Last year, he only played in 10 games due to injury, and this year, he left spring training due to “messed management.” LG coach Yeom Kyung-yeop called the first team in mid-April, batting average of 0.353-2 home runs and 12 RBIs in 11 games. “An opportunity given by heaven, I repaid it with results.”
Kim Beom-seok, who is considered one of LG’s leading prospects in professional baseball, is making the expectations placed on him a reality by posting 12 RBIs in 11 games this season. The photo shows him cheering after hitting a timely hit with 3 RBIs and a comeback in the bottom of the 5th inning against Jamsil KIA on the 28th with one out and runners on base.
“I think being able to play in a game this early in the season is a God-given opportunity. “I feel like the difficulties I had during spring training have been washed away a little because I hit home runs one by one when it was important.”
‘Bumbao’ Kim Beom-seok (20, LG) received instructions to return to Korea from coach Yeom Kyung-yeop 15 days after the start of spring training in Arizona, USA, in February of this year. Although his abdominal muscle injury was the decisive reason, Kim Beom-seok was on the chopping block from the start of camp due to failure to control his weight. The nickname Bumbao came from his large body, similar to that of the panda Fubao. Additionally, his weight increased by about 10 kg. Director Yeom said, “How can you not take care of your body like that? I kicked the opportunity away. “It will be difficult to get into the first team until June,” he reprimanded Kim Beom-seok. 슬롯사이트
After returning to Korea, Kim Beom-seok had to prepare for the season all over again at the Futures League (2nd team) camp in Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do. He said, “Honestly, I had so much regret that it was really difficult mentally. Still, he said, “I was able to prepare hard thanks to the 2nd team manager and coaches telling me, ‘You can advance to the 1st team at any time, so just put your mind to it and work hard.’”
The story that ‘Kim Beom-seok is working hard in the second team’ also reached Coach Yeom’s ears. Coach Yeom eventually called Kim Beom-seok to the first team before half of April had passed, saying, “I will believe you since you say you will work hard.” Kim Beom-seok proved the change by hitting a hit in his first at-bat after returning from the Doosan game on the 14th. A week later, on the 21st, in Game 1 of the Munhak Series (doubleheader), he hit a grand slam over the right-field wall with two outs in the top of the 7th inning when he was down 6-8, and in Game 2, he had three hits for the first time since his professional debut. 안전놀이터
Kim Beom-seok, who has since taken over as the starting designated hitter, has appeared in a total of 11 games for the first team as of the 29th, recording a batting average of 0.353, 2 home runs, and 12 RBI. Kim Beom-seok said, “This year, before May, I played more games than last year (10 games). He doesn’t think he’s a starter yet, though. “He feels that each at-bat is important,” he said. “The shoulder injury has also improved, so I have started fielding (catcher) training.” “He wants to go wherever the team needs him and help,” he said.
Kim Beom-seok, Dae-ho Lee’s (retired) junior at Gyeongnam High School, was the starting catcher at the 2022 tournament, when the school won the Golden Lion National High School Baseball Championship for the first time in 48 years. Kim Beom-seok hit 10 home runs in 25 high school baseball games this year. Since 2004, when wooden bats began to be used in high school baseball, Kim Beom-seok is the only batter to have hit double-digit home runs in a season. LG general manager Cha Myeong-seok selected Kim Beom-seok as the 7th overall pick in the rookie draft that year and commented, “The proper name Kim Beom-seok will become synonymous with professional baseball.” Even though Kim Beom-seok played only 10 games in the first team last year due to a shoulder injury, LG expressed expectations by including him in the Korean Series entry.
Kim Beom-seok said, “There are people who say that if he continues like this these days, he can even win the Rookie of the Year Award. He appreciates what he says, but he’s only played 11 games so he can’t be said to have played well. “I want to talk again after seeing the results at the end of the season,” he said. “The first goal is for the team to achieve good results.” From now on, I want to play baseball in the 1st team all the way to the Korean Series instead of going down to the 2nd team. “I took away all the luggage I had in Icheon (when I moved up to the first team),” he said with a laugh. 토토사이트 추천