Do you want me to quench your thirst for the team home run? New 20-year-old cannon heats up Busan's fall
Oct 22, 2025
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Although it has been experiencing a dark period of autumn baseball for eight consecutive years so far this year, the more it is, the attitude of the eliminated team to prepare for the new season by adjusting itself.
Jemulpo High School - Kim Dong-hyun, a graduate of Busan National University of Science and Technology, is emerging as a new hope. Kim Dong-hyun is a right-handed, left-handed outfielder wearing a Lotte uniform with the sixth round (54th overall) of the 2025 rookie draft.
In this KBO fall league, he is playing as Lotte's fourth batter and first baseman. As a giant who has already dominated the college stage, he has hit four home runs and is showing off his slugging power. He launched a multi-po against Jiangsu on the 19th, and also fired a solo shot against the university selection team on the 20th.
He was one of the most high-profile hitters in this year's Futures League. He left a strong impression with a batting average of 355, 11 homers and 67 RBIs, and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 0.925.
He was also listed on the first-team stage for a while, but he failed to participate. However, he was mentioned several times as a player to pay attention to through team officials. It is less than half of last place (75) in team homers and first place Samsung (161). It is also similar to Samsung Diaz (50), who ranks first in home runs. He is the only team among the 10 teams (102 Doosan teams in ninth place) that has failed to reach 100 home runs.
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We are waiting for the return of Han Dong-hee from the Armed Forces Sports Unit (Sangmu) this winter. He bombed the Futures stage with a batting average of .400 with 27 home runs and 115 RBIs. Even head coach Kim Tae-hyung even said "It's a second-tier stage, but if it's that good, we can expect him to play in the first-tier team next year."
However, we can't trust only Han Dong-hee. It is also true that there are not enough options to support it. If he re-signs foreign hitter Reyes (13), Lotte has not even had a double-digit home run.
In particular, with Na Seung-yeop's position as the main first baseman shaking, Kim Dong-hyun's presence covering both the outfield and the first base shines.
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Then "I don't put much meaning on the record of this tournament. In batting, I make mine while watching the balls of various pitchers, and in defense and baserunning, I use it as a time to learn the basics so that I don't forget them. He is engaged in the final training and educational league with the mindset that he will definitely catch it when the opportunity comes next year. I will do my best for the rest of the year so that I can become a necessary player for the first team," he stressed.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
