How can this happen? → 2 consecutive wins, I'm busy chasing the last minute…0.356 Captain's blank. Oh, my
Aug 26, 2025
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Hanwha Eagles excluded infielder Chae Eun-seong (35) from the first-team entry on the 25th.
Hanwha explained that `The hospital treatment due to the pain in the inner toe of the crime was canceled due to the need for rest for pain management.' Although it is not a major injury, he will not be able to play for the time being because he has been excluded from the entry.
It is painful news for Hanwha, which has a busy way to go. Chae Eun-sung has a batting average of 299, 19 home runs, 80 RBIs, and an OPS (long hitting rate + on-base percentage) of 0.857 in 115 games this season. He ranks first in RBIs and No. 1 in OPS (based on regular at-bats).
After the opening, he had a bad start to the extent that his batting average in 17 games was only in the 10% range, but he later found his pace as he started in earnest.
There was a change in batting form in the background. Chae Eun-sung took the striking form a little more concisely. I used to do a toe-tap, but I did it in a simple way to get rid of that part and go " If there's a movement of 1, 2, 3, you can think of it as eliminating movement 1"
Chae Eun-sung continued "I think I've been hearing (the idea of a change in strike form) since LG days. Even when I was doing well, I thought about it for years in my head. I thought it was too much even though I was getting hit well. I think I couldn't throw it away because there was a year when I clearly took the floor or not, so I couldn't throw it away and found it in it. There was a feeling that hitting was too much and bumping into each other. At that time, I thought I could do it strongly even if I hit it, but now I can't"I thought I should make a change, and I thought it would be difficult to make another change boldly if it's not now. It's not an easy adventure to make changes during the season, but it's not a completely different feeling, but a similar context, so I think I was able to do it," he added.
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Stable Chae Eun-sung's batting was more brilliant in the scoring position. This season, Chae Eun-sung ranks first in the team (based on regular at-bats) with a batting average of 356 in scoring.
Hanwha, ranked second, has recently lost six consecutive games and rebounded with two consecutive wins. 5.5 games behind the first-place LG Twins. LG is trying to solidify its lead with a phenomenal performance of 25 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in the second half. However, as Hanwha has won more than 10 consecutive games twice this season, there are enough factors to reduce rides once you get in the atmosphere.
The strength of the strike is desperately needed. Hanwha ranks ninth in the league with a team batting average of 252 in August. Although it is said that it has recently entered a rebound, the weight Chae Eun-sung holds in the central batting line is different. In particular, Chae Eun-sung has consistently added strength to his batting by hitting .300 with two home runs and 10 RBIs in the last 10 games.
While Chae Eun-sung is out, Kim Tae-yeon and Kim In-hwan will fill the first base. Kim Tae-yeon played mainly as an outfielder this season, but has often played as a first baseman. He hit .261 with three home runs in 98 games this season
Kim In-hwan, who came to the first team on the 20th, showed a good batting performance with a batting average of 387 in 10 Futures League games just before the call-up. Chae Eun-sung's break could be an opportunity to show in the first team.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
