A timely hit on four pitches → a home run in front of the owner...It's been a hot week. I'm going to hit number 4. "Goal? Definitely PS"
A timely hit on four pitches → a home run in front of the owner...It's been a hot week. I'm going to hit number 4. "Goal? Definitely PS"
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He definitely hits a single shot when he needs to. He also perfectly endured the weight of the fourth batter.안전놀이터
Na Seung-yeop (23) of the Lotte Giants had a hot week. He had a batting average of 4221 (eight hits in 19 at-bats) and a home run, nine RBIs and an OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 1.087 in the five games he played from Tuesday to Saturday.
Na Seung-yeop, who joined the second round (11th overall) of the rookie draft in 2021, was a prospect who had excellent potential enough to receive the attention of the Major League when he was a student at Deoksu High School.
He played in 60 games in 2021, finished his military service in Sangmu, and finished the season with a batting average of 312, seven home runs, 66 RBIs, and an OPS (long hit + on base) of 0.880, in 121 games last year.
This season was also expected to be the team's main player, but it got off to a bad start. In the eight games he played in March, his batting average was only 226 percent, and the sense of hitting did not rise. Until the 8th, Na Seung-yeop's batting average was only 204 percent.
Na Seung-yeop, who received a steady opportunity, began to rebound in mid-April.
In the match against Hanwha in Busan on the 24th, Na Seung-yeop properly hit a shot that kept his pride.
Lotte, which was struggling against Hanwha starter Ryu Hyun-jin, had a chance to get on the second and third bases with one out due to consecutive hits by Hwang Sung-bin and Yoon Dong-hee, and sacrifice bunt by Ko Seung-min. When Victor Reyes stood at the batter's box, Hanwha intentionally loaded the bases with four pitches.
Taking the batter's box, Na hit a changeup on the first pitch and brought two runners home with hits in front of right field. With a 3-3 balance, Lotte turned the tables with Jeon Jun-woo's grounder, securing a 5-3 victory.
Na Seung-yeop smiled, saying, "Of course, I thought it was mine. The first base was empty, and I expected it as much as I showed weakness. I thought we should turn it around from the first pitch, but there was a good result."
In the match against Doosan Bears in Jamsil on the 25th, he played as the fourth batter in his first start since his debut. On the day when Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin visited the ballpark, Na Seung-yeop hit a two-run home run against Doosan Bears' Kim Ho-joon in the top of the seventh inning when he was holding a thin ice lead of 3-2, leading his team to an 8-2 victory.
His defense, which was considered a bit disappointing, is also showing off his stability. "I'm paying a lot of attention to defense. If I can't hit well, other hitters can hit, but if I make a mistake in hitting that comes to me, I think the risk is high," Na said. "Jung Hoon said a lot depending on the situation, and after making a mistake, I'm asking for a lot of advice on what to do."
At the current pace, Lotte will most likely achieve 20 home runs in just three years since Lee Dae-ho in 2022. "I'm thinking more about accuracy than hitting big," Na said. "I'm only thinking about team fall baseball. If it's my personal goal, I'll play in all games."