"Better than 19-year-old Yang Eui-ji." The catcher-turned-head coach also admitted...Confessing your true fan's heart, I'll go to Lotte PS
Jul 14, 2025
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Park Jae-yeop (19, Lotte Giants) graduated from Busan National University, Gaeseong Middle School, and Busan High School and joined Lotte in the fourth round (34th overall) of the rookie draft in 2025.
In the case of catchers, it is not easy to stand out immediately in the first team. There are many cases in which basic skills such as throwing a port are needed from the part where they work with the pitcher.
Nevertheless, Park had 26 days in the first half. He consistently showed good performance in the Futures League and received an opportunity.
In eight games, Park had a batting average of .38 with one homer, three RBIs, and an OPS (long hitting rate + on base rate) of 1.015. In the Futures League, he showed good performance with a batting average of 333, four home runs, 22 RBIs, and an OPS of 0.913 in 42 games.
In particular, he, who doubled his first hit against Samsung on May 29, wore his first starting mask on June 18 and played two hits, including a home run. He also showed good chemistry with Hong Min-ki, who started again, by allowing one run in four innings.
Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung, a former catcher, smiled satisfactorily, saying, `It's better than Yang Eui-ji at the age of 19.'
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Park Jae-yeop said, `It's really hard to come to an all-star stage, but even though it's Futures, I'm happy to be selected as a rookie.'
From his debut in the first division to his first hit and first home run, the first half of his first year as a professional was full. Park Jae-yeop said, "(Yoo) Gangnam is the main player, and Sung-bin and Jung Bo-geun are playing a lot, and the coach gave me a chance to try to do better. "Since the manager was a catcher, he was strict about the catcher, so I tried to do it without making a mistake."
He continued, `Of the games in the first half, the match against Hanwha (June 18) was the most memorable. I was very nervous when I said I was going to start for the first time, but I got a little better when I caught (Hong) Min-ki's ball. I think trying not to be nervous led to a good result" he said.
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At the same time, 'fansim' also said. Park Jae-yeop said, "Since I'm a fan of Lotte, I really want to go to fall baseball this year."It would be nice if I could do it with him, but I hope the team does well first because the coach will use the player he needs" he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
