Who was the second baseman? Acting coach Cho Sung-hwan changes the generation of infielders in 1.5 months → How on earth did he do it

Jul 14, 2025

Who was the second baseman? Acting coach Cho Sung-hwan changes the generation of infielders in 1.5 months → How on earth did he do it
Dusan won the game between Doosan and Lotte 9-0 at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 10th. Acting coach Cho Sung-hwan greets the players. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.10/



Who was the second baseman? Acting coach Cho Sung-hwan changes the generation of infielders in 1.5 months → How on earth did he do it
A game between Doosan and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 9th, and Doosan's acting manager Cho Sung-hwan greets Lotte players. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.09/
The Doosan Bears infield has changed unrecognizable in just 'a month and a half'. A clear outline of the starting line was revealed. The infield generational shift is virtually over. This is the result of acting coach Cho Sung-hwan, who was a "Golden Glove 2nd baseman", believing in his judgment and pushing for it. The next target is 'bulpen'.

Acting president Cho Sung-hwan went to Jamsil Baseball Stadium from the 13th as soon as the All-Star Game was over. He will conduct training on the 13th and 14th and take a day off on the 15th. After training in Jamsil on the 16th, he will move to Incheon. Doosan will face SSG Landers in Incheon for the first four consecutive games in the second half from the 17th.

Acting manager Cho Sung-hwan hurriedly took the helm of Doosan from the first week of June. Former coach Lee Seung-yeop resigned to take responsibility for poor performance. Acting Cho Sung-hwan sent Yang Seok-hwan, Kang Seung-ho, a former first-team fixture, to the second-tier team and threw a strong message. It actively gave opportunities to rookie players who had no experience in the first division, such as Park Joon-soon, Kim Joon-sang, and Lee Sun-woo.




Of course, trial and error followed. In addition to defensive errors and disappointing plays, he suffered a lot at bat. There were also voices asking if it was right to use young players unconditionally.

Who was the second baseman? Acting coach Cho Sung-hwan changes the generation of infielders in 1.5 months → How on earth did he do it
A game between the LG Twins and the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 21st. Doosan's acting manager Cho Sung-hwan, who won, welcomes Yang Eui-ji. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.21/
Who was the second baseman? Acting coach Cho Sung-hwan changes the generation of infielders in 1.5 months → How on earth did he do it
In the game between Doosan and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 9th, Lee Yoo-chan, with two outs and runners on second base, hits an RBI timely hit in the top of the ninth inning and walks to second base to cheer. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.09/
Who was the second baseman? Acting coach Cho Sung-hwan changes the generation of infielders in 1.5 months → How on earth did he do it
The game between Samsung and Doosan held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 3rd, and Oh Myung-jin, one out and first base, caught Koo Ja-wook's ground ball in the top of the 4th inning and continues to double play. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.03/
However, the effect was slow. The most important choice was to fix 'centerline'. Because he was versatile, he pushed the positions of Lee Yoo-chan and Oh Myung-jin, who worked as infield utilities, to shortstop and second baseman. When Lee Yoo-chan and Oh Myung-jin took the center stage, new faces popped out of stability. Park Joon-soon and Im Jong-sung quickly adapted to the first team as they increased their business trip time. Doosan ended the first half with consecutive winning series to KT and Lotte at the end.

There was a reason why acting Cho Sung-hwan was sure of the success of Lee Yoo-chan and Oh Myung-jin.




Acting president Cho Sung-hwan said "(Lee) Yoo-chan only practiced shortstop during spring camp. Yoo-chan is a player who was already well prepared. (Oh) Myung-jin practiced second base the most. Lim Jong-sung is the player who practiced the most at third base." Acting Cho Sung-hwan believed that the results of the effort would surely appear.

He also told me the background of Park Jun-soon's excavation. Acting President Cho Sung-hwan "At first, he raised the Park Jun-soon, Lee Sun-woo, and Kim Jun-sang." I tried to check the stability of being able to get an easy hit out. Park Jun-soon will be second and third base. Then you can back up in the first team. If you ask him to play second and third as a backup, he will find out where he is most suitable."

However, Lim Jong-sung, who was the main third baseman, was injured. He had to decide whether to use Park Joon-soon on third base or Oh Myung-jin on third base and Park Joon-soon on a comfortable second base.




Acting Cho Sung-hwan said, `Honestly, Park Joon-soon lacked practice on third base. Oh Myung-jin could be on third base, but he did the best at second base. I was wondering if I should make good use of the two positions or take chances at third base. Still, I thought we should keep the center line."," he said, sending Park Joon-soon to third base.

Who was the second baseman? Acting coach Cho Sung-hwan changes the generation of infielders in 1.5 months → How on earth did he do it
A game between Doosan and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 10th, and Park Joon-soon, with one out and runners on the first and second bases, is happy with a hit in the top of the third inning. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.10/
Who was the second baseman? Acting coach Cho Sung-hwan changes the generation of infielders in 1.5 months → How on earth did he do it
Dusan-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 13th. Lim Jong-sung, who hit the final hit in the top of the 11th inning, is being washed away after the game. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025..May 13/
Park Joon-soon made a soft landing in the hot corner as if he were originally a third baseman. Acting Cho Sung-hwan "That's what's surprising about it. I thought it would take a period of adjustment. Park Jun-soon proved that he doesn't need an adjustment period or anything"Thank you.

After completing the infield traffic arrangement, acting Cho Sung-hwan's eyes are now headed to the bullpen. Doosan's Kim Taek-yeon is holding out as a closer, but fatigue has accumulated quite a bit in the first half. He is also highly dependent on Lee Young-ha, Park Chi-guk.

Acting President Cho Sung-hwan will start searching for a young bullpen in the second half of the year. He turned Choi Won-joon into the bullpen. I'm going to use it mainly for players who are less tired. It plans to use healthy players first while keeping the concept of finishing the chasing group. Park Shin-ji improved and Ko Hyo-joon was ready again. Choi Ji-gang joined, and rookie Kim Han-joong also caught the eye. We will prevent the overload as much as possible."

Doosan has 56 games left in the second half. He is in ninth place with 36 wins, 49 losses and three draws. It is 8.5 games behind the fifth place (KT) in the fall baseball Maginot Line. It can be turned over arithmetically, but it is not a situation to throw a game because it is too much.

Acting coach Cho Sung-hwan is determined to revive 'Hustledu' a little bit, regardless of what the next coach's decision is.

Acting Cho Sung-hwan said, `Now I want to find Doosan's color again. Baseball, which is persistent, has been played by Doosan. I think it's coming out a little bit now, but what if it gets darker. I live a day anyway. Another person could come as a director. I really sincerely want to make Doosan's color even a little bit more Doosan-Baseball and prepare for continuity."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.