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| 2026 KBO rookie draft was held at Lotte Hotel World in Seoul on the 17th. Yang Woo-jin of Gyeonggi Air High School, who was nominated by LG in the first round, is giving his feelings. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.17/ |
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"I had a hard time because of Koo Changmo..."
NC Dinos coach Lee Ho-joon expressed his feelings about watching the rookie draft.
NC failed to play the first game of the doubleheader against SSG Landers, which was scheduled to be held at Changwon NC Park on the 17th.
So both coach Lee and the coaching staff were able to watch the 2026 KBO Rookie Draft held on the same day live.
NC is the team that received the most attention in this draft. He had the second overall nomination right, but he surprised many by nominating Shin Jae-in, a Yushin infielder, in defiance of everyone's expectations. There was a fireballer named Yang Woo-jin of Gyeonggi Air High School, but he skipped that card.
On top of that, he made an unusual choice to give up the pitcher for two consecutive rounds by picking catcher Lee Hee-sung in the second round. Most teams are eager to collect pitchers in the upper round, including the first round. And it also became a hot topic by taking as many as six players among the recently selected youth national team members.
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| 2026 KBO rookie draft was held at Lotte Hotel World in Seoul on the 17th. Yoo Shin-go, who was nominated by NC in the first round, is speaking. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.17/ |
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Coach Lee, who met ahead of the Samsung Lions match to be held at NC Park on the 18th, said, `I honestly wasn't involved in the draft. But I heard it's a very well-chosen draft. Everyone seems to be satisfied." In addition, coach Lee has reinforcements who can explain the game very accurately. It's Dongwook, the youngest son. He is a second-year baseball player at Seongnam High School. Manager Lee said, "Do you like Won-go catcher?" When asked, the answer is "The speed to the Song is incredibly fast."
Manager Lee explained why he had to hesitate to choose Yang Woo-jin, saying, `I only know that Yang Woo-jin thought about the pitcher or Shin Jae-in until the end.'
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| Coach Lee Ho-joon of NC greets the Hanwha team at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 3rd. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.03/ |
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Yang Woo-jin is known to have recently suffered a fatigue fracture in his elbow. So, the first and second candidates fell to the eighth place and were nominated by the LG Twins. In the case of Koo Chang-mo, he signed a contract of up to 13.2 billion won with NC, and other injuries are also injuries, but he continues to suffer from fatigue fractures in his left arm throwing the ball, so NC's team is bound to be stressed by just hearing the word 'fatigue fracture'.
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| photo courtesy of NC Dinos |
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Director Lee said, `I heard that catcher (Lee Hee-sung) is also a good friend. His appearance and baseball style seem to reflect on Kim Hyung-joon's childhood", he said with satisfaction. At the same time, he laughed, saying, `These players are not going to play right away, and this is not the time to pay attention to this.' NC is in the race for the Pimali semi-finals.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
