Wow, are you a hiatus player for OPS 1.250? I'm about to get it all sorted out...Why did you do it when you were stressed out
Aug 19, 2025
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Doosan Bears shortstop Ahn Jae-seok is setting fire to his bat as soon as he returns from military service. I wonder if he is the player who had a military hiatus. He has a batting average of 0.417 (5 hits in 12 at-bats), one home run, two RBIs, and an OPS of 1.250.
As soon as he returns, he is ready to upset the shortstop competition. Since acting manager Cho Sung-hwan took the helm, Doosan has tried to stabilize its defense by fixing Keystone's combination with shortstop Lee Yoo-chan and second baseman Oh Myung-jin, and is actually making progress to the point of ranking second in the second half. However, Ahn Jae-seok hit so hard at bat that he can't help but give him a chance.
Acting coach Cho also considered whether to use Ahn Jae-seok as a second baseman, but immediately gave up after checking the movement at second base. Ahn Jae-seok's defensive moves did not come out. In the end, acting coach Cho changed his mind to use Ahn Jae-seok as a shortstop and Lee Yoo-chan and Oh Myung-jin as second basemen depending on the situation. Infield rebuilding, which has not made progress, has only recently been taking place, and Ahn Jae-seok is expected to accelerate as he joins.
Ahn Jae-seok suddenly decided to join the active duty in November 2023. After graduating from Seoul High School, he joined Doosan with the first nomination in 2021 and finished his third year as a professional. The managing director was completely excluded from the option. At that time, I wanted to be completely distant from baseball.
There were two main reasons why I wanted to take a break from baseball. First, I didn't feel well. The first thought was that repeated wrist pain should not become a chronic disease. If I stay on the ground, I can't manage my wrist, so the thought of 'Let's rest for now' was ahead.
The other reason was a state of exhaustion. He drew attention as the 'Post Kim Jae-ho' and was expected to be the next shortstop, but it was not easy for a high school infielder to stand out in the professional world right away. In 2023, the season just before joining the army, he only hit 0.188 (12 hits in 64 at-bats) in 27 games, one home run, five RBIs, and an OPS of 0.518.
It took just a year for baseball's desperation to revive. Ahead of his discharge from the military, he tried to learn how to play social baseball. I weighed up to 90kg, which was 75kg before joining the army. It was the result of thinking about how to play baseball better, but they are producing powerful balls that are incomparable to before joining the army.
Ahn Jae-seok said "I think I came back quickly because I was discharged from the military because I prepared well." Before he was discharged from the military, he continued to practice, played a few games in the social baseball league, and prepared well in Icheon (the Doosan 2nd division training site). I think it's because I played a lot of live batting and continued to play the game,' he said, explaining why he has a good batting sense recently.
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Ahn Jae-seok "Originally weighed more than now, but he has maintained his weight since March to April this year. He was discharged after matching 90kg. I haven't played a lot yet, and I haven't played a lot of defense, so I'm not sure if the weight is right now. I think I'll have to find the right weight for me after finishing this season well. As I gained weight, the batting speed increased, and as the speed increased, the quality of the ball and the speed of the ball increased again, so I think it definitely helped with the batting."
Since I have regained my passion for baseball and have achieved results, every day is bound to be fun. Unlike in the past, Ahn Jae-seok is full of confidence on the ground and his ceremony and fighting have grown much more. This is the energy that Doosan needs right now.
Ahn Jae-seok "I went to the army and rested well for about a year. After the opening of this season, baseball's popularity increased, and as I watched a lot of baseball in the unit, I thought that I wanted to play baseball now. In the military anyway, I started because I really liked baseball and had fun, but I thought a lot about why I did it under stress. So I think the action comes out naturally, not because I want to do it. I'm not trying to make it more fun and lively, but I think I'll do it more lively," he said, smiling.
While Ahn Jae-seok is away, good infielders continue to appear in Doosan, including Lee Yoo-chan, Oh Myung-jin, Park Joon-soon, and Lim Jong-sung. Ahn Jae-seok is ready to prove why he was called 'post Kim Jae-ho'.
Ahn Jae-seok said, `For now, I think I have to do my best where I can go to the given position. It is good for the club that young players move so vigorously, and I think it will be an opportunity for me to grow further as I compete. "I'm in a good mood right now. I just want to go to as many games as possible without getting hurt the rest of the season and show a little more of my potential. "
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.