I didn't even think this was right. 0.191 → 0.290. What happened to the 8 billion FA, whose batting average soared in the pitching season.

Jul 20, 2025

I didn't even think this was right. 0.191 → 0.290. What happened to the 8 billion FA, whose batting average soared in the pitching season.
Lotte Yoo Kang-nam is happy to hit a two-run double with one out and runners on first and second bases in the top of the fourth inning at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 19th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.19/



I didn't even think this was right. 0.191 → 0.290. What happened to the 8 billion FA, whose batting average soared in the pitching season.
Lotte Yoo Kang-nam is happy to hit a two-run double with one out and runners on first and second bases in the top of the fourth inning at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 19th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.19/
I didn't even think this was right. 0.191 → 0.290. What happened to the 8 billion FA, whose batting average soared in the pitching season.
Lotte and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 19th, and LG left fielder Kim Hyun-soo jumps to catch Lotte Yoo Kang-nam's ball in the top of the second inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.19/
This season is definitely a season of pitching and hitting. However, Lotte Giants catcher Yoo Kang-nam's batting average clearly points to a different figure. He is heading for a career high.

Yoo Kang-nam headed Lotte back to second place.

Yoo Kang-nam started the game as a 6th catcher against the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 19th and recorded 2 hits and 2 RBIs in 3 at-bats. Both hits were doubles.




He hit his team's first hit with a long ball in the top of the second inning, his first at-bat. Yoo Kang-nam, who met LG starter Eliaser Hernandez, hit a 149km fastball in the middle of the fourth pitch in 2B1S and hit a double that hit the left fence directly. He failed to score due to the failure of the follow-up hitter.

He hit another double in the top of the fourth inning, but this time he hit it when there were two runners, making two RBIs. With Yoon Dong-hee's timely hit, he hit a 137km slider that came low outside in the unfavorable count of 1B2S with one out and runners on the first and second bases leading 1-0. It was an important double that went 3-0 at the beginning.

Lotte, leading 3-0 with this double, led by 6-1 with starter Tucker Davidson's good pitching of one run in five innings and the bullpen's salty pitching such as Jung Chul-won, Hong Min-ki and Kim Kang-hyun.




Yoo Kang-nam, who grounded out in front of the shortstop in the top of the sixth inning, was replaced by Information Geun during defense in the bottom of the seventh inning.

He has a batting average of 299 (51 hits in 176 at-bats) and four homers and 25 RBIs this season. It is a completely different hit from last year's severe slump of 199.1 percent.

Yoo Kang-nam's highest batting average this season was 296 (126 hits in 426 at-bats) recorded in 2018 when he was at LG. He is showing a good pace to shoot a career high this season.




I didn't even think this was right. 0.191 → 0.290. What happened to the 8 billion FA, whose batting average soared in the pitching season.
Lotte's game between Lotte and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 19th, and Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung applauds after Yoo Kang-nam's two-run double at the top of the fourth inning with one out. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.19/
I didn't even think this was right. 0.191 → 0.290. What happened to the 8 billion FA, whose batting average soared in the pitching season.
Lotte won the game between Lotte and LG 6-1 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 19th. Director Kim Tae-hyung and Yoo Kang-nam share the joy of victory. Jamsil = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.19/
Yoo Kang-nam laughed, saying, `In the first at-bat, the opponent's starter was a good pitcher, so I went in after seeing only one fast ball, and in the second at-bat, it was an unfavorable count of 1B2S, so I hit it with the thought of hitting it if it came close, but it flew farther than I thought it would.'

Regarding hitting well this season, he cited that he is consistently doing what he prepared before the season.

Yoo Kang-nam said "It seems that the fact that we prepared for the bat to come out as concisely as possible is leading to a good result."I have never changed what I've been preparing since last winter. Even when it didn't fit well, I never thought 'Is this right?' I've maintained my routine so far without being swayed and changing"

He also worked well with starter Davison and blocked LG's batters well with one run in five innings. It was possible to create an opportunity to score the first point by preventing the early crisis, with two outs and runners on second base in the first inning and two outs and runners on first and second bases in the second inning.

Yoo Kang-nam said "I didn't work with Davidson much. So I tried to give energy in a bad situation and I think that led to a good result"I sometimes mixed the ball that I didn't throw often, and it seems to have worked well."

It was regrettable that he almost stole Kim Hyun-soo's lone second base in the bottom of the fifth inning. It was out in timing and the second base umpire actually declared out, but the video review confirmed that shortstop Lee Ho-joon's glove did not reach it, so it was reversed to safe.

Yoo Kang-nam said "Later in the dugout, (Lee) Ho-joon said sorry. I asked what I was sorry about not holding him before. I'm thankful that I played my best. I asked him to catch me next time"Hyun-soo barely ran, but he was surprised to run." I thought I caught it, so I did a ceremony by myself...He couldn't hide his regret that he missed his close brother at LG.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.