Lee Jae-hyun (22), the Lions' main shortstop, went to the U.S. for a short period of training last month. Lee Jong-yeol, Samsung's general manager, expressed his satisfaction. Attention is focusing on whether he will be able to achieve the effect of studying abroad.토토사이트

Lee Jae-hyun and pitcher Hwang Dong-jae (24) returned home late last year after training for about three weeks at the Cressey Sports Performance (CSP), a baseball facility in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Lee Jong-yeol, Samsung's general manager, said, "I watched Lee Jae-hyun perform batting training in the U.S. The batting form has definitely been simplified. I think Jae-hyun himself has been established to some extent."

Lee Jae-hyun, who graduated from Seoul High School and was nominated by Samsung by the first round of nomination in 2022, has shown steady growth since his debut as a pro player. He did not even have the jinx of his second year. Last year, in his third year, he played in 109 games with a batting average of 0.260 with 14 homers, 66 RBIs and an OPS of 0.784 to build his career high season. He has achieved the top 10 homers mark for two consecutive years.

The improved slugging power is certainly a good thing. Lions Park, the home ground, is a batter-friendly stadium, so it is good to hit a lot of home runs. However, when I tried to hit a home run, I often saw my batting form collapse. In short, it is inconsistent.

Kim Young-woong's performance also seems to have had an impact on his team. Kim Young-woong displayed his best performance last year with a 0.252 home run, 28 RBIs and an OPS of 0.806 in 126 games. During the spring camp, coach Park Jin-man suggested holding the bat short to increase Kim's on-base percentage, but Kim confidently expressed his belief. He thus expressed his commitment to continue the batting form that he has been preparing for during the off-season. Park accepted Kim's courageous decision and responded with Kim's performance. He became the player who hits the most home runs in his team after Koo Ja-wook.

Lee Jae-hyun, who was watching from the sidelines, was also stimulated. However, each player must have his own batting form. Samsung sent Lee to the U.S. to establish his batting form.

General manager Lee said, "When I checked, Lee Jae-hyun seemed to be conscious of the long hit, and the swing got bigger."

In the meantime, he also told Lee Jae-hyun what he had to say. "I said, 'Let (Kim) Young-woong hit a home run. I hope you can train yourself on how to swing concisely," Lee said.

It worked. General manager Lee Jong-yeol filmed Lee Jae-hyun's swing scene and watched it together in the accommodation. It was clear that the swing was simplified. Lee Jae-hyun also expressed satisfaction with his batting form.

As we have upgraded every year, if we show better performance this year, we may be able to compete with prominent seniors such as Park Chan-ho (KIA Tigers), Park Sung-han (SSG Landers), and Oh Ji-hwan (LG Twins) for shortstop Golden Glove.