The players know that the opportunity has come → Veteran, no discrimination, only skills...Lotte is a successful example of internal competition

Jun 22, 2025

The players know that the opportunity has come → Veteran, no discrimination, only skills...Lotte is a successful example of internal competition
A game between Hanwha and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 18th, and Lotte catcher Park Jae-yeop at second base with no outs in the top of the eighth inning catches Hanwha Lee Won-seok's foul fly ball. Busan = Reporter's book @sportschosun.com/2025.06.18/



The players know that the opportunity has come → Veteran, no discrimination, only skills...Lotte is a successful example of internal competition
The game between Hanwha and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 18th, and Lotte Kim Dong-hyuk, with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, cheers after hitting a two-run triple in the bottom of the fourth inning. Busan = Reporter's book @sportschosun.com/2025.06.18/
The players know that the opportunity has come → Veteran, no discrimination, only skills...Lotte is a successful example of internal competition
Lotte Han Tae-yang is happy after hitting a double in the bottom of the second inning at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 19th. Busan = Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.19/
"When I'm away, if someone comes and does well, that's the scariest thing."

The teasing of the "Sangdong Giants" has already become a pride. It is being reborn as a `popular' rather than a `gum baseball`.

The Lotte Giants are now in the injured ward. Yoon Na Hwang-son (Yoon Dong-hee, Na Seung-yeop, Hwang Sung-bin and Son Ho-young), who performed well last year, are all staying in the second division due to injuries, and Jang Doo-sung, who filled the vacancy, is also out due to injuries.




However, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung is likely to run 'Hwapun' at Lotte following the Doosan period. Veteran players such as Kim Min-sung and Jung Hoon are working hard, and a young blood named Kim Dong-hyuk has emerged as the center fielder. In addition to Jeon Min-jae, Han Tae-yang, a military pen, took a place in the infield.

Rookie Park Jae-yeop left a deep impression on the catcher, and newcomers such as Park Chan-hyung in the infield and Han Seung-hyun in the outfield are in a good mood.

As a result, he remains in third place proudly even though the regular season has turned the halfway point.




The players know that the opportunity has come → Veteran, no discrimination, only skills...Lotte is a successful example of internal competition
Lotte-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 12th. In the bottom of the first inning, right fielder Kim Dong-hyuk jumps and catches Huh Kyung-min's foul ball with one out and a runner on the first base. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.12/
Coach Kim Tae-hyung, who met at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 22nd, smiled full, saying, `Even if injured players come back, it hurts.'

"It's not easy to intentionally give young players a chance. The existing player is doing well, so how can I take it out. However, (back-up players) are good when they have a chance, so it is good for the coach to run the team. In fact, it is a huge loss if the main players are injured. The director's head hurts. But it also means that there is an opportunity for those players."

Manager Kim Tae-hyung said, "It's a really good experience to taste the first team. Especially for rookies like Park Jae-yeop, he expressed his admiration for young players.




Among pitchers, Hong Min-ki was a new replacement starter, but he showed good performance. The 150km left-hander, which was only possible, was reborn as 155km, which was upgraded, and showed enough potential to target the left-hander selection in the future.

The players know that the opportunity has come → Veteran, no discrimination, only skills...Lotte is a successful example of internal competition
Lotte Hong Min-ki is heading to the dugout after pitching in the top of the third inning at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 18th. Busan = Reporter's book @sportschosun.com/2025.06.18/
There are not many opportunities to use it due to the repeated tight games, but it is the same reason that Yoon Sung-bin, who was called a "million-year prospect", is consistently in the first team. As he is a pitcher who throws fastballs of 156, 157 kilometers, he intends to use it in the first team somehow rather than leave it as an alternative starter in the second team.

Veteran Jung Hoon is a man who has lived in infinite competition all his life. He said "I want to tell the injured players. You don't have to rush, but you shouldn't just relax. The player who goes to the game now is the main player. He emphasized again, "You must not be away from your seat."

'Infinite Competition' is the reason Lotte in the injured ward has been reborn as a strong team. And it is also a 'Debs' that is essential to show the presence of a sustainable strong team.

The players know that the opportunity has come → Veteran, no discrimination, only skills...Lotte is a successful example of internal competition
The game between Samsung and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 20th, and Lotte Gamboa applauds second baseman Han Tae-yang's defense in the top of the third inning for handling Samsung Kim Sung-yoon's ground ball with a good defense? W. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.20/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.