There was no time now, but it didn’t explode, and in the end, the coach’s decision was to go to the second division.메이저사이트
Lotte Giants excluded catcher Jung In-geun, infielder Han Dong-hee, and outfielder Hwang Sung-bin from the first-tier entry on the 29th when there was no game.
Hwang, who had been widely active at the center of the issue, was forced to rest due to a hamstring injury. Jung In-geun and Han Dong-hee are now in the second division due to sluggishness.
Han Dong-hee is especially disappointed. Han, who is set to join the military on June 10, spared no efforts throughout the winter to recover from last year’s slump even before joining the military.
Han Dong-hee, who showed improvement in accuracy with a batting average of 0.37 percent (140 hits in 456 times at bat) and 14 homers and 65 RBIs in 2022, was too burdensome as Lotte’s fourth batter to succeed retired Lee Dae-ho, but last year he showed a sluggish batting average of 223 percent (71 hits in 319 times at bat) with five homers and 32 RBIs. Han Dong-hee, who lost his chance to receive military service benefits after being eliminated from the Asian Games national team, applied to Sangmu because he wanted to solve the military problem first.
Still, he did not stop making efforts to overcome his slump. After finishing the training in good faith, he flew to the U.S. with Lee Dae-ho and had time to learn from Kang.
Expectations were high, but he was pulled out on the second day of the exhibition game due to intramuscular injury. After rehabilitation, he started playing in a Futures League game against the KT Wiz on April 16. “I can raise my batting performance only when my batting condition improves,” Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said about the timing of Han’s call-up. Having had no hits on the first day, Han had his first hit on the second day, and on the third day, he had three hits including a home run in consecutive at-bats, showing an improved batting performance.
And Lotte, which needed a rebound, immediately called Han Dong-hee to the first team on the 19th, the next day.
However, he performed better than expected in the primary league. He had only three hits in seven games. He had a batting average of 16.7 percent (three hits in 18 times at bat). He also had no long hit, including a double, let alone a home run. He struck out five, but failed to garner any walks.
In the end, he had no choice but to send him back to the second division to give him time to recover his condition.
All the more regrettable is that Han Dong-hee does not have much time to play in the main league. He will join the military athletic team on June 10. Even if he returns to the main league on May 9, which is the first time in 10 days, he will be able to play for only one month. Han would have had strong desire to contribute to Lotte’s victory by playing as many times as he could, but he is now ahead of himself.
Now, he has 10 days to reorganize. If he comes to the next first team, it is likely to be his last chance to join the military. That’s why his time in the second team is all the more precious.