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The first-rounder left-hander Wildsing was imprinted in the eyes of the Master

"I can't remember the name..."
Lotte Giants manager Kim Tae-hyung is having an unfamiliar fall in his new team. In fact, fall was always the time of the postseason for manager Kim Tae-hyung. Since Doosan manager took office in 2015, he has been a regular customer of fall baseball, advancing to the Korean Series for seven consecutive years until 2021. In the past, manager Kim Tae-hyung was on the field of fierce fall baseball.

Perhaps the time of the final camp is unfamiliar to head coach Kim Tae-hyung. Coach Kim said, "It's been nine years since the 2014 final camp."
Starting with the inauguration ceremony on the 24th and the reunion on the 25th, manager Kim Tae-hyung, who started his full-fledged career as Lotte manager, was busy identifying players as they traveled around Sangdong Stadium right after the reunion. The players who are currently participating in the final camp are the ones who mostly stayed in the Futures team. Pitchers have already ordered bullpen pitching from the first day. In the process, there were players who caught the eye of a "master."

Of course, I haven't memorized all the names of the players yet. As a commentator for SBS Sports this year, I remembered the faces and names of the first-tier players while looking at nine clubs except Doosan, but Futures players are unfamiliar. When I met with reporters on the 26th, I couldn't fully remember the names of the players yet. However, the characteristics and strengths of the player were clearly imprinted on his eyes and remembered.

"Overall, there seem to be many pitchers with good ball speed," manager Kim Tae-hyung said. "The first thing to do is to operate the game and have control. But don't fast pitchers have a good chance. If these pitchers have control, they have a good chance of doing well. "Shouldn't ball speed be born?" he said, expressing his thoughts on Lotte's young pitching staff.

On the first day of the camp, the club's YouTube channel "Giantz TV" asked in detail about Jung Sung-jong (28), a rising star of right-handed fastball, and told him what needs to be corrected. "I'm a pitcher who has to throw in the first team. He explained, "I asked about his throwing style and stance."


He also delivered simple impressions of the new players. I couldn't think of the name right away, but I mentioned this year's rookie right-hander Lee Jin-ha (19). And referring to the left-hander, "And there's one good left hand. You're tall...I think he threw about 150 kilometers." The player mentioned by head coach Kim was Hong Min-ki (22), who was nominated as the fourth overall pick in the second round of 2020.

This year marks the fourth year of joining the team, but only once in 2021 has played in the first division. The charm was that he sprayed fastballs with wild pitching form.
However, he also spent a long time rehabilitating from injuries such as shoulder and elbow in the second division. Eventually, in November 2021, he served in the military together with Woo Kang-hoon (21), a year junior, and resolved military service as active duty.

Hong Min-ki, who was discharged from the military in May this year, has pitched again since September this year and posted an average of 21.60 (eight earned runs in three ⅓ innings) in four games. He allowed nine walks in four games. But the charm of a left-handed fireballer cannot be ignored. Coach Kim Tae-hyung also prefers a pitcher with ball power who can shoot opposing batters with his power, so a player like Hong Min-ki may have been more noticeable.

In the end, only when he comes to the first division and achieves results, coach Kim Tae-hyung can remember the name Hong Min-ki more clearly. Hong Min-ki's task was always injury and control. "When Hong Min-ki returned to the mound, he celebrated himself alone," said Larry Sutton, his predecessor. I was as happy as I was to win the Korean Series," he explained. Watching Hong Min-ki's rehabilitation process, he returned to the mound and congratulated him on showing off his healthy and powerful pitching.
He resolved military service and still sprays 150km of fastball, but there are many gateways for Hong Min-ki to overcome. Still, Lotte is a rare left-hander and fast player with the ball, so it is not easy to pass the charm. Will Hong Min-ki be able to overcome the risk of injury and grow and leap forward as much as Kim Tae-hyung's first impression. 스포츠토토


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