He was the successor of Lee Jung-hoo… 0.139 Terrible Slump, but I believe you'll still be a great player. Why?

Sep 15, 2025

He was the successor of Lee Jung-hoo… 0.139 Terrible Slump, but I believe you'll still be a great player. Why?
A game between LG and Kiwoom at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 9th, Kiwoom Lee Ju-hyung is happy after hitting a double in the bottom of the third inning. Gocheok = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.09/



He was the successor of Lee Jung-hoo… 0.139 Terrible Slump, but I believe you'll still be a great player. Why?
A match between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Hanwha Eagles at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 27th. Kiwoom Lee Joo-hyung is taking a hit. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.27/
"If you keep calm...."

Lee Ju-hyung (24, Kiwoom Heroes) was excluded from the starting lineup in the game against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th.

Lee Ju-hyung has been in the first team consistently this season, except he was excluded from the entry on April 12 due to a hamstring injury. He played 116 games before the game and started 108 games.




He was Kiwoom's main center fielder, but his batting this season has been up and down. Lee Ju-hyung hit .239 with 10 homers and 15 steals (OPS) of 0.699 in 116 games this season. He seemed to be off to a good start with a batting average of 3705 in the eight games he played in March, but has not shown a steady batting performance since then.

In the second half of the year, the hit was even more shaky. He has a batting average of 2.23 percent in 40 games in the second half of the year. In five games in September, the batting average dropped to 118.

Lee Ju-hyung, who joined the LG Twins in the second round (13th overall) of the rookie draft in 2020, moved to Kiwoom at the end of July 2023.




He was the successor of Lee Jung-hoo… 0.139 Terrible Slump, but I believe you'll still be a great player. Why?
The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Kiwoom Heroes at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. Kiwoom Lee Joo-hyung is in thought. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.14/
It was expected that Lee Jung-hoo would fill the gap in the major league by having excellent batting talent and good defense. He showed good performance with a batting average of 266 with 13 homers and six steals in 115 games last year amid the nickname of "Lee Jung-hoo's successor". As he showed 'stars' by being selected for the Premier 12 national team in 2024, the recent poor batting performance is even more noticeable.

Kiwoom's acting manager Seol Jong-jin said of Lee Ju-hyung's poor performance, `He seems to think a lot about his at-bat. If it doesn't fit, I have a lot of complicated thoughts."

Acting Sul continued "During the conversation 'Do what you want to do'." I think it's the first thing to do to make them comfortable", he explained.




Although he is having a time of 'slump', the head coach certainly expected star quality. As much as he has enough talent, he expected that he could once again grow into a player representing the KBO League if he overcame his current slump. Acting Seol said "Swinging Mackanick is a good player. I believe I will be a great player if I do it calmly."

He was the successor of Lee Jung-hoo… 0.139 Terrible Slump, but I believe you'll still be a great player. Why?
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Kiwoom Heroes at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 13th. Kiwoom Lee Joo-hyung is taking a hit. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.13/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.