Oh Seon-woo, the coach of the tiger team who raises a lion cub, is only that much of a player if you exclude him because he's having a hard time

Sep 12, 2025

Oh Seon-woo, the coach of the tiger team who raises a lion cub, is only that much of a player if you exclude him because he's having a hard time
A game between the Doosan Bears and the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho welcomes Oh Sun-woo, who scored. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.15/



"Even if it's hard, you have to overcome the present."

Lions raise their young strong. They put them in extreme situations, and only the surviving offspring are collected. This is because I know that only then can I survive in a world of rough jungle.

Lee Bum-ho is the coach of the tiger team, but he has become a lion these days. It's because of a player named Oh Seon-woo.




Oh Sun-woo is one of the hit products produced by the KIA Tigers this season. Although he was praised for his batting qualities, he failed to come out after breaking his eggs, but he was reborn as a main left-handed hitter with full support from coach Lee amid the injury crisis of key players this year.

It was sensational. Na Sung-beom filled the vacancy perfectly without him. He hit 16 home runs and accumulated 50 RBIs. He has both slugging power and contact ability.

However, as the weather got hotter in July, the batting average began to drop. The monthly batting average, which was over 30%, fell to the mid-20s. At the end of August, he seems to be recovering again with five home runs. In the meantime, he confessed that he lost more than 10 kilograms of weight. The first full-time digest. It means it's that hard. On top of that, due to team circumstances, defense also went back and forth between the outfield and the first base. It may be an excuse, but it is an element that can shake the batting rhythm.




Oh Seon-woo, the coach of the tiger team who raises a lion cub, is only that much of a player if you exclude him because he's having a hard time
KIA-Doosan match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 17th. The bases loaded with two outs in the top of the first inning. Oh Sun-woo is disappointed after being out with an infield ground ball. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.17/
It's back in September. He is batting .136 in six games in September. There is no RBI as well as a home run.

How does Lee, a former great hitter, see this season. Manager Lee said, `He is a player who should play full time next year. To do that, you have to make a habit of running full even if it's hard. Except it's hard, it's only that much of a player. You have to go beyond this moment. If you fail at a difficult moment, you should be willing to succeed next time," he stressed.

Manager Lee continued, `When you gain experience, you don't hit it unconditionally, but you get know-how such as raising RBI without striking out in chances. You can also learn how to get out of a slump by playing while you are exhausted. This is not something that anyone can teach you. You realize it by running yourself. I think it's important to set that as your first goal and feed your experience to play full-time next year," he stressed.




Oh Seon-woo, the coach of the tiger team who raises a lion cub, is only that much of a player if you exclude him because he's having a hard time
The game between the Lotte Giants and the Hanwha Eagles at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 10th. Hanwha Moon Hyun-bin is cheering after hitting a hit. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.10/
Hanwha Eagles head coach Kim Kyung-moon also said of Moon Hyun-bin, who has newly grown into the third batter this year "Only by experiencing it can learn how to play full-time on his own."I keep giving him a chance. Two people are happy. This is because it means that directors believe that much.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.