged from the military"Hwang Young-mook came in, and (Shim) Woo-jun came in, so I wondered if I could play in the first team." I thought it would be nice to get discharged and grow up and play in the first team with the older members" he said.
Now, I'm waiting for the first team's call while quenching in the Futures League. Park Jung-hyun said "The coach told me to cheer up and practice a lot at the ballpark. He said, "He told me to play a lot of bats and practice a lot in Seosan." He said, "What I'm confident in is shortstop, so I'm practicing to be second and third base with an emphasis on that part."
He continued " (The director) looked forward to it, so I think he mentioned it. Thank you. I want to work harder to repay you and show you"I said my determination.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
