It was very stylish. Why did head coach Lee Ho-joon speak spitefully to Hong Jong-pyo because he thought he was a home run hitter?

Sep 02, 2025

It was very stylish. Why did head coach Lee Ho-joon speak spitefully to Hong Jong-pyo because he thought he was a home run hitter?
photo courtesy of NC Dinos



"Should I say it was a bit cool?"

Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 2nd when the game between the NC Dinos and KT Wiz was held. The NC squad is training before the game, and coach Lee Ho-joon, who was watching the players in the dugout, suddenly kicked off his seat and went to the ground. He went to direct a player's batting training.

Hong Jong-pyo is the one who received director Lee's attention. The player who joined the NC and KIA Tigers during the 3-3 trade. Coach Lee carefully guided Hong Jong-pyo by taking care of his batting posture and the trajectory of leaving the bat.




When Hong Jong-pyo first came, coach Lee had high expectations. Coincidentally, between his eldest son who played baseball and his senior and junior for a year. I've seen Hong Jong-pyo play baseball since he was young. Manager Lee is a player who was brought in to play the main game. I have a lot of things..." he said, expressing great expectations.

However, when Hong Jong-pyo was mentioned, his face was not so bright. There was also a reason why he was nervous and tired of the recent death ranking fight, but he was less satisfied with Hong Jong-pyo's hit itself.

It was very stylish. Why did head coach Lee Ho-joon speak spitefully to Hong Jong-pyo because he thought he was a home run hitter?
NC-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 2nd. NC won 2-0. Coach Lee Ho-joon is applauding the players. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.2/
The director is "Basic, Basic, Basic". "Something's gone a lot." Hong Jong-pyo's batting was reviewed. Then "To express it, should I say that it was a little bit stylish. I started early with the intention of taking out all that and taking a hit mainly on basic skills. It's not for this year, it's for next year."




A cold point followed. Coach Lee said, `We will only use it as a pinch runner and a logistical guard for the rest of the season this year. There will be little to put in the bat side. And now I'm going to correct my bat, and when Seo Ho-cheol comes up after 10 days, I'm going to send him to the second team then. I need to go down and refine my corrected hit more. It's very broken now. He swings thinking he is a home run hitter. The opponent throws 150km, but the swing is too big. You have to reduce your swing", he explained.

It was very stylish. Why did head coach Lee Ho-joon speak spitefully to Hong Jong-pyo because he thought he was a home run hitter?
photo courtesy of NC Dinos
In the meantime, he cited LG Twins players who coached as batting coaches and QC coaches until last year. Representative examples are Shin Min-jae and Moon Sung-joo. Director Lee said, `Shin Min-jae has really improved. I was so curious that I found out that he put the top position of the bat in the batting position to his ears. It focuses only on contact by doing body swing without much movement. Doesn't Moon Sung-joo also stick his bat to his face. You can't tell what your opponent is aiming for. He makes a simple turn to the ball coming from his seat. I got a hint and told Hong Jongpyo."

Then, the last word is a masterpiece. "But it's not time for us to talk about hitting Hong Jong-pyo. You have to be good at defense or baserunning."








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.