Wow, the 19-year-old rookie's defense is unwavering comfort, did he find a shortstop who will be responsible for KIA's 10-year future?
Oct 02, 2025
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A very shy style. He is a young player who feels awkward about the interview itself, but he was as good as baseball. Will Chung Hyun-chang be able to change the topography of the KIA Tigers' shortstop competition.
KIA manager Lee Bum-ho, who failed to advance to the postseason, excluded Park Chan-ho from the KT Wiz match held at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 1st. It was because I wanted to test Jeong Hyeon-chang, a new shortstop who went to the Asian Baseball Championship as a member of the U-23 national team.
Chung Hyeon-chang is a 19-year-old rookie player who joined Kia through a 3-3 trade with the NC Dinos during the course of this season. He can be considered as a player who was selected in the seventh round of the rookie draft and actually gave up Hong Jong-pyo, but Kia praised Chung's potential, which has high potential for development in both ball and defense.
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Lee is keeping an eye on Chung Hyeon-chang. And there was a reason why director Lee was interested in Chung Hyeon-chang.
He played as the No. 1 shortstop against KT. He had a hit from his first at-bat. Of course, he is a young player who is still inexperienced, so he can expose his limitations in hitting. Since then, he has not been able to hit in four at-bats, including two strikeouts.
What was important was defense. The throwing was very good. The scene in which Jang Sung-woo's ball is treated as a double play in the second inning is the best. He slipped and caught a ball that could fall into left field with a quick step, and threw a clean throw to second base. A lot of balls went to shortstop on this day, and defense stability was the best.
Jeong Hyeon-chang values defense. I want to show them stably in defense. "I want to hit once in a while when the opportunity comes."I think my strength in defense is that I have strong shoulders. The batting is lacking in slugging power, but the contact ability is an advantage. The main focus is also good, he introduced himself.
Jeong Hyeon-chang said "I think the director thinks it's good, so I want to work hard to match it. Since the director is young, you're ambitious, right?He told me to let him do x" and "I want to be a shortstop who plays baseball for a long time. I want to learn Park Chanho's sense of defense" he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
