There's a big rookie here, too! I can't believe my first professional hit was a three-run home run.

Sep 20, 2025

There's a big rookie here, too! I can't believe my first professional hit was a three-run home run.
Lee Yul-yea, who hits his first home run since his debut. Photo =SSG Landers



SSG Landers high school graduate Lee Yul-ye marked his first hit as a professional player with a three-run home run.

Lee Yul-ye was put into the game in the top of the eighth inning against the Doosan Bears at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 20th.

And he hit a cool home run in the bottom of the eighth inning with his team leading 12-2. With two outs and a hit by Ko Myung-joon and a pitch by Jung Joon-jae, runners on the first and second bases. Lee Yul-ye, who faced off Doosan's Kim Yoo-sung, hit a 148-km fastball for the fifth time in 2B2S, hit a three-run homer that hit the pole of the left home run and fell sideways. His first hit as a professional was a three-run home run.




Lee Yul-ye, who was born in 2006 in Gangneung High School, has been evaluated as the main catcher of the youth national team since high school, and joined SSG's eighth overall pick in the first round of the rookie draft held last year. It drew attention as a large resource enough to nominate a catcher in the first round.

But it wasn't given a chance quickly. SSG, which has been managing the catcher's team this season under the two-top system of veteran Lee Ji-young and the next main player Cho Hyung-woo, gave Lee Yul-ye time to clean up in the Futures League. He was at bat in the first division once in April and July, but there were no hits.

Lee Yul-ye, who heard feedback that there was a lot of progress in the second division, was registered in the first division entry as the first priority along with the implementation of the expansion entry in September. Even after the registration, I was rarely given a chance.




Director Lee Sung-yong also "That's my biggest concern. I want to use Yul-ye, but I can't find the right timing to release it because I keep playing tight games, including the ranking fight. I'm still looking at the situation now."

And finally the opportunity came. On this day, SSG created a chance to use non-mainstream players such as Chae Hyun-woo, Lee Jung-beom and Lee Yul-ye in the second half at a time when the atmosphere of the game was early as hitters scored double-digit points.

Lee Yul-ye also took the opportunity nicely. He proved why he was a big rookie by making his first hit with a three-run home run.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.