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| The KBO League KT Wiz and LG Twins match held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 12th. LG Koo Bon-hyuk is cheering after hitting a hit. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.12/ |
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| A game between LG and Hanwha at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 8th. LG Koo Bon-hyuk hit a leadoff hit in the bottom of the ninth inning. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.08/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 6th. LG Koo Bon-hyuk is buntting. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.06/ |
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After the last season, he said he knew he needed his stamina. But now, they say it's not just physical strength.
Koo Bon-hyuk of the LG Twins 'Super Backup' is simply an all-weather. He plays shortstop one day, third baseman one day, and second baseman one day. LG is certain to be the main players of second baseman Shin Min-jae, third baseman Moon Bo-kyung, and shortstop Oh Ji-hwan. Koo Bon-hyuk is the backup that fills the vacancy when they are sick or resting. The defense is so good that it is called the league's top class that I can trust in any position.
On top of that, he began to open his eyes to hits last year, and this year he is showing better performance. In addition, LG is a valuable right-handed batter, so he has to play when the opponent team's left-handed starter comes out.
Koo Bon-hyuk focused his fans early last year when he returned from military service. He started as a substitute or left-handed starter and hit well to catch the eye. Then, as the main players were injured and filled the position, they almost played as the main players.
He played in 133 games last year and 93 of them started. Although he was not enough for the regular at-bats, he played 389 at-bats and posted a batting average of 257 (87 hits in 339 at-bats) with two homers and 43 RBIs. The hit was good in the beginning, but it was regrettable that it fell more and more. In the first half, he had a batting average of 274 (57 hits in 208 at-bats), but in the second half, his batting average remained at 2209 (30 hits in 131 at-bats).
Koo Bon-hyuk said after the season, `I didn't expect to play so many games. As a result, it's a physical problem. I thought there was still a lot more to develop. "I never knew baseball was such a hard sport in summer. I didn't know it was a sport that needed such physical strength. It's my first time to go out like this," he said, explaining the importance of physical strength.
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| A game between the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium on the 25th. In the bottom of the ninth inning, LG Koo Bon-hyuk jumps up the fence and catches a Doosan Lee Yoo-chan hit with two outs and runners on the first and third bases. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.25/ |
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| In the game between KT and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 29th, Koo Bon-hyuk hits an RBI timely hit in the bottom of the eighth inning with no outs and runners on the second and third bases. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.29/ |
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| In the game between KT and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 29th, Koo Bon-hyuk hits a tiebreaking two-run double with two outs and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the third inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.29/ |
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This season is a different look. He has a batting average of 272 (74 hits in 272) and one home run and 30 RBIs in 101 of his team's 110 games, showing better batting in the second half than in the first half.
In the first half, he remained at a batting average of 234 (49 hits in 209 at-bats) in 81 games, but in the second half, his batting average reached a whopping 397 (25 hits in 63 at-bats).
Was last year's realization the reason for the hard hit in the second half. Koo Bon-hyuk said, "I can say that I've improved my stamina without realizing it, but I think my stamina is an excuse."I don't think I got good grades because I'm not good at it."
"In the second half of the year, there is something I do with the coach and the coach. I don't care about the results, so the results seem to followKoo Bon-hyuk said "It's still very difficult, but I think the results follow well because I'm doing it in a direction."
Physically, it's the same as last year, but it's a part that can be said that he's grown up after overcoming difficult conditions. As Koo Bon-hyuk fills up well from behind as a backup, infielders can also take enough rest and play to reduce the burden of physical strength. This is why no matter who falls in, there is no hole in sight.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
