The illusion was shattered just 10 days after his return to the first team. Han Dong-hee was designated for assignment on Sept. 29. It was only eight games after he was enrolled in the first team on the 19th.
It was a bright spot in a struggling Lotte Giants batting lineup that ranked dead last in team batting average and OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage).
In his seventh year with the club, he had a very determined winter. Before the season, she attended Kang Jeong-ho’s academy in Los Angeles with Dae-ho Lee.
He received rave reviews. In spring training, he showed off his good form, hitting a home run in an exchange game against the Chiba Lotte Marines. “I want to hit as many home runs as possible before I go to the army,” he said. However, during an exhibition game, he suffered an unexpected side injury while swinging and was removed from the opening day roster.
As the team’s struggles continued, 토토사이트 and his long at-bats became more noticeable, he was promoted to the first team ahead of schedule.
The reality was harsh. The offense left much to be desired.
Last year’s top recipient of the Kang Jeong-ho School, NC Dinos’ Son As-seob, has struggled to start the season with a 2-for-6 record and a .639 OPS. Park Min-woo, who attended the program for the first time this year, is batting 3-for-4 with an OPS of 0.820, which is better than last year. Kim Jae-hwan of the Doosan Bears is batting just 2.05, but he’s showing signs of life with seven home runs.
Han Dong-hee, however, hasn’t had the Kang Jung-ho effect so far this season. He’s just 1-for-6 with three home runs in 18 at-bats and one RBI. He didn’t have a single long ball, let alone a home run. Han struck out five times with no walks. He also committed two errors on defense.
He contributed less offensively than Son Ho-young, who has recently emerged as the hope of the Lotte infield, and even veteran Kim Min-sung, which is why he was sent to the second team.
According to KBO rules, he needs a 10-day grace period to return to the first team.
He could return at the latest in the second week of May against the Hanwha Eagles.
This was when Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung deemed him “worthy of playing in the first team. Han Dong-hee’s enlistment in the Korean Armed Forces Athletic Corps (Commerce) is on June 10th. Even if he does make it to the first team, he won’t have much time to play.
He is the direct junior of Korea’s No. 4 hitter Lee Dae-ho at Gyeongnam High School and was considered the next big thing. He hit double-digit home runs for three consecutive seasons from 2020 to 2022. 파워볼실시간 He also averaged an OPS of over 0.8. In 2022, he even hit a triple for the first time in his career. It looked like he was only 20 home runs away from becoming a full-fledged slugger.
But the loss of Lee Dae-ho, the giant “umbrella,” was too much for him, and last year, his batting average plummeted to .222 with a .583 OPS. This year, he hasn’t convinced us that he has recovered.