No matter how much they say they're in the second division, why are Lotte LG fans excited when they're on a crazy streak of 14 consecutive wins in Sangmu

Jun 24, 2025

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Why are Lotte and LG fans excited when Sangmu is good.

The fight for the KBO League rankings in the 2025 season is fierce. When you wake up, the scene is blood dries up and fans are interested in the rankings that fluctuate when the calendar passes.

Due to the nature of the league, which focuses all on the first team, interest in the second-tier Futures League is low. However, there is also a huge competition for rankings in the Futures League.

The managing director of the 'Future's Star Corps' is hot. Sangmu has experience in the first division in each team in the KBO League, and will be enlisted mainly by talented players. Since training and preparation are made only for the second-tier games, they are always a strong team in the second-tier.

Sangmu, who belongs to the Southern League, won a whopping 14 consecutive games until winning the game against the SSG Landers Futures team on the 18th. Even if it's a second-tier game, professional players gather to play, and 14 consecutive wins are a huge record.

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An official from the Futures team said "When I see Sangmu players hitting the bat in June, all I can say is 'Crazy'." That's how scary the lineup is." Coach Park Jung-kwon, who leads the SSG Landers Futures team, also acknowledged that the business team has a strong power when they recently met at Ganghwa Futures Camp.

Who's at the center of it. Coincidentally, the two big-possession prospects who were about to burst, about to explode, and about to explode in their team are leading the 'crazy momentum'.

First, Han Dong-hee. It's scary. He's eating up all the hitting categories in the Futures League. With a batting average of 440, 21 homers and 70 RBIs, all three categories are overwhelmingly No. 1 in Futures. He has a batting average of 477, four homers and 10 RBIs in the last 10 games. This means that he has been consistent throughout the season.

It received tremendous expectations amid Lotte's first nomination in 2018 and the modifier '2 Lee Dae-ho'. There were also many opportunities. But it didn't save. He failed to take off the label of a prospect for many years. I had the power to go over if I got hit, but I couldn't get it right. If I gave him a chance because I thought it would explode a little, he would often fall into a slump. However, if you play consistently and get the hang of it even in the second division, you can have the competitiveness and confidence to survive in the first division.

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LG Twins 'Big Boy' Lee Jae-won is also playing a huge role because he is covered by Han Dong-hee's light. He ranks second overall with 17 home runs and tied for second with 54 RBIs. This year's Futures League 'Tagotuser' is too severe to be in the rankings, and the batting average is very high at 371. In the last 10 games, he hit a batting average of 447 and hit as many as nine home runs.

Lee Jae-won is the same as Han Dong-hee. Even at Jamsil Stadium, he was praised for having the qualifications to become a home run king, but he did not go beyond the limits of moving between the first and second teams.

In addition to the two, Doosan Bears catcher Yoon Joon-ho, a former baseball entertainment player, is exploding his potential with a batting average of 393, eight home runs and 54 RBIs. Similarly, KT Wiz infielder Ryu Hyun-in, who first made his name known on the same entertainment program, is also batting .423 with eight home runs and 52 RBIs in his Sangmu uniform. Yoon Joon-ho is tied for second in RBIs and Ryu Hyun-in is second in batting average overall.

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But do you know that. Even though Sangmu won 14 consecutive games, he is still in second place in the Southern League. It means there is a stronger team. It's KT Futures team. As of the 23rd, Sangmu is leading the half-game. When Sangmu faltered early in the season, KT swept all the wins. KT's performance was good last year, ranking second in the southern league after Sangmu, and not only the first team but also the second team, which has played autumn baseball for five consecutive years, has been doing well this year due to the planting of Winning Mentality. KBO decided to hold the Southern League-Northern League single-round championship game from this year to motivate the Futures team, but KT is determined to beat Sangmu in the Southern League and become the first champion of the championship game.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.