Will Hwang Sung-bin have a place to return? Gums have become teeth, there is no permanent starting player in the professional league

Jul 06, 2025

Will Hwang Sung-bin have a place to return? Gums have become teeth, there is no permanent starting player in the professional league
Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 1st. Hwang Sung-bin is happy after hitting an RBI infield hit with two outs and third base in the top of the fourth inning. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.1/



Hwang Sung Bin is coming. But…...

The injured soldiers of the Lotte Giants are returning.

Lotte is producing a `miracle' this season. the great success of the so-called 'gum baseball' The main fielders, including Yoon Dong-hee, Na Seung-yeop, Hwang Sung-bin and Son Ho-young, all left due to injuries, while the newly discovered players, such as Jang Doo-sung and Lee Ho-joon, also suffered from injuries. The main catcher Yoo Kang-nam's poor performance also overlapped. It was a power that would not be strange even if it fell to the bottom.




But there was a big twist. Rather, Lotte ranked at the top with stronger and stronger baseball than when its main players played. He is not falling from the third place. Reyes and Jeon Jun-woo play their roles firmly in the center. As veterans Jeong-hoon and Kim Min-sung do their best, juniors cannot help but take another step. On top of that, the team becomes healthy as Jang Doo-sung, Kim Dong-hyuk, Han Tae-yang, Park Chan-hyung, and Lee Ho-joon do not miss the opportunity to show their abilities properly.

The center field position is dramatic. Hwang Sung-bin, who has contact ability, defense and speed, has been reborn as the main player since last year. However, Hwang Sung-bin injured his finger twice this year alone. Jang Doo-sung filled the void perfectly. It was impressive enough to say, "Why was there such a treasure only in the second division?" His tremendous contact ability and center field defensive stability were better than Hwang Sung-bin's. On top of that, Son Ah-seop's eyes and grit as if looking at his childhood were the type of players Lotte needs.

Will Hwang Sung-bin have a place to return? Gums have become teeth, there is no permanent starting player in the professional league
The game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 3rd. Lotte's Jang Doo-sung is cheering after hitting a hit in the bottom of the 5th inning. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.03/
Jang Doo-sung was hit by a check ball and suffered from lung fever. The player who came out again at that time is Kim Dong-hyuk. Kim Dong-hyuk also appealed himself with his starting speed and defense. Although he is a little lacking in contact ability, it is no exaggeration to say that once he gets on base, he can completely stir up the pile and in a way, he is the best of the three in defense.




Kim Dong-hyuk did a good job, but Jang Doo-sung returned after recovering and regained the leadoff center fielder position. But even Hwang Sung-bin comes. Hwang Sung-bin is perfectly raising his real sense in the Futures League. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung considered whether to call up in the weekend's three consecutive away games against the KIA Tigers, but decided to call up the three consecutive games against the Doosan Bears next week.

Will Hwang Sung-bin have a place to return? Gums have become teeth, there is no permanent starting player in the professional league
The game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 1st. Kim Dong-hyuk scores a point when Lotte's Ko Seung-min hit a timely hit with two outs and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the third inning. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.01/
If Hwang Sung-bin was a really irreplaceable resource, manager Kim would have made a call-up unconditionally ahead of the three important KIA games. Because he played three second-tier games normally. Coach Kim cited "Perfect Recovery" as the reason for the call-up postponement, but he may have felt that there was no need to make a change in a hurry because the team was doing so well with the players of Jang Doo-sung and Kim Dong-hyuk. If the two of them lose their performance, they will find Hwang Sung-bin, but it seems that Hwang Sung-bin's position has disappeared while the two of them are playing well with their own competition system being created.

So on the professional stage, "There is no permanent main player". When you are away for a while, it is common for a new player to appear and the main position to change like that. That's why professionals say that taking care of your body is also a skill. When Hwang Sung-bin returns, what position will he play.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.