Samsung Releases → Re-employment of Raising, Long Shot Explodes in Taiwan..."Promptures of Resurrection" with 92 home runs, which he thought of retiring
Samsung Releases → Re-employment of Raising, Long Shot Explodes in Taiwan..."Promptures of Resurrection" with 92 home runs, which he thought of retiring
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Outfielder Kim Dong-yeop (35), who had an opportunity to extend his active career with the Kiwoom Heroes after being released from the Samsung Lions in professional baseball, predicted a revival by exploding two long balls in a Taiwanese camp.
Kim Dong-yeop started as the seventh designated hitter and hit two doubles in a practice game against the Zhongxin Brothers of Taiwan at Pingdong Baseball Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on the 25th, recording 2 hits and 1 RBI in 3 at-bats.메이저사이트
In his first at-bat in the top of the second inning, Kim started the game with a double on the left side, with one out, at the top of the fourth inning. He hit a double on the first pitch from right-handed relief pitcher Woori Chun, and brought the runner home with a big double that went beyond the center field's height to directly hit the top of the fence. His timely double that tied the game 3-3.
After the game, Kim Dong-yeop said, "The two doubles I recorded today are personally meaningful. I felt once again that the results could vary depending on my mindset. In the previous game, I was a little impatient, but I was able to produce good results because Oh Yoon, the batting coach, and his teammates encouraged me to do it without any burden."
On the 20th, Kim Dong-yeop's first real game, he started with no hits in three times at bat, striking out three consecutive swings and misses in the match against Jungshin. The Rakuten Monkeys also remained silent with no hits and one strikeout in three times at bat on the 22nd, but on the 23rd, he succeeded in getting on base with one hit and one walk in two times at the match against Jungshin, and on the same day, he made two doubles to take advantage of his strengths.
Kim Dong-yeop, who began to find a sense of hit, said, "It's my first time to have a camp in Taiwan, and I felt heavy until last week after I came over from the United States, but fortunately, I'm getting better."
"We have a lot of young players in our team, so the atmosphere is bright and energetic. Thanks to this, we are having fun training in the camp," he said. "As we know the role we want in the team, we will thoroughly prepare before the season to meet our expectations."
Kim Dong-yeop, a right-handed outfielder from Bukil High School who was drafted by the SK Wyverns (current SSG Landers) as the 86th overall pick in the second round in 2016 after playing in the minor league of the Chicago Cubs, has 92 home runs in his nine seasons in the first division. He hit 22 home runs in 2017 and 27 home runs in 2018, before moving to the Samsung Lions through a triangular trade.
He was expected to maximize his strengths at the batter-friendly Daegu Samsung Lions Park, but it was disappointing. He played a batting average of 312 (129 hits in 413 times at bat) in 115 games in 2020, with 20 homers, 74 RBIs and OPS.868, but it did not last long. He showed weakness in breaking balls and suffered trials and errors in changing his batting form several times. He lost his foothold in the first division without finding his own, and played in only eight games last year.
Kim Dong-yeop, who was released by Samsung after the season ended, is now at the crossroads of retirement when he is in his mid-30s. "I expected to be released by Samsung. I thought that if there is no team that sings for me, I should quit. Kiwoom immediately contacted me after the news came out that I was released. I was really grateful for that," Kim said, recalling the process of re-employment.
Kiwoom, which has been suffering from a thirst for a long shot for the last two consecutive home runs, is the only team among the 10 teams that brought Kim Dong-yeop as a foreign hitter (Jaciel Puig, Ruben Cardinez). Kim Dong-yeop, who signed a contract with Kiwoom for a minimum annual salary of 50 million won for the first team, is facing a desperate situation more than anyone else. He had a hard time in the beginning of the actual camp, but he is raising expectations for a revival.
Meanwhile, Kiwoom lost to Jungshin 3-5. Rookie right-hander Kim Seo-joon, who came out for the second time after Jeon Joon-pyo, a second-year right-hander, allowed two hits, one strikeout and two runs (no earned run) in two innings. Sohn Hyun-ki, a second-year left-hander, pitched well as a no-hitter with one out and one out in two innings, while Kang-joon, a fastball side-arm player who was discharged from Sangmu, allowed one hit and no run in the ninth inning. In the batting lineup, Kim Tae-jin and Kim Dong-yeop played one hit and two RBIs in two times at bat.