There's a reason why the killing heat wave, the 4th batter volunteers to appear in the early walk, is doing well

Jul 10, 2025

There's a reason why the killing heat wave, the 4th batter volunteers to appear in the early walk, is doing well
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This is why Hanwha has no choice but to be good at baseball.

Daejeon Hanwha Life Ball Park on the 10th, when the final game of the first half between the Hanwha Eagles and the KIA Tigers will be held.

6:30 p.m. Long before the game is held at 2 p.m. It was too hot weather even though it was hot. The Daejeon regional heat wave warning, which has continued since the 2nd, peaked at the three consecutive games against KIA. The maximum temperature rose to 37 degrees Celsius on the 8th and the hot weather of 35 degrees Celsius or higher continued for three days.




The whole country was surprised by the 'murder heat' and so was the ballpark. Some team coaches have replaced pre-match training with indoor training or started first aid such as reducing the amount.

However, Hanwha, led by head coach Kim Kyung-moon, does not give in to any weather and trains normally. Even 'early walk' is always done.

'Early walk' is when players who need additional training before formal training come out early to train. Usually, the 'early walk' schedule is used a lot in spring camps. In addition to the main players, young players or backup players use this time to enhance their personal skills.




2 p.m. at the height of the heat. Coaching staff and players began to come to the ground one by one. Usually, the home team's pregame training begins around 3 p.m. Noh Si-hwan, the first batter, appeared. 'Best friend' I came out with Lee Won-seok, warmed up with tee batting, and hit the mechanical ball vigorously in the batting cage.

There's a reason why the killing heat wave, the 4th batter volunteers to appear in the early walk, is doing well
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In fact, Roh Si-hwan was not in the group 'early walk' on this day. The players scheduled were Lee Do-yoon, Hwang Young-mook, Kim Tae-yeon, EuroGyeol, Lee Won-seok, Lee Jin-young, Choi In-ho, Park Jung-hyun, and Heo In-seo. However, the team's No. 4 hitter voluntarily turned his bat on the hot weather. Noh Si-hwan suffered from a severe drop in batting average this year, and his condition was gradually improving, with five hits and four walks in the last three games. Nevertheless, he chose his own troubles that he did not have to do. A scene where you can infer why Hanwha leads and why the team runs like a cog.

It's not just the players. In order for the training to proceed, coaches must all come out early to watch and guide the players in hot weather. The staff who help with the training are also 'live hard'




What is surprising is that Kim Kyung-moon, the oldest coach in the league, also appeared wearing all his uniforms on the ground at 2 o'clock sharp. The training scenes of the players were captured one by one, and the players were encouraged to suffer in hot weather. It is an atmosphere where players cannot help but concentrate and work hard one by one.

When asked why he stayed on the ground from start to finish while sweating despite the heat of 40 degrees in Australia's spring camp this year, head coach Kim said, `It is natural for the coach to be with the players when the players are suffering like this.' Every successful house has a reason.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.