Hong Jong-pyo, who was notified of the 2nd Army in three days after saying that he would raise him as a main player, was out of sight with just one Alkkagi

Aug 12, 2025

Hong Jong-pyo, who was notified of the 2nd Army in three days after saying that he would raise him as a main player, was out of sight with just one Alkkagi
NC Dinos Hong Jong-pyo is called up to the first team on the 30th to play catch. Photo courtesy =NC Dinos



Why did he suddenly send him to the second division when he said he was a talent to raise him as a main player.

The NC Dinos removed infielder Hong Jong-pyo from the entry on the 11th when there was no game. Instead, Kim Han-byul joined the first team.

Hong Jong-pyo will make a fresh start through a 3-3 mega trade between NC and KIA Tigers at the end of last month. He showed off his presence as a major leaguer and pinch runner in KIA and also laid the foundation for last year's integrated championship. However, he couldn't settle down in KIA and moved to NC.




Coach Lee Ho-joon expressed expectations for Hong Jong-pyo. Two days after the transfer, he called up in the second division, saying there is no reason not to post it. It meant that both his performance and condition were good. Coach Lee is a player who has a lot about Hong Jong-pyo. This year, I can't beat Park Min-woo and Kim Joo-won right away, so I should act as a backup, but I thought he was a player who could be a main player, so I brought him to Tradro," he said, acknowledging his potential. That was on the 8th when the first game of the weekend's three consecutive games against the KIA Tigers was held.

But why did he send him to the second team in three days. The ostensible reason right now is 'cracking'. Hong Jong-pyo played in the match against KIA on the 10th. However, in the top of the eighth inning, while handling an infield grounder, the team was fatally injured by a so-called 'Alkkagi' mistake that dropped the ball between its legs. NC won 16-12 without being overturned, but the atmosphere was incredibly gloomy when it was pushed to 12-14 by mistake.

Hong Jong-pyo, who was notified of the 2nd Army in three days after saying that he would raise him as a main player, was out of sight with just one Alkkagi
NC-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 2nd. NC won 2-0. Coach Lee Ho-joon is applauding the players. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.2/
Then, did he send the player he brought in as a trade to the second team for this one defensive mistake. Wouldn't it be too cruel to know if he had been defeated by that.




There is a scene that comes to mind. Three consecutive games against the Kiwoom Heroes last week. NC suffered a humiliation of being swept by Kiwoom at the bottom. The game on the 7th was the last of the three consecutive games. NC had a chance to win first and second bases with no outs in the bottom of the seventh inning when it lost 10-11. Hong Jong-pyo is at the batter's box. However, Hong Jong-pyo tried to bunt the second ball too hard, but caught the second baseman at third base. If this ball was picked out in a 1B situation, it could have been 2B and had a lot of advantage. Furthermore, the opponent was using '100% shift' to catch the second baseman. There was no need to bunt too much, but a fatal mistake came out. Lee lost 12-13 without scoring a point in that inning, so it would have been a shame for him.

As head coach Lee said, Hong Jong-pyo is a player with potential as a main player, but he is not yet a main player. It is important to appeal one's presence and expand one's position step by step in the execution of operations and defense as a backup, but if one does not play a role as a backup, there is no reason to occupy a position in the first team.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.