It started with Yoon. Starting at center field, Yoon hit a home run over the left fence off Hanwha starter Lee Sang-kyu.메이저놀이터
Starting with the homer, Lotte took the lead with a 4-0 run due to Victor Reyes’ timely hit to the right and Jeon Jun-woo’s two-run homer. Continuing its lead, Lotte won 12-9. After avenging its defeat on the previous day, Lotte elevated its ranking to seventh in a single day.
Yoon had two hits, one homer, two RBIs and two runs scored. The first homerun in the bottom of the first inning was Yoon’s first.
“I took a day off from training before I started because it was time for me to lose a lot of physical strength,” Yoon said after the game. “On the contrary, I think I saved up a lot of physical strength from resting. That’s what I saw in the game.”
After playing 107 games for the first time in the main league last year, Yoon has already surpassed the previous season’s figure this year. He played 129 games up until the game. As a main outfielder, he is gaining experience in his second year full-time experience in the first division.
Yoon Dong-hee said, “Last year, there was an Asian Games, so it was a little bit of a full time, but isn’t it really a full time this year?” and added, “I think the physical part is the most important thing. Eating well and resting well is important, but it’s not working well because the day is hot. Still, overcoming this is an experience, so I think I have to do well now to overcome this situation next year.”
In fact, Yoon lost 5 kilograms compared to the beginning of the season. “My body has become much lighter,” he said. “I feel like I am floating in the batter’s box.”
Even this is an experience and an asset for Yoon. He said, “I think it’s a process because I only played in the first team for two years.”
Yoon Dong-hee always takes notes on his phone. When the season first started, there are more and more contents that were as short as three lines. He said, “When I feel it, I write it down. If there is something I have learned, for example, if there is something that Jun-woo Jeon taught me, I write a memo. When a similar phenomenon comes out, I check if there is anything I am missing.”
He always talks with players of his age, including Na Seung-yeop and Son Seong-bin. “Young players have a resting place, but when someone is in a bad condition or loses a game, I think it’s good to reflect on and talk a lot and create synergy,” Yoon said.
Lotte is continuing its hopes for the fifth round. “If there is any chance, it is best to win a game, and I think that is correct,” Yoon said.
He also plays with the advice of his seniors in mind. Yoon Dong-hee said, “Jeon Jun-woo and Jung-hoon talk a lot so that they can play with a good mind before the game. I think I also think a lot about how to win before I play after hearing that.”
As the first hitter, his role is important. “I think about how to hit the ball in different situations. As the first hitter, it’s good to hit a lot more, so I try to concentrate and focus more on the game,” Yoon said.
Now he desperately wants to win one game. “I think I need to do well, regardless of the length of time,” Yoon said. “Baseball is a team sport, but individual players have to be good so that runners can go out and score RBIs. I think if we focus on what we can do, we can win.”