Only one game was missed. .400 batting average → 3rd base hit with 27 home runs...Lotte, the team home run team that is not the last rifle, will it be different next year?
Sep 09, 2025
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As Lotte is already thrown into the middle of a five-way race, the poor batting lineup is even more touching. Eventually, fans' eyes turn to the Armed Forces Sports Unit (Sangmu).
At this year's Sangmu, Han Dong-hee is sweeping the Futures stage with a batting average of 397, 27 homers and 107 RBIs, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 1.166. He boasts a monstrous record with the second-largest batting average (499 li, Ryu Hyun-in, 1st in RBIs, 1st in slugging percentage, and 3rd in on-base percentage. Han Dong-hee was discharged from the military in December this year and will join Kim Tae-hyung's third year season.
Some even emphasize the structure of 'rifle hitting line' rather than a big gun that could lose its sophistication, mentioning the time of winning in 1992 or advancing to the Korean Series in 1995.
However, Lotte was a high school rookie with all-time pitchers Yeom Jong-seok and Joo Hyung-kwang, and the two pitchers devoted their youth to 204 ⅔ and 200 ⅓, respectively. In particular, Yeom Jong-seok only started 22 out of a total of 35 games, and it was a year when he went overboard with 13 relief appearances.
In 1992, the batting lineup was also powerful enough to be considered one of the most powerful in Lotte's history. It was a team with six .300 batters, led by Kim Min-ho, Kim Eung-guk, Lee Jong-woon, Kang Sung-woo, and Jeon Joon-ho, who ranked second in the understanding batting average (33.35).
In particular, the fact that there were no 20-homer hitters in 1992 is similar to this year's Lotte (16 No. 1 Kim Min-ho in the team), but Park Jung-tae, Kim Min-ho and Kim Eung-guk's clean-up trio exceeded the OPS of 0.9, and Kim Min-ho's OPS, the highest, reached 0.963. It is difficult to compare simply, but Samsung Lions Diaz recorded 0.971 this season and Doosan Bears Yang Eui-ji recorded 0.940, which is as good as them.
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On the other hand, Lotte is a team that lacks scoring ability in many ways, with its proud team batting average falling to second place, which is not much different from third to fourth place, and its team OPS is only seventh (0.719), which is less than the overall average. This is all the more so considering the sharp shaking of the absence of Jeon Joon-woo.
In the end, Lotte concluded that it must have a big shot to replace Lee Dae-ho. Expectations for Han Dong-hee are bound to grow even higher. Han Dong-hee hit 48 home runs over the 2020-2022 season, although he does not have a 20-homer season. In particular, the batting average exceeded .300 in 2022. The three-season OPS also reached 0.807.
The original 2nd team is a bombing player, so we cannot trust the performance of the 2nd team, but it is clear that it raises expectations. In addition to the major batting records, the ratio of walks (51) and strikeouts (40) is also impressive.
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Han Dong-hee has appeared in 90 out of 91 games this season, making her look healthier. Lotte fans are looking forward to the real '2nd Lee Dae-ho' that has changed dramatically.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
