As expected, he's a lucky man of trade. His batting average of 0.529 after his return to the team has won six consecutive games. Four games? It changes every week.
Jul 30, 2025
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Lotte Giants' success story comes to mind when you think of it. It's Son Ho-young.
When he came to Lotte last year in a one-on-one trade with fastball sidearm Woo Kang-hoon, there was opposition, but he turned it into a compliment with his skills.
Son Ho-young, who had a batting average of 317 (126 hits in 398 at-bats) with 18 homers and 78 RBIs last year, failed to show what he expected due to his injury this season due to his initial slump. However, since returning to the first team on the 23rd, he has been swinging the fire bat.
He has a batting average of 529 with nine hits in 22 at-bats in six games. He had one home run, four RBIs, and seven runs.
Ko Seung-min, who came to the first team together, also hit .400 (10 hits in 25 at-bats) with two home runs, four RBIs and seven runs, and Lotte has won six consecutive games since the two joined.
Son Ho-young's performance against NC in Busan stood out on the 29th. NC was also in the midst of three consecutive wins, and the lineup was further strengthened by reinforcing Choi Won-joon and Lee Woo-sung by trading the previous day.
Son Ho-young was present at every scoring moment that the team needed on the day.
Son Ho-young, who started as a third baseman, created a chance with a left-handed hit in the bottom of the first inning with one out and a runner on the first base, but failed to score due to Reyes' double play. He scored the first run in the bottom of the fourth inning. After walking to base as the first batter, he stole second base, and went to third base when Reyes grounded out in front of the first base, and then homered on Yoon Dong-hee's sacrifice fly to make it 1-0.
And in the bottom of the sixth inning, he scored an extra point with a home run. With no outs, he hit a two-run shot to the left. My third home run of the season. In the ball count 1B, the second 135km cutter swung strongly into the high strike zone in the middle, and the ball that flew into the line drive at a 25.9 degree launch angle slightly crossed the left fence. 3-0.
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The team has maintained its third place, narrowing the gap between the second-ranked LG and the second-ranked LG to two games and the first-ranked Hanwha to four games. As the team has a gap of four games with the fourth-ranked KT, it is possible to dream about progress while looking up rather than worrying about downward position.
Even if you think about it yourself, you have a good feeling of hitting. Son Ho-young says "It's not a watermelon, but it seems to be visible well. I'm glad the result was good"I think I have a good feeling of hitting. He also plays well in the outfield. I think it's the same compared to last year."I was satisfied with the batting feeling that was clearly different from the initial slump.
The home run taken from Logan was also the result of his swing with a good batting sense. Son Ho-young said "Logan's ball was really good. I thought a lot about how to hit because I was a pitcher with a lot of movement"The bottom line was to take my swing. I went out thinking that I should swing instead of playing something weird, but I got a good result."
With the bases loaded with three walks in the bottom of the seventh inning, Son Ho-young took an aggressive swing from the first pitch. He hit the second pitch on the first pitch swing and miss, resulting in a sacrifice fly. "I thought a fastball would come to the first pitch, so I turned it (false swing)…. I just thought I shouldn't play double play from now onSon Ho-young laughed, saying, `I tried to hit it more accurately, but a little hit came out"It was a little disappointing.
Look up. "The four-game difference can change even a week. "It feels close" and "You have to go further up". We would have gained more confidence because we won back-to-back games. It collapsed today due to an error, but it was a mindset that I could score again. There is still a game left, so it can change at any time." He wanted a higher ranking than third place. However, he said that he does not let his guard down, saying, `On the contrary, we can change at any time, so we don't relax.'
When Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung talked about an all-out game in the second half of the year, "Players have been like that since the opening. I want to win every game," he said, expressing his willingness to win.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
