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| Lotte Giants Hong Min-ki is training for defense alone before the game on the 30th. Busan = Reporter Kwon In-ha |
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| Lotte Giants Hong Min-ki is training for defense alone before the game on the 30th. Busan = Reporter Kwon In-ha |
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| Lotte Giants Hong Min-ki is training for defense alone before the game on the 30th. Busan = Reporter Kwon In-ha |
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Sajik Stadium in Busan on the afternoon of the 30th. Around 2:30 p.m., when Lotte Giants players have not yet come out. A left-handed pitcher stood on the mound.
The pitcher I expected was Hong Min-ki.
Hong Min-ki made a regrettable error in the home game against the NC Dinos in Busan on the 29th, the previous day. After starter Park Se-woong made a 3-0 lead with six innings of one hit and no runs, Hong Min-ki came up as the second pitcher in the top of the seventh inning, but he only made a crisis.
Hong Min-ki, who gave up a walk after a full count battle with the lead Park Min-woo, induced a ground ball that missed with a 131km curve in the fifth pitch in 2B2S with No. 4 Oh Young-soo. You have a chance to catch it yourself and double play. However, in a situation where he was too relaxed, the ball thrown to second base fell to the side and became a bad pitch to fly to the outfield. The ball, which should have been without runners with two outs, became the first and second bases with no outs.
Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung immediately replaced Choi Jun-yong, but Choi Jun-yong allowed a total of three points with a sacrifice fly and wild pitch, eventually allowing a 3-3 tie.
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| 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/ |
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| A game between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Lotte Giants at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 22nd. Lotte Hong Min-ki is pitching hard. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.22/ |
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| Lotte starter Hong Min-ki is pitching hard in a game between Doosan and Lotte at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium on the 8th. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.08/ |
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In the bottom of the seventh inning, Lotte also scored three points and eventually won 6-4, winning six consecutive games, but the error was regrettable.
And the next day, Hong Min-ki received defense training alone. When coach Lee Jae-yul sent a bunt, Hong Min-ki caught it and practiced throwing it to first and second bases. In particular, when throwing to second base, which he made an error the previous day, coach Lee himself demonstrated the throwing. The scene where you grab it yourself, step on it with your feet, and throw it. In other words, when you have time, you should step on it with your feet and throw it in that rhythm to prevent bad pitches.
Hong Min-ki is a left-handed fireballer who throws a fastball over 150km. He is a prospect who was selected in the second round of 2020 and is finally exploding his potential in the bullpen this season. He has posted a good record of 2.03 ERA with one loss and three holds in 17 games this season. However, as it is his first full-time season, he needs experience.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
