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| KT-Lotte match held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th. Two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning. Roh Jin-hyuk is happy after the hit. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.28/ |
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| The match between Hanwha and Lotte at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 14th. Lotte's Noh Jin-hyuk hit as a pinch hitter in the top of the ninth inning. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.14/ |
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| KT-Lotte match held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th. Park Jin-hee, who took the mound in the top of the 11th inning and finished the inning without losing a point, is making a high five with Noh Jin-hyuk. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.28/ |
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Maybe it's the last chance. Lotte Giants' Noh Jin-hyuk (36) is holding himself together.
It was only in August this year that he made the first team. In fact, he was not included in this season's plan, but he expected the veteran's presence with the feeling of catching straws amid the team's poor batting lineup.
Lotte's team batting average in the second half is 242 and OPS is 0.669, the lowest among the 10 clubs. However, since he was registered in the first team on the 6th, Noh Jin-hyuk has been showing off his salt-like presence with a batting average of 283 (13 hits in 46 at-bats) and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.822 including one home run.
I had the worst year of my life last year. In the main position shortstop, he was judged 'defensive' and devoted himself to the role of the first and third base corner infielders, but the poor batting average of 2.199 OPS 0.604 was enough for Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung's confidence to leave him.
It seemed like a completely forgotten man. He also failed to participate in the first-team spring camp. At the beginning of the season, he suffered from chronic back injuries and wrist pain. He rarely played in the second-tier game, and there were not many people looking for such Roh Jin-hyuk.
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| A game between LG and Lotte at Jamsil Stadium on the 20th. Lotte's Noh Jin-hyuk, who is training to hit. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.20/ |
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Last year 'Yoon Go-na Hwang-son (Yoon Dong-hee, Ko Seung-min, Na Seung-yup, Hwang Sung-bin, Son Ho-young)' emerged as the hope of the lineup, and while they were suffering from injuries and sluggishness this year, Jang Doo-sung, Kim Dong-hyuk, Han Tae-yang, and Park Chan-hyung were in the spotlight in turn. In addition, veterans such as Kim Min-sung, Jung Hoon, and Park Seung-wook played their roles. However, there seemed to be no place for Roh Jin-hyuk in the first team.
However, he waited silently for the time, and has been showing his veteran appearance since August. In the match against KT Wiz in Busan on the 28th, he appeared in the second half of the game and hit a triple that almost became a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, followed by a hit after two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning of extra time and a walk-off hit by Ko Seung-min. In the match against the Doosan Bears in Busan on the 30th, he appeared as a pinch hitter instead of Son Ho-young, who was sluggish in the bottom of the fifth inning, and contributed to Lotte's scoring by hitting hits that made runners on first and third bases with one out.
The FA ransom of 4 years and 5 billion won is too heavy, but he seems to have overcome many misunderstandings and rumors and found his place as a player known for his sincerity. Veteran-like goaltenders still make strong pitches in anticipation of the pitcher's pitches.
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| On the 8th, at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, Noh Jin-hyuk is happy after hitting a hit in the bottom of the 5th inning. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.08/ |
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Noh Jin-hyuk said "Let's make a strong hit accurately and play with the idea of concentrating after two outs." Don't you think the rest of the games are important. I'll do my best to set an example for the role I'm in," he repeatedly vowed.
Lotte's 12-game losing streak ended, but it has since been thrown into the middle of a mid-range blood fight, making it unclear whether it will be a fall baseball or not. I look forward to the performance of Prosecutor Roh.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
