Wow, a 50% hitter? You waited for a second-tier notice? Why…I was sitting in the locker room afterwards
Jul 31, 2025
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LG Twins rookie outfielder Park Kwan-woo waited for notification of the second division after the game against the Lotte Giants in Jamsil on the 20th. It was his first start since his debut, and he misjudged Lotte Victor Reyes' hit in the first inning with one out and second base, providing an excuse for a run. The ball that had to be handled with a fly ball became a timely double to the left. Park Kwan-woo, who was frozen, kept making minor mistakes in the defense, and was eventually replaced by Choi Won-young ahead of the defense in the fifth inning.
Park Kwan-woo was calmly preparing to accept the second leg. However, contrary to expectations, Park Kwan-woo continued to remain in the first-team entry. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop did not want to leave a mistake as a trauma because Park Kwan-woo was a 19-year-old player. I left it in the first team hoping it would be an experience to grow one step further.
Looking back on his painful memories a week ago, Park Kwan-woo said, `I thought I might go down (to the second division) because of the defense. I was sitting in the locker room after the game, and all the coaches said they were off work. Oh, I have one more chance. I thought so."
Above all, Park Kwan-woo had a clear advantage in hitting. He has a batting average of 0.353 (6 hits in 17 at-bats), two homers, six RBIs, and an OPS of 1.095 in 12 games in the first team. The batting average for the scoring position is 0.500. Although there are few samples, it is not easy for a 19-year-old player to produce such a result in a small opportunity.
Park Kwan-woo said "I'm always confident at bat. Playing the bat is not too much of a burden, and hitting the bat is the most fun. "My strength is not to be nervous at the batter's box." "When I hit, the front runner was (Oh) Ji-hwan." I think there's something with Ji-hwan."
Park Kwan-woo did not miss another opportunity. He started in left field as the sixth batter against KT Wiz in Jamsil on the 30th and played an active role in offense and defense. He led starter Son Joo-young to a 5-0 complete victory with a two-run shot that sealed the victory with a good defense that saved him from the crisis.
Park Kwan-woo prevented a situation that could have led to a run crisis in the top of the sixth inning. With two outs and a runner on the first base, KT Hwang Jae-kyun's ball seemed to fall into an ambiguous position with left and center fielder shortstop eyes. At this time, left fielder Park Kwan-woo rushed forward and blew himself and handled the fly ball with a diving catch.
Park Kwan-woo said "At first, it was right for me to run forward, but I always missed some hits back. I was running back and forward, and I should have done it confidently at first, but I looked at Hae-min and Ji-hwan. I thought I was the one closest to the ball while putting it off, so I flew and caught it. At first, there was a scene where my wrist was bent, but I was lying down thinking that I had been jailed for 10 years. Hae-min thought I hurt my wrist, so he came and raised me up."
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Park Kwan-woo said "I think I made up for it with that defense because I showed a bad performance in defense, and I think I felt a little comfortable and went in more freely when I entered the batter's box. (Kim)Hyun-soo said, "Because my name is Kwan-woo. (Seeing the home run) It's like Kwan-woo." He praised me for turning the swing well.'
"I want to praise Shin Min-jae and Park Kwan-woo for their concentration in defense," Yeom said after the game. Park Kwan-woo hit a two-run home run in a situation where he needed an additional run, making it easy to solve the game" heaped praise on us.
Park Kwan-woo is likely to grow at a breakneck pace in the first team if he gains more defensive experience in the future. I've already learned a lot from my mistakes.
Park Kwan-woo said "It's my first time playing baseball in a place with so many fans, but the power of the first team players is different. He didn't adapt well to the batting, and his mind was floating a lot, so it seems that he doesn't move his body well and makes a lot of mistakes. There's Hae-min on the defense side. I ask a lot of questions. "I think it's getting easier as I listen carefully because Hae-min told me about the first start or the judgment of the batting."
The second-place LG closely followed the first-place Hanwha Eagles by two games. Amid the fierce battle for the lead, LG is using Won-seok Park Kwan-woo to catch two rabbits in the performance and future.
Park Kwan-woo said, "There's not much difference between the first place and the third place, but the coach trusts me and writes it. I want to repay that belief, so I think the results are good because I have that mindset and desperately do it"I expressed my appreciation.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
