I've been through a lot of foreigners... Director Park Jin-man said, "I meant it."

Jul 27, 2025

I've been through a lot of foreigners... Director Park Jin-man said, 'I meant it.'
The KBO League KT Wiz and Samsung Lions match held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 26th. Even after the shutout, Lado is happy. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.26/



Relationship between a player and a coach. The authoritarian era has passed, but it was unusual for a coach to take off his hat to greet a player.

Samsung manager Park Jin-man paid tribute to Furado, who led the team to an 11-0 victory with his second shutout of the season in an away game against KT in Suwon on the 26th. Coach Park, who was standing on the ground to give high-fives with the players after the game, took off his hat and bowed his head as Furado approached.

It was no joke. I meant it.




Coach Park said ahead of the KT match held at KT Wiz Park on the 27th, `He is a player who deserves to be treated like that.' "I have experienced a lot of foreign players, but I often think about personal records and options, but in the case of players, I felt that they should receive that much respect for their dedication to the team beyond their individual performances. "I said hello because it deserves respect to see the team committing in a difficult situation in this hot weather."

I've been through a lot of foreigners... Director Park Jin-man said, 'I meant it.'
The KBO League KT Wiz and Samsung Lions match held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 26th. Even after the shutout, Lado is happy. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.26/
I've been through a lot of foreigners... Director Park Jin-man said, 'I meant it.'
The KBO League KT Wiz and Samsung Lions match held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 26th. Samsung Furado is catching his breath. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.26/
I've been through a lot of foreigners... Director Park Jin-man said, 'I meant it.'
Director Park Jin-man takes off his hat and greets him after the game on the 27th. Photo courtesy of Samsung Lions
Lucky Hurado is 9-7 with a 2.62 ERA in his second shutout win and 20 games this season.

The team tied for sixth with multiple wins and fourth with an earned run average (ERA). Furado's true value comes from his ability to hit the inning, the biggest virtue of a starting pitcher. Furado was responsible for 130 ⅓ innings this season. It is the largest number of innings among all pitchers.




He pitched more than five innings in 18 of 20 games, and he lasted more than seven innings, nearly nine times. He was responsible for about half of the starting games up to the seventh inning. Samsung, which has a lot of bullpen concerns, is a lucky ace who has rolled in.

Samsung was leading 3-0 until the eighth inning. However, he scored eight runs in the top of the ninth inning, including Kim Young-woong's three-run homer, making it 11-0. There is no need for Furado to take the mound until the ninth inning.

Head coach Park Jin-man explained, "'There was a difference in score ahead of the end of the ninth inning, so I asked Hurado for his opinion now, and he said he would go up because he felt like he was going up.'"




a strong sense of responsibility for the team. Samsung's hope for autumn baseball is growing as Hurado, an inning player with all the virtues of the ace, is at the center of the mound.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.