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| The first of three consecutive games between Hanwha and KIA during the week at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 8th. Hwang Young-mook of Hanwha, who trains after cutting his hair short. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.08/ |
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| The first of three consecutive games between Hanwha and KIA during the week at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 8th. Hanwha Park Jung-hyun is drinking water during training. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.08/ |
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| The first of three consecutive games between Hanwha and KIA during the week at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 8th. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon is watching the players' training. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.08/ |
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The scorching heat is starting nationwide. Midday temperatures in Daejeon rose to 36 degrees Celsius. The humidity is also high, so it is 'Steamer'.
The first of three consecutive games between Hanwha and KIA will be held on the 8th at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon. Hanwha players continued their training on the ground from around 2 o'clock despite the hot weather. Batters turned their bats vigorously in the hot weather, where it was difficult to stand still, and pitchers warmed up with running and catching.
It will be the last three consecutive games in the first half of the year ahead of the All-Star Game on July 12. Among them, the Hanwha Eagles, who are ranked first in the league, and the KIA Tigers, who are ranked fourth in four games, met in Daejeon. It's the last big match of the first half.
Hanwha confirmed its first place in the first half with a series sweep of three consecutive series of Gocheok Kiwoom over the weekend. Regardless of the results of the three consecutive games, KIA and Nam are No. 1 in the first half. Hanwha last ranked first in the first half of the pennant race in 1992 and achieved first place in the first half in 33 years.
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| The first of three consecutive games between Hanwha and KIA during the week at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 8th. Hwang Young-mook of Hanwha, who trains after cutting his hair short. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.08/ |
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| Hanhwa Park Jung-hyun drinking water during training. |
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| Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon, who watched the players in person even in hot weather. |
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Defending champion KIA, which won the integrated championship last year, was unable to set up a normal entry due to a string of players in the first half of this season. Due to the line injuries of key players such as Kim Do-young, Na Sung-bum and Kim Sun-bin, the ranking once fell to 7th place in May. However, the performance of the replacement players for the 'Hampyeong Tigers' from the second division brought the team back to power. In June, he beat LG and Lotte, the second-ranked players in the league, to the second place with a winning rate of more than 60 percent.
On the 8th, the Daejeon area set a new temperature record of 36.3 degrees Celsius in early July since the weather observation. Hanwha players continued training ahead of the big match with KIA despite the hot weather.
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| The first of three consecutive games between Hanwha and KIA during the week at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 8th. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon is watching the players' training. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.08/ |
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| Hanwha players drinking water during training. |
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| Hanwha Shim Woo-jun drinking water. |
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Despite the hot weather, Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon came to the ground himself to check the players' conditions thoroughly.
Hwang Young-mook, who appeared in a short cut hairstyle, shouted "Enthusiasticity". He worked hard in training as if pushing himself, who has not been able to start due to poor batting recently.
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| Hanhwa Hwang Young-mook, who appeared after cutting his hair short. |
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| Director Kim Kyung-moon watching the athletes train. |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
