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| Lotte-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 4th. Park Chan-ho collides with Park Chan-hyung in the throwing motion for the first base in the top of the fourth inning when Reyes hit the shortstop double play with no outs. Photo = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com |
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Fans of both teams had a fierce debate online over the collision between Park Chan-ho and Park Chan-hyung, but it was an opportunity for the two players to get close.
The first of three consecutive weekend games between the Lotte Giants and the KIA Tigers at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 4th.
In the top of the fourth inning, Park Chan-hyung got on base with a heavy hit against Nail. Then came a collision between Park Chan-hyung and shortstop Park Chan-ho, who were sliding to second base in Reyes' double play.
The moment he grabbed the ball and stepped on the base, Park Chan-ho was located on the right side of the base. Park Chan-hyung tried to slide to the left to avoid him, but a collision occurred between the two players as Park Chan-ho, whose step was twisted, moved to the left and threw.
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| Park Chan-ho's center is focused on his body. This is why Park Chan-ho moved to the left of the base. |
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| Park Chan-hyung and Park Chan-ho, who started sliding to the left of the base, narrowly avoid a collision. |
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| Old Park Chan-ho finished the throw to first base without losing his balance. |
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Park Chan-hyung instinctively raised his arm to protect himself, and Park Chan-ho managed to take the center stage and threw to first base to get Reyes out. However, it seemed that Park Chan-ho's knee was impacted during the landing process.
Park Chan-ho sat down and complained of pain for a while, and the trainer rushed out to check his condition. After a while he got up and continued the game.
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| Park Chan-ho's presence in KIA in the injured ward is absolute. The stadium was in a moment of silence. |
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Fans of both teams had a fierce war of words online, as the joint second-place Lotte and fourth-place KIA faced off. However, there was no problem with the two players' play. It was simply an accidental collision that occurred due to overlapping movements.
When Park Chan-hyung asked Park Chan-ho's condition with a worried look, Park Chan-ho extended his hand, saying, `It's okay.'
In the eighth inning, Park Chan-hyung, who got on base with a hit, advanced to second base on Reyes' hit that followed, and had a short conversation with Park Chan-ho, who met again. For Park Chan-hyung, every moment he runs directly with stars he has only seen on TV is special. Park Chan-ho was not shy and treated rookie Park Chan-hyung with a warm smile.
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| Park Chan-ho and Chan-hyung, who met again, are having a friendly conversation. |
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| Park Chan-ho, who treats Park Chan-hyung with a sweet smile when he meets him for the first time, |
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Park Chan-hyung is a rookie who joined Lotte on May 15 this year as a nurturing player. Without being drafted in the 2021 rookie draft, he immediately joined the military and completed active duty. After gaining experience in the independent baseball team without giving up on his dream, he passed the tryout of the baseball entertainment show 「Fireworks」 and made his presence known.
After that, he passed the Lotte tryout test and achieved his dream of becoming a professional. Park Chan-hyung was impressed by Futures coach Kim Yong-hee with his fast feet and sophisticated hitting in 13 Futures League games, and made his debut as a pinch runner after being called up to the first team on June 18.
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| Lotte and KT at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 27th. Lotte Park Chan-hyung hit a solo home run against KT Ko Young-pyo in the bottom of the second inning. Park Chan-hyung looking at the ball. Busan = Reporters Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com |
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| Park Chan-hyung, who is walking around the ground with a bright expression. |
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Playing in 11 first-team games, he has an impressive 10 hits in 22 at-bats (one home run) and a batting average of 0.455. In the match against KIA on the same day, he continued his good batting sense with two hits in four at-bats, including a hit against Nail.
Meanwhile, Park Chan-ho, who will become the first FA in his career after this season, is taking the center stage of the team by taking on the role of temporary captain at a time when Na Sung-beom, Kim Sun-bin, and Kim Do-young are out due to injuries. Except for missing 10 days due to a knee injury at the beginning of the season, he has played in almost all games, leading KIA to rebound.
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| KIA-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 26th. Park Chan-ho is cheering after hitting a sacrifice fly with one out in the top of the 11th inning. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun |
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He is on the rise in batting as well as in impeccable defense. His batting average for the last 10 games has increased to 0.366 and his batting average for the season to 0.283.
In the first game of the weekend's three consecutive games, KIA won a thrilling 7-5 come-from-behind victory. The gap between Lotte, which is tied for second with LG, and KIA, which is fourth, is only half a game.
In the second game on the 5th, Lotte Park Se-woong and KIA Kim Do-hyun will face off as starters.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
