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| Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon, who achieved the milestone in 40 years, encouraged him by sharing it with his captain Chae Eun-sung before training. |
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| He came as an alternative foreign player. Hanwha Liberato, who succeeded in a full-time job with his skills, trained with a smile even in the scorching heat. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com |
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Hanwha Eagles players, who forgot how to lose, sweated with a look of stepping on in the hot weather.
Jamsil Stadium on the 23rd when the heatwave warning was issued. A ground heated under the hot sun. The daytime high rose to 34 degrees Celsius, showing a scorching heat, but Hanwha players' facial expressions were brighter than ever.
Coach Kim Kyung-moon, who came out to the ground early with a pungo bat, watched the players' batting training closely. When captain Chae Eun-sung came out at the end of the early group's training, coach Kim Kyung-moon patted his shoulder and encouraged him.
Chae Eun-sung, who had a hard time with poor batting at the beginning of the season. Coach Kim Kyung-moon believed in captain Chae Eun-sung by giving him a chance until the end. Chae Eun-sung's batting sense, which stayed in the 20% range at the beginning of the season, began to heat up in June.
He led the Hanwha Eagles' lineup with a batting average of 352 hits, three home runs and 10 RBIs in June, and a batting average of 319 hits, five home runs and 22 RBIs in July. Hanwha, which won 10 consecutive games by catching Doosan the previous day with starter Moon Dong-ju's six scoreless innings and Roh Si-hwan and Shim Woo-joon's home runs, succeeded in achieving a milestone in 40 years, further raising the mood.
The achievement of 10 consecutive wins in a single season is the first time in 40 years in KBO league history since the Samsung Lions in 1985.
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| Hanwha, who won 10 consecutive games by beating Doosan 2-1 the previous day. Reporter Song Jeong-heon |
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Hanwha, which has been in first place this season with solid starters and strong bullpens. Hanwha players, who achieved the milestone for the first time in 40 years, practiced with a smile despite the scorching heat.
Liberato, who came as a substitute for Floral, showed off his hot batting and was converted to a full-time position. Liberato was silent the previous day with no hits in five at-bats, but he eased starter Moon Dong-ju's shoulders by catching Doosan's Oh Myung-jin's long ball with one out and second base with a diving catch in the third inning when he was leading 1-0.
In the presence of head coach Kim Kyung-moon, starting with captain Chae Eun-sung, Hanwha players such as Shim Woo-joon, Ha Joo-seok, Liberato and Moon Hyun-bin sweated with bright faces even in the scorching heat.
Hanwha, which is aiming for its 11th consecutive win, announced Hwang Joon-seo and Doosan announced Choi Min-seok as its starting pitcher.
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| Ha Joo-seok, who recently played as a second baseman and formed Keystone Kobe with Shim Woo-jun. |
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| Shortstop Shim Woo-jun who led his team to victory with a golden solo shot the day before. |
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| Hanwha head coach Kim Kyung-moon prepared for the game by communicating with captain Chae Eun-sung. |
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| Smiles did not leave the mouth of regular Liberato. |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
