Batting 0.158 in the second half Na Seung-yeop finally canceled the first team → The bat didn't go to the ball in the middle of the upset coach Kim Tae-hyung

Aug 03, 2025

Batting 0.158 in the second half Na Seung-yeop finally canceled the first team → The bat didn't go to the ball in the middle of the upset coach Kim Tae-hyung
The second of three consecutive games between Kiwoom and Lotte during the week at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 23rd. Lotte's Na Seung-yeop is batting. Gocheok = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.07.23/



Lotte Giants Na Seung-yeop was eventually removed from the first team.

Lotte Giants manager Kim Tae-hyung met with reporters at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 3rd and pointed out that Na Seung-yup's second-tier march could not match the timing.

In the second half of the year, Na Seung-yeop is suffering from a severe slump in batting average of 158. (three hits in 19 at-bats). Game 1 of the weekend series against Kiwoom was excluded from the starting lineup, and he started again in the second game, but he was hitless in three at-bats, including one strikeout.




He was at the center of Lotte's lineup reconstruction last year as a member of the 'Yoon Gonahwang', hitting 312, seven home runs and 66 RBIs with an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.880 last year.

Until April this season, he had seven home runs and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 0.962, signaling the birth of a new No. 4 hitter. However, he suffered from a severe slump in his batting average in the 10% range since May, and in June, when he was in the second division, he suffered an eye injury after being hit by a ball during training.

In the second half of the year, he was rarely able to regain his sense of hitting, and was eventually eliminated from the first team on the day.




Earlier in late July, head coach Kim Tae-hyung considered the cancellation of Na Seung-yeop's first team, but decided to keep him in the first team for the time being and watch him improve his condition. However, there is no business due to repeated sluggishness.

Batting 0.158 in the second half Na Seung-yeop finally canceled the first team → The bat didn't go to the ball in the middle of the upset coach Kim Tae-hyung
A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 20th. Lotte Na Seung-yeop is preparing for the game. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.20/
Na Seung-yeop watched a series of 150km fastballs-137km folk balls-152km fastballs from Kiwoom starter Alcantara in the top of the 7th inning of the previous day, and then struck out as a rookie.

Manager Kim Tae-hyung expressed great disappointment with this, saying, `The bat didn't go out on the ball in the middle. Even if it doesn't fit, the timing is okay, but it's different to swing and not fit at all, and it's different to not get out at all."




"Last year, I couldn't set the timing at the beginning of the season, but I came back from (second division) and improved my condition. The snow doesn't seem to keep up with the ball this year."

On this day, he was registered in the first team in veteran Jeong Hoon on behalf of Na Seung-yeop. On Na's subsequent return to the first team, head coach Kim Tae-hyung said, `We will watch his performance at Futures," he replied.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.