Find the second Hong Min-ki, Lee Min-seok. Lotte Young-guns who are going to study abroad during the season.

Jul 29, 2025

Find the second Hong Min-ki, Lee Min-seok. Lotte Young-guns who are going to study abroad during the season.
'Sajik Karina' when Park Jun-woo performed cosplay. Sports Chosun DB



Find the second Hong Min-ki, Lee Min-seok. Lotte Young-guns who are going to study abroad during the season.
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Should we show them the power of 'Hwa-soo-bun' again. Even though the Lotte Giants are in the season, they have taken out the cards of potential newcomers 'Overseas Training'.

Lotte will dispatch pitchers Kim Ki-joon (21) and Park Joon-woo (20) and outfielders Cho Se-jin (22) and Kim Dong-hyun (21) to the U.S. driveline on August 1.

Lotte Club is providing young players with opportunities to study abroad for a short period of time, including the U.S. and Japan, if they have an opportunity.




Representative players are Lee Min-seok (22), who has emerged as one of the pillars of this year's starting team, and Hong Min-ki (24), who has been reborn as a must-win group.

Lee Min-seok's visit to Chiba Lotte's first-team closing camp last year and Hong Min-ki's visit to the next base of the Japanese baseball academy in April was an opportunity to grow rapidly as the team's main player. Lee Min-seok is 1m89 and Hong Min-ki is 1m85 and they are pitchers who throw fastballs in the mid-150km range.

Find the second Hong Min-ki, Lee Min-seok. Lotte Young-guns who are going to study abroad during the season.
Lotte Lee Min-seok, who finished pitching scorelessly in the top of the fifth inning at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 9th, greets the infield with a smile. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.09/
Find the second Hong Min-ki, Lee Min-seok. Lotte Young-guns who are going to study abroad during the season.
The game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 25th. Hong Min-ki, who stopped the eighth inning without losing a point, is smiling. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.25/
They are two players with good walks. However, Lee Min-seok had difficulty managing his condition while Lee Min-seok had elbow surgery and Hong Min-ki had military service and frequent injuries. Then, through a short-term study abroad, he was able to learn how to train his body and correct his fine body balance. It was the decisive scene of this year's rapid growth.

The four players leaving this time are also promising prospects that Lotte expects.

Kim Ki-jun, a Gyeongbuk High School graduate, wore a Lotte uniform in the fourth round of 2023, and his strengths are heavy fastballs and large curves from his tall height of 1m88. I was discharged from the military last March after completing my military service. In this year's Futures, he played in only one game (one scoreless inning against KT Wiz on July 9).

So far, he is a player who stands out for his stories outside of baseball rather than in-game. In an interview with Sports Chosun ahead of the 2023 season, Kim Ki-jun said, "I went to the hospital and happened to meet David Buchanan (former Samsung Lions). When I introduced myself as 'Won Tae-in's junior, he welcomed me. I just happened to have the ball, so I learned to change up. He taught me surprisingly kindly, from grip holding the ball to swing of the arm. He explained that he was able to throw change-ups in real life right away. "The moment his life changed. "




Find the second Hong Min-ki, Lee Min-seok. Lotte Young-guns who are going to study abroad during the season.
김기준. Photo courtesy = Lotte Giants
During Rookie Day, he asked veteran Kim Sang-soo 'How do you control the tension in the mound' and "Excited! He is also the main character who drew the saying, "Don't be afraid, enjoy it."

Park Joon-woo, a former Yushin High School player, joined the fourth round in 2024 and became famous at the Futures All-Star Game last year for his costume play of 「Sajik Karina」. She taught Karina of the girl group Aespa to throw the first pitch. It features a heavy fastball that falls from a tall height of 1m90 and a comprehensive visual that matches well with a cross-dressing. He played in seven games earlier this year under the impression of head coach Kim Tae-hyung, but has been cleaning himself up in the second division after hitting the wall of the first division.

Cho Se-jin, a graduate of Seoul High School, is considered Lotte's best batting prospect. He joined Lotte in the second round of 2022 (four times overall) and was highly anticipated to play in 39 games in the first year of his debut. Since then, he has yet to show a noticeable appearance after returning from the military service of the Armed Forces Sports Unit. However, he is expected to be a player with a lot of talent, including potential to become a giant, strong shoulders, excellent body balance and speed.

Find the second Hong Min-ki, Lee Min-seok. Lotte Young-guns who are going to study abroad during the season.
Lotte Kim Dong-hyun hitting the 2025 KBO Futures League All-Star Game held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 11th. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.11/
Jemulpo High School - Kim Dong-hyun from Pusan National University of Science and Technology is a rookie in the sixth round this year. The power from the imposing physique of 1m85 is impressive. He is a player who considers Jeon Jun-woo, who is running for a long time due to his strong physical strength. He was briefly registered in the first team in June, but unfortunately he couldn't take the batter's box. At the Futures All Star match, he performed a costume play of 'Karim Garcia' and received applause.

Lotte plans to provide opportunities for active overseas training for the growth of young players in the future.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.