Oh Ji-hwan led the team to a 2-1 victory against Samsung in Jamsil on the 13th with 2 hits, 1 RBI and 1 run in 4 at-bats. He reached base with a leadoff hitter’s double and scored the tying run, then hit the winning run with two out and first and second bases in the eighth inning.
In an interview with reporters after the game, Oh Ji-hwan mentioned the young shortstops in the league, Kim Joo-won (NC) and Lee Jae-hyeon (Samsung).
Kim Joo-won,안전놀이터 who is in his 3rd year as a pro, has grown into a leading infielder last year and is active as the NC starting shortstop this season. He was also selected as a national representative for the Hangzhou Asian Games. Lee Jae-hyun, a rookie, played in 75 games last year and hit 7 homers, showing his talent in batting. This year, in his second year as a pro, he is Samsung’s main shortstop.
Oh Ji-hwan usually watches junior shortstops play and gives them advice. Oh Ji-hwan said, “When I look back on my childhood, I think Kim Joo-won is a bit better than me, and Lee Jae-hyun seems to be looking at me, and I have that feeling.” Plays that can be played are startin
In the 8th inning against LG on the 13th, Lee Jae-hyun caught Austin’s ball deep in the 3rd interval with his backhand with a bent leg slide and accurately threw it to 1st base with a North step. The bent leg sliding backhand catch is Oh Ji-hwan’s signature play. Kim Joo-won also shows off this kind of play often.
Oh Ji-hwan said, “I think they are great players. There are times when you lack experience. In the case of beasts, I think it takes a little longer. In particular, in the case of infielders, such as third baseman or first baseman, the burden of defense is a little less, but I think it is not easy from the beginning for shortstops except Kim Ha-seong. “Because you have to experience it to feel better,” he said, “do it positively.”
Oh Ji-hwan said, “It is a good experience just to be able to go to the game. During the match against NC in early May, I told Joo-won that I must go to the Asian Games, and that I really wish I had that kind of goal, but I was selected. Kim Ji-chan also said, “When I came to second base after hitting a bunt during the game (8th inning) earlier, I was with Bo-kyung and told him to do well.”
g to emerge. It’s different depending on how I do it, but continuing to play as the main player expands the scope of what I can do. It seems that I also improved (skills) from around that time (5th or 6th year).”