KIA's incomplete performance to the second division, perhaps the coach has already announced it…You need to find a problem

Jul 12, 2025

KIA's incomplete performance to the second division, perhaps the coach has already announced it…You need to find a problem
The match between Hanwha and KIA at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 10th. KIA Kim Seok-hwan, who came out as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning and struck out. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.10/



"You have to find a problem."

KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho made a decision after much consideration. At the beginning of the second half, the main hitters Na Sung-bum and Kim Sun-bin, who recovered from injury, are returning. One outfielder and one outfielder had to leave each, but outfielder Kim Seok-hwan and infielder Hong Jong-pyo were notified of their trip to the second division on the 11th.

The choice to send Kim Seok-hwan down seems to have been the most difficult. Kim Seok-hwan was the star of the sensation when KIA raced to the top of the winning rate in June. He hit .290 (9 hits in 31 at-bats) with one homer and 10 RBIs in 13 games in June. He showed the side of a rising star by recording two triplets.




Kim Seok-hwan was called 'Futures Bomber'. In 35 Futures League games this year, he hit .350 (42 hits in 120 at-bats), 0.448 on-base percentage, 0.725 slugging percentage, 11 home runs, and 28 RBIs, making it strange not to call up in the first team.

The problem is that the first team does not fully show Kim Seok-hwan's pressure in the Futures League. This is why coach Lee called Kim Seok-hwan once in a while to give advice. I definitely could play better than now, but I felt like I couldn't get over one wall.

Coach Lee left a stinging piece of advice when Kim Seok-hwan had no hits in three at-bats against the Gwangju SSG Landers on the 3rd.




KIA's incomplete performance to the second division, perhaps the coach has already announced it…You need to find a problem
Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 4th. Director Lee Bum-ho is guiding Kim Seok-hwan's batting. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.5/
KIA's incomplete performance to the second division, perhaps the coach has already announced it…You need to find a problem
Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 4th. Director Lee Bum-ho is guiding Kim Seok-hwan's batting. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.5/
Manager Lee said "Moon Seung-won (SSG) is a good pitcher, but there is a problem with going in three times and striking out all three times. I said you should look for a problem. You may never get it right, but you have to try a little more and if the timing doesn't match, you have to try to get it right. I talked a lot with the hope that I would be stronger. I wanted to tell you that you have to forget what passed and deal with the next pitcher again," he said emphatically.

However, Kim Seok-hwan failed to show explosive power at bat despite the advice of the head coach. Kim Ho-ryeong and Ko Jong-wook are now irreplaceable forces, and Lee Chang-jin and Choi Won-jun are also essential forces. Lee Woo-sung or Kim Seok-hwan had to leave, but Kim Seok-hwan seems to have decided that it would be better for him to go down to the second division once and cool down and return to the second division than Lee Woo-sung, who has already spent a long time reorganizing in the second division.

Director Lee said, `There is still not enough water fight. It is important to watch the game with one ball when the situation occurs. Fouls keep coming out. When a ball worth hitting comes, (Choi) Hyung-woo or players who play well hit hard to win the game, whether it's an outfield fly ball, but Seok-hwan is fouled. If a pitcher is fouled by a ball thrown in the middle, the pitcher thinks he is in trouble and throws a deeper and more difficult ball. You have to study that because the ball that needs to be played keeps getting fouled. Maybe because I haven't been to many at-bats yet, I'm not good enough. If such a thing goes well, an in-play ball can come out. You have to keep practicing making balls into in-play balls, not fouls, and timing them" left a note of advice.




KIA's incomplete performance to the second division, perhaps the coach has already announced it…You need to find a problem
A game between SSG and KIA at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 22nd. KIA Kim Seok-hwan hit a come-from-behind two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning. Kim Seok-hwan is being congratulated by his colleagues. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.22/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.