No matter how many home runs you hit in the second division, defense comes first in the first division to a catcher who has already been called up for the fifth time in the first division
Aug 11, 2025
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Manager Kim Kyung-moon of the Hanwha Eagles was a master catcher. So, of course, the role of the catcher is very important. Even now, veterans Lee Jae-won and Choi Jae-hoon are used in the first team.
Sometimes, when the two are in poor physical condition, they post an authorization letter as a backup. And Heo In-seo came to the first team for the fifth time this season ahead of the match against LG in Jamsil on the 10th. Coach Kim said, `I took a complete rest yesterday (9th) because Choi Jae-hoon said his shoulder was a little bad when he was defending. It may not be complete yet. And Lee Jae-won also put up a catcher not too long ago because of a bad back. On the 7th, Choi Jae-hoon of the Daejeon KT Wiz match tagged KT Hwang Jae-kyun, causing pain in his left shoulder.
Heo In-seo went down to the second division on July 31. At that time, as Lee Jae-won was out due to back pain and returned to the first team, Heo In-seo was in the first team for 26 days, the longest this season, and then went back to the second team, and Kim was seen meeting with Heo In-seo himself, which made headlines.
Heo In-seo has not played many games in the first team. He played in eight games and had a batting average of 125 (1 hit in 8 at-bats). He is a promising next-generation catcher of Hanwha, which has a batting average of 274 (31 hits in 113 at-bats) and eight home runs and 24 RBIs in the Futures League.
When asked if there was a good report in the second division while posting a letter of approval, head coach Kim said a different direction.
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Coach Kim went on to say, "When the main position is established in the first team, mistakes come out, good hits come out, and various experiences come out."If you're in the second division now and come up to the first division, the pitcher will feel new and the atmosphere will be renewed, but defense should be done first. If something happens on the catcher's side, not somewhere else, there is anxiety. So I think I trained more in that area (in the second division), and I think I'll be a good catcher for Hanwha in the future."
The hit meant that the defense should be good for now because it is enough to gain experience while coming up to the first team and starting the game. In other words, one of the reasons for putting Heo In-seo in the first team now is that there is no batting performance in the second team.
Coach Kim previously emphasized defense several times when talking about Heo In-seo. Director Kim said, `I think Heo In-seo is a confident player in the attack side. "When I saw him in spring training, he was confident in his hitting side. "Listen to the fact that he is better at defense than the attacking side. Then he said he would be the main player." He revealed his order to Heo In-seo.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
