have no room for oneself That's why it's more important...August batting average of 0.372 Why are we looking forward to Evai Station

Sep 02, 2025

have no room for oneself That's why it's more important...August batting average of 0.372 Why are we looking forward to Evai Station
The first of three consecutive games between Hanwha and KIA during the week at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 8th. Hanwha Park Jung-hyun is drinking water during training. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.08/



have no room for oneself That's why it's more important...August batting average of 0.372 Why are we looking forward to Evai Station
photo courtesy of Hanwha Eagles
"I'm trying to make the elements do what they need."

Hanwha Eagles coach Kim Kyung-moon completed the expansion entry plan early, which will take effect on the 1st. The KBO League will allow five additional entries to be registered with the existing 28 players from the 1st. Hanwha planned two pitchers and three fielders.

One of the fielders is Park Jung-hyun (24), who was discharged from Sangmu in June.




Park Jung-hyun was nominated by Hanwha in the second round of the 2020 Rookie Draft (78th overall) and gained experience in the first division by playing in 197 games by 2023.

At Sangmu, Park Jung-hyun took a leap forward. In 91 games in the Futures League, he had a batting average of 313, 16 homers, 66 RBIs, and an OPS of 0.889. He showed clear strength in hitting, including being the home run king and RBI king.

In the aftermath of this year's hamstring injury, he played only 12 games in Sangmu, but head coach Kim said, `There is a player I look forward toHe also waited for Park Jung-hyun to be discharged from the military.




have no room for oneself That's why it's more important...August batting average of 0.372 Why are we looking forward to Evai Station
Park Jung-hyun, who played in a game against KT Wiz at Suwon KT Wiz Park on July 18. Photo courtesy = Hanwha Eagles
Park Jung-hyun has begun to raise his real sense in the Futures League.

In the 12 Futures games in August, his batting average was 372. He clearly raised his batting sense by playing six consecutive hits.

He improved his utilization by playing all infield positions. However, head coach Kim gave a cold diagnosis to Park Jung-hyun's story, saying, `There is no place for him.' This means that the defense position has not been decided for sure.




It's not just bad for Park Jung-hyun right now. If the defense supports in various positions, it will be used to allocate the physical strength of the players and increase the playing time.

Manager Kim is playing third base, shortstop, and first base. Noh Si-hwan is playing full-time at third base. If (Roh) Si-hwan is tired, he may take it out and use it as third base"I'm thinking about making the necessary position for the element and sending it out as a right-handed substitute." (Park) Jung-hyun shouldn't have one position. I don't know where the clothes fit yet, so I'm thinking of various positions", he explained.

have no room for oneself That's why it's more important...August batting average of 0.372 Why are we looking forward to Evai Station
Hanhwa Park Jung-hyun drinking water during training.
Hanwha's main hitter recently left due to injury. Captain Chae Eun-sung and foreign hitter Luis Liberato were missing. In addition, as we are heading towards the end of the season, we are wearing big and small pains one by one. Physical fitness management is necessary to make the last spurt, but it is not easy to replace players prematurely due to a fierce ranking battle.

Last week, Hanwha's team batting average in six games was only 2.26 percent. It is the lowest performance after the lowest Kiwoom Heroes (0.216). A rebound is desperately needed, with a clean sweep of the last three home games against Samsung.

Park Jung-hyun, who accompanied the first team immediately after being discharged from the military and learned the atmosphere, successfully completed the Futures League's tempering. Now it's time to prove its worth in the first team.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.