Cycling Hit → Professional first hit + All-Star appearance…Kiwoom Joo Sung-won said, “You’ll improve day by day!

“I will improve day by day and become a more mature me.”

Joo Sung-won (23), who joined the Heroes 24th overall in the second third round of 2019, scored his first professional hit in a home game against KT on the 12th.

At the bottom of the ninth inning, when he was losing 3-4, Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki used a pinch hitter card as the leadoff hitter, but Joo Sung-won had no history of hitting in the professional league. It could have been a lot of pressure, but pinch hitter Joo Sung-won calmly hit KT closer Kim Jae-yoon’s 146km/h fastball in a two-strike, two-ball situation to make a heavy hit. It was the moment when he recorded his first professional hit.

Regarding the reason why he substituted Joo Sung-won the next day, Hong said, “He showed batting talent in the second division. His batting performance was also good. “The bottom of the ninth inning was our team’s last chance to attack, so I sent it out because I was a good hitter,” he explained.

Joo Sung-won had a batting average of 0.309 (58 hits in 188 at-bats), six home runs, and an OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 메이저사이트 주소 0.888 in the Futures League (second division) this season. On April 27, he even recorded a ‘cycling hit’ in a match against the SSG Landers Futures team. Based on his performance in the second division, he was called up to the first division once on May 5 and again on the 11th.

Joo Sung-won, who started as the sixth batter and right fielder on the 13th, the next day following his first professional stage hit the previous day, met with Sports Seoul before the game and said, “I didn’t wait for my first hit. This is because one hit did not achieve my goal. “I wasn’t very happy because I’ve been exercising with the idea of just working hard for my goal,” he said.

Regarding the situation at the time, Joo Sung-won said, “The opposing closer (Kim Jae-yoon) tried to play at a quick count because the ball was good. He entered the batter’s box with the intention of turning the bat with confidence. “I think it turned out to be a good result that I tried to get on base somehow due to the unfavorable count (2S·2B).”

His batting performance in the Futures League this season was the best since he joined the professional league. As a result, he was able to enter the first team stage that he dreamed of. Joo Sung-won said, “I went to spring camp in Taiwan ahead of this season and learned a lot from my batting coach how to fight pitchers at bat.” He also said, “I think the parts that I tried little by little through trial and error in many at-bats came out as a result.”

In his fifth year as a professional, he entered the first division stage and recorded his first hit. However, Joo Sung-won evaluated his performance in the first half of this season as “50 points” out of 100. He said, “It’s 50 points. It’s still a long way off. “I want my baseball to grow a little more technically and physically,” he said coldly.

Joo Sung-won was originally a catcher. However, he changed his position to an outfielder last year. He said, “After serving in the military, I wondered if I could be a good catcher. “He asked me if the club was thinking the same thing, so I changed to an outfielder who can make more use of my strengths,” he said.

Since he was a catcher, will he be able to grasp the ball mix of the opponent’s battery well. Joo Sung-won said, “I think there’s something like that. “When I reacted to a ball like this, I thought if I were the opposing catcher, I would have made this sign,” he said with a smile.

Based on his performance in the Futures League, Joo Sung-won will play in the Futures League All-Star Game at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 14th. It’s my first appearance in my life.

Joo Sung-won said, “I heard that he is not a starter for the All-Star Game.” However, I will go as a pinch hitter at an important moment in the middle of the game and make a game that can be won like a Joker. I will do my best,” he said.

Finally, Joo Sung-won expressed his determination for the second half of the year. “The most important thing is to play the season without injury. And I want to develop day by day and become myself who has grown more than last year when the season ends. If you work hard, I think the results will follow!”

“I will improve day by day and become a more mature me.” Joo Sung-won (23), who joined the Heroes 24th overall in the second third round of 2019, scored his first professional hit in a home game against KT on the 12th. At the bottom of the ninth inning, when he was losing 3-4, Kiwoom…