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‘The crowd is full, but the batting line is only 1 point’ Hanwha-Lotte

 Hanwha and Lotte, which are considered popular professional baseball teams, both lost at home. It was a game that fully reflected the reality that the team was at the bottom in terms of scoring. Hanwha lost 1 to 7 in the home game against Kiwoom in the '2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League' held at Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 11th. Kiwoom escaped its recent seven-game losing streak. On this day, Hanwha's batting lineup was held scoreless until the 6th inning by Kiwoom starter Enmanuel de Jesus. He was lethargic, getting 3 hits, 2 walks, and striking out 3. In the bottom of the 9th inning, Ahn Chi-hong's 1-run home run (2nd of the season) narrowly avoided a loss. Rookie Hwang Jun-seo, a large left-hander, took the mound this day, but was shaken due to poor ball control. He got over the crisis with 2 outs and 3rd base in the 1st inning and 2 outs and bases loaded in the 2nd inning, but could not get past the 3rd inning. After giving up two walks ...

Kim Beom-seok is now 'moving forward'

  seemed like this was the first time the player had been asked this question. In fact, it was the first time the reporter had asked this question. When asked, “When you were in school, did you ever hear a manager or coach tell you to hit as a left-handed hitter?” LG Kim Beom-seok said, “Never.” While giving his verbal answer, Kim Beom-seok also showed a curious expression, asking, ‘Why would you ask such a question?’ There was a time when it was popular for right-handed players to transform into 'right-handed pitchers and left-handed hitters' if they showed talent in baseball. Several student baseball leaders attempted to make right-handed fielders hit left-handed. This is because it is advantageous in many ways for a baseball player to put the glove on his left hand, throw with his right hand, and hit from a left-handed batting box that is even a little closer to first base. Even now, 'hitting right-handed and hitting left-handed' is a 'typical' commonly seen ...