Everyone has been waiting for the day to say their name… Hanyu Island’s season starts again on August 12th.
It was a sluggish performance for which the reason was unknown. It wasn’t that I was lazy in training, and I wasn’t sick. However, I could not lift the cycle that fell once. He wasn’t even an inexperienced hitter.
Hanyu Island (34‧ SSG) was the league’s most disappointing hitter, at least until August 11th. He was a long-distance hitter who hit 168 homers in his career in the KBO League, and also hit 21 home runs and 100 RBIs last year, leading the team’s historic ‘Wire-to-Wire Championship’. As the team’s captain, he was recognized for both leadership and weight in team power. He was undoubtedly the team’s starting outfielder this year as well. However, his start was twisted, and he could hardly correct the main course.
The ball seldom hit the bat well, and the batted ball that hit it didn’t have the same power as before. He was prone to being a rumbling grounder. The whole vicious cycle started with a hamstring injury last year. Hanyu-seom, who lived with hamstring pain throughout the second half, but played silently without showing it, was eventually diagnosed with a rupture in Game 6, when the team confirmed the Korean Series championship.
He couldn’t live with his injuries. He wanted to correct the batting form, which puts a lot of power on the lower body. Now that I am in my mid-30s, I have to think about my age. However, the new batting form struggled and the batting average dropped significantly at the beginning of the season. He tried to return to his original form, but much was already broken. His batting average was in the 10% range. He was one of the worst hitters in the league. He only experienced the 2nd team twice.
I felt sorry for those around me. He wasn’t a lazy player. He would go to batting practice early each day, do the most work, and go back to the clubhouse. He also had a lot of worries. In the end, he also gave up his position as captain. It’s already a broken season, but there are still more than 50 games left. He couldn’t just give up on the season.
Hanyu Island, which devoted all its energy to finding the batting balance in the 2nd group, was registered in the 1st group again on August 5 with a relatively positive report. He didn’t get a hit for a while, but on the 11th he played a long-awaited multi-hit match against Samsung in Incheon and saved his senses. And in the Incheon Samsung match on the 12th, he became the hero of the stadium.
On the 12th, Hanyusum led the team to a 3-2 victory with 3 hits and 3 RBIs, including a home run, against Samsung in Incheon. Hanyu Island was responsible for all three points. It was a great performance to resuscitate the team suffering from empty space recently. Thanks to the great performance of Hanyu Island, SSG did not lose in a row and took a breather from the pursuit of the top 3 teams.
After one shot in the second inning with a score of 0-0, Kim Seong-hyun hit a double in the middle left and went out. It was a moment to continue the feelings of the previous day. In the 7th inning, trailing 1-2, he recorded his third home run of the season with a thrilling solo shot. It was a powerful swing that could feel that Hanyu Island’s unique swing was returning.
The highlight was the 2-2 match with 2 outs and bases loaded in the 10th inning of overtime. In the opportunity to end the game, Hanyu Island was no longer a helpless hitter. Opponent finisher Oh Seung-hwan played a persistent game that went up to 10 pitches. He endured tenaciously, hitting only five fouls. In the end, he hit the 10th pitch fastball and hit a right-handed hit like a 172.1 km/h bullet to end the game. Fans who have been waiting anxiously for the revival of Hanyu Island for so long chanted the name of Hanyu Island to their heart’s content on this day alone.메이저놀이터
After the game, Hanyu Island said, “Recently, the team has been playing tough matches. It was very regrettable that I missed the game that I should have won yesterday. Focusing on that led to good results at the plate,” he looked back on the game.
Regarding the home run situation, he said, “It was effective that the opposing pitcher had a lot of breaking balls and entered the plate. The timing was a little quick, but it hit the bat well and it became a home run. I will continue to work hard to seize all the opportunities that came to me.”
SSG coach Kim Won-hyung, who had never lost his faith in Hanyu Island, also cheered, saying, “In the offense, Yoo Som-i was especially active with home runs and final hits.”
Even if they make a big success in the coming season, it will be difficult for the overall performance of the season to recover to the level we expected from Hanyu Island. Perhaps this year will remain a very difficult and disappointing season for Hanyu Island personally. However, even with the same grades, the evaluation differs depending on how you finish, and the level of hope also changes. If Hanyu Island’s season can resume normally even on August 12, there is plenty of opportunity to pay off the debt.
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