He was hitless in 2 at-bats… “The real game is better.” But the real season is next year?
“It’s better to see it in action.”
Now that he has been called up, he went to bat twice as a pinch hitter, and he only hit a ground ball on both occasions, but LG Twins coach Yeom Gyeong-yeop spared no praise. This is the story of Kim Beom-seok, a rookie high school graduate who was nominated in the first round this year.
Kim Bum-seok wore the LG uniform with No. 7 in the first round of the rookie draft this year. At the time of nomination, general manager Cha Myung-seok drew attention from baseball fans by saying, “I took it as Kim Beom-seok. I hope that the proper noun Kim Beom-seok will become a byword in the KBO League in the future.”
Due to his shoulder discomfort, he was unable to participate in the first-team camp, and his start was delayed. However, he played in 34 games in the Futures League, batting average of 37% (41 hits in 109 at-bats), 6 homers, and 24 RBIs, showing a fierce blow that was not typical of a high school graduate rookie. I was called up to the 1st team on the 1st.
I got a chance to hit right away. In the bottom of the 6th inning, where he chased 3-7, he came in as a pinch hitter with 1 out and 1st and 2nd base. After the first ball, he pulled the second outside fastball and hit it, but it was out as a shortstop ground ball. At the bottom of the 9th inning, he came out as the lead batter and made 3 consecutive fouls on 1B1S, then pulled the 116 km outer curve again and was out with a ground ball in front of the third baseman. His debut match ended with a no-hitter in two at-bats.
Director Yeom said, “I only saw two at-bats, but I saw it better in practice than in training.”
In fact, coach Yeom sees Kim Beom-seok’s real season as next year. Manager Yeom said, “For Kim Bum-seok, the real season is next year. Starting from now, we will develop as players from finishing training to spring camp, and the goal is to create a season where we can play in the first team next year.” In the future, coach Park Kyung-wan for defense and coach Lee Ho-jun for batting will fill in the basic skills that need to be filled.”안전놀이터
If Kim Beom-seok, who has a talent for batting, has the defensive power to play in the first team next season, he can contribute to the team as an offensive catcher along with Park Dong-won. Director Yeom said, “(Kim) Beom-seok grows up, our cards increase. Beom-seok can go in as the designated hitter or (Park) Dong-won can go in as the designated hitter.” One person will increase. I want to raise Beom-seok to that extent so that he can give Dong-won a lot of rest, so that even if he has Beom-seok, he will not be a problem for the team. Then our team’s batting line will become a little stronger.”