We ran together for only a year...' Worried about the junior leaving the team until the end. The legendary quality that Kangmin Kim showed
We ran together for only a year...' Worried about the junior leaving the team until the end. The legendary quality that Kangmin Kim showed
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Professional baseball KT Wiz Jang Jin-hyuk (31) will make a fresh start with sincere advice and support from seniors of the original Hanwha Eagles.메이저사이트
Jang Jin-hyuk, who joined Hanwha as a fourth-round pick (39th) in the second round of the 2016 rookie draft, is an outfielder with a batting average of 244 (233 hits in 956) with 12 home runs, 100 RBIs, 144 runs, 37 steals, and OPS.657 in 390 KBO league games. This year, he played the most games since 2019 (113 games) with a batting average of 263 (76 hits in 289) with nine home runs, 44 RBIs, 56 runs and 14 steals in 99 games in the first team.
Jang Jin-hyuk, who had high expectations to be selected as Hanwha's new uniform model for next season, was appointed as an FA compensation player for Um Sang-baek, who signed a four-year FA contract worth 7.8 billion won with Hanwha on the 18th and moved to KT. Jang Jin-hyuk, who was participating in the closing camp in Miyazaki, Japan at the time, had to hear about the transfer from another country.
In an interview with the 'KT Wiz 2024 Fan Festival' held at Suwon Convention Center on the 23rd, Jang Jin-hyuk said, "I expected it to a certain extent, but when I heard the news, I didn't feel the same way in Japan. I felt various emotions without realizing it. I don't know what kind of emotions it is. I think I just felt various emotions. But I got better soon," looking back on the moment when he was nominated as an FA compensation player.
Jang Jin-hyuk, who went to KT from the Japanese wrap-up camp, received warm encouragement and advice from Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon and senior team members. Before returning to Korea, he said goodbye to the company dinner. Jang said, "The coach put a lot of effort into it, and I was able to say goodbye because everyone told me to go to the company dinner." "The coach also said a lot of good things that Eun-sung from LG and Tae-yang from SSG can feel a lot of different parts if they go to other teams. Rather, they said a lot of good things that can help baseball life. I was so grateful to all those who cheered for him because there were so many Hanwha fans who were really disappointed."
Kim Kang-min, a senior who has been with Hanwha for only one year but retired from active duty this year, also showed his support for juniors heading to other teams. Coach Park Kyung-soo, who retired from active duty after the end of this year and started a new start as a coach, talked about the transfer students, saying, "Oh Won-seok and Jang Jin-hyuk are all good players when they played against us. That's why I'm so happy. Jang Jin-hyuk is a player who has many good things in Gongsu-ju. I'm looking forward to it."
Coach Park Kyung-soo, who said, "I got a call from (Kim) Kang-min yesterday and talked to him on the phone for the first time in a long time," said, "I've been with Jang for a year and he said he's such a good friend. I've come to think that Kangmin is a more promising player because he has a good eye for outfielders. I'll help him do his best."
Jang Jin-hyuk, who started from a new team with the support of his seniors and fans in the Hanwha Eagles, said, "KT is a really strong team. I felt a lot that the batters made a lot of points by using the opportunity once they had a chance. I also want to contribute to KT's continued fall baseball in the future. The technical part is important, but I will show you a lot of hustle plays. KT really liked me, so in a way, I was chosen. I have to prepare well accordingly and show good performance."