Kim Young-woong, a young slugger with 28 home runs, hit 0.184 in June this year, without wings...The head coach can't stand it anymore.

Jun 20, 2025

Kim Young-woong, a young slugger with 28 home runs, hit 0.184 in June this year, without wings...The head coach can't stand it anymore.
The Doosan-Samsung match at Lions Park in Daegu on the 19th. Kim Young-woong, with one out, is regretful after being out on an infield fly in the bottom of the ninth inning. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.19/



"It's such a hard situation right now. It looks like we need time to reorganize."

The slump of a young slugger with 28 home runs is getting too long. After much consideration, the decision to expel the first team was made.

On the 20th, the Samsung Lions decided to expel infielder Kim Young-woong and catcher Kim Do-hwan from the first division. Instead, pitcher Kim Dae-woo and infielder Yang Woo-hyun were registered in the first team.




Samsung coach Park Jin-man, who met at Sajik Stadium in Busan, said "(Kim) hero needed time to reorganize. I think it's very difficult mentally, too."

It seems that it depends on how the player himself is prepared rather than sticking to the date. Nothing has been decided, and when I hear the report that I'm getting better, I'll think about returning to the first team then," he added.

For Kim Young-woong, this is the first 2nd team of the season. He led the big guns Samsung by shooting 28 home runs last year, but the bat rarely fits well this season.




Kim Young-woong, a young slugger with 28 home runs, hit 0.184 in June this year, without wings...The head coach can't stand it anymore.
The KBO League match between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. First and third base with one out in the top of the fourth inning. Kim Young-woong struck out. Incheon =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.06.05/
"He tried to change a lot because he was frustrated. Fixing batting form during the season is mostly negative for you. Even if it's not good, it's right to overcome it with your own form. When I saw my last at-bat yesterday, my form changed a lot. So I decided to give it time."

Due to rain across the country, only the Lotte-Samsung match in Busan will be held as an exclusive concert among the 10 professional baseball teams. Coach Park Jin-man smiled awkwardly, saying, `If our game is held today, I'm so under the spotlight that I'm burdened.'

Regarding the reunion with Gamboa, "We did well when Gamboa didn't know because it was her first game, but now she's the Lotte ace." Honestly, I don't think it's going to be easy"It was an expression of concern.




"Park Seung-gyu hit well against Gamboa, and since he is the player with the most experience against Gamboa, he started Park Seung-gyu instead of Kim Ji-chan today." "From our team's point of view, I have good memories earlier, so I hope the atmosphere continues."," he smiled.

Kim Young-woong, a young slugger with 28 home runs, hit 0.184 in June this year, without wings...The head coach can't stand it anymore.
The Doosan-Samsung match at Lions Park in Daegu on the 19th. Kim Young-woong, with one out, is regretful after being out on an infield fly in the bottom of the ninth inning. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.19/
Samsung lost to the Doosan Bears 8-9 the previous day. Newcomer Yuk Sun-yeop's three-inning all-out pitching and veteran Park Byung-ho's consecutive homeruns are positive.

Head coach Park Jin-man said, "(Park) Byung-ho was worried because his pace didn't come up even after he went to Futures once, but he moved on with ease because he had strength even though it worked yesterday." and added, "He passed both left and right sides, so I'm looking forward to the future." I hope you show good performance with Diaz, who shows a pace that you don't know how many you're going to hit now."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.