Kia Tigers shortstop Park Chan-ho (29) had a lot of stress over his name when he was younger. He is the same name as Korean Express Park Chan-ho (51), who became the first Korean to enter the Major League (MLB).토토사이트
How many times did he hear about the Korean Express from his leaders, colleagues, reporters, and baseball fans? An official from the KIA team said, “It seems that (Park) Chan-ho is having a hard time hearing questions about his name now.” Currently, Park Chan-ho of Kia has become the national shortstop of the KBO League, but it took a long time to get out of the shadow of his senior Park Chan-ho.
Another player with an inseparable relationship with Korean star Park Chan-ho has appeared. He is Kim Yoon-ha (19), a rookie pitcher of the Kiwoom Heroes. He is Park Chan-ho’s cousin and the son of Park Hyun-soon, a former professional golfer. Although he was nominated in the first round (ranking ninth), he became more famous as Park Chan-ho’s nephew.
Kim has the “Korean Baseball Legend” as his uncle. He also happens to be a pitcher in the same position. His name could have been mentioned every time he took the mound. The fact that Hong Won-ki, the coach of his team, is known to be close to Park Chan-ho, also a high school student, also seems to be a burden to Kim.
Born in 2005, Kim Yun-ha, who is frank in his self-expression, showed no sign of being aware of his uncle’s halo. “I just want to live up to expectations. I want to play baseball well so that my name can be called before (uncle) someday,” Kim said ahead of his debut in the first division.
Kim has adapted well to the first team since his debut season. In charge of starting pitcher from the second half of the season, he pitched seven scoreless innings in the game against the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on April 25, securing his first win since his debut. He played seven innings in three of the five games he recently pitched, proving his ability to grow into an “inning pitcher.”
Notably, his mental skills stood out. “Kim Yoon-ha is a pitcher who rarely changes his facial expression on the mound,” Hong said, praising him for displaying distributed pitching unlike other rookie pitchers.
In fact, Kim said, “I tend not to even look at the face of the opponent team’s batters. I forget the result of the last game.” “Looking back on the game against the NC Dinos on Sunday, when 10 hits and nine runs were lost, Kim said, “I think it’s best not to avoid a hit or a home run to handle more innings.” Kim displayed aggressive pitching, as he recorded 14.3 pitches per inning (season average of 16.3) in the next three games. He showed how to implement the lessons learned from poor pitching.
Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants), who turned into a major leaguer, also drew more attention as the son of his father Lee Jong-beom, who is considered a “Korean baseball legend” when he was an amateur. Some colleagues sarcastically said such conditions. However, this situation rather strengthened Lee’s mentality and influenced him to set a goal to erase his father’s name someday.
If you are not fully recognized by your name, your self-esteem will inevitably fall. Kim Yun-ha must have had a sad experience because she is “Park Chan-ho’s nephew.” It takes longer to make Park Chan-ho the “uncle of Kim Yoon-ha.” The process toward that goal will make Kim Yoon-ha solid.