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input2025-08-20 11:41:03
(Sports Seoul | Park Yeon -jun) Samsung Kim Young -woong (22) wields a big hit every day. Last year, he hit 28 home runs and showed off his ‘instinct’. But in the first half of this season, it slowed down. Confidence was gradually falling. Then Park Jin -man, 59, came out. “Don’t be afraid of strikeouts,” he advised. Park’s ‘word’ woke Kim Young -woong’s bat.
Kim Young -woong showed off his presence in the central line with 0.252, 28 home runs 79 RBIs and OPS 0.806 last year. There was a lot of strikeouts as long as he was a long hit, but he didn’t care much at the time. But until mid -season, he was too conscious of strikeouts. It became passive. The aggressive swing, which was an advantage, disappeared.
As a result, it was ‘falling’ from the beginning of the season. It was not good at 0.220 batting average in April and 0.668 OPS. In May, he bathe 0.213, OPS 0.694, and June batting average of 0.184 and OPS 0.504. In July, it was a bit unfortunate with a batting average of 0.259. The hitting slump is getting longer, and it did not play my role.
In particular, only 50 cumulative juru were left in the first half. The fact that you missed more than 10 scores per month has become a fatal weakness to prevent team attack flow.
There are also many strikeouts. Kim Young -woong has recorded 111 strikeouts so far and has been ranked second in the league strikeout after Hanwha Noh Hwan. As strikeouts increased, the psychological burden increased, resulting in a passive swing to a passive swing.
Then Park Jin -man moved directly. Kim Young -woong was called a one -on -one interview. Park said, “Kim Young -woong is a player with the advantage of a long time even if he is struck out. Kim Young -woong advised, ‘Don’t be afraid of strikeouts and do your own swing.’
“I was conscious of strikeouts, but there was a passive change. I said that I had a lot of strikeouts around.
Park’s advice was effective. It has changed in August. He is batting 0.306 and OPS 1.004 on the 20th. This season, the first monthly monthly batting average and OPS 1.000 are written. In addition, the season’s batting average is 0.453, which is 0.661 in August. It definitely made a reversal.
Park is also satisfactory. He said, “Kim Young -woong is a great hitter. He is producing long hits that can win the recent game. I believe it will be better in the future.” duswns0628@sportsseoul.com