2024-06-02 11:49:12
Park Byeong-ho (38), who transferred to the Samsung Lions, is hitting arduous day-after-day.
Byung-ho Park began because the designated hitter quantity 4 within the 2024 Shinhan SOL Financial institution KBO League residence recreation towards the Hanwha Eagles held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the first, and recorded 1 hit in 2 at-bats, 1 residence run, 2 walks, 3 RBIs, and 1 run.
Park Byeong-ho fired a three-run hit towards Hanwha starter Cho Dong-wook from first and third bases with one out.
Afterwards, he retired with an infield fly within the third inning, however received walks within the fifth and seventh innings, main to three on-base video games.
Park Byeong-ho, a 20-year skilled veteran who has had an excellent profession together with being the house run champion six instances and advancing to the most important leagues, turned into a Samsung uniform after being traded 1-1 with Oh Jae-il on the evening of the twenty eighth of final month.
The commerce course of was not easy. Park Byung-ho, whose place in his former crew KT Wiz was narrowed attributable to poor efficiency, has straight requested a commerce or launch from the KT membership since April.
The KT membership actively pursued a commerce to open up the way forward for a legendary participant and reached an settlement with Samsung.
Park Byeong-ho is displaying a special facet of himself after turning into ‘Samsung Man’. The space to the left and proper fences is 99m, and the left and proper center fences are 107m, so it matches nicely with Samsung’s Lions Park (Lapak), which is hitter-friendly.
Park Byung-ho, who had a scorching begin by hitting an over-the-park residence run towards Kiwoom Heroes on the twenty ninth of final month, the day of his switch, hit three hits, together with the ultimate three runs, towards Hanwha two days afterward the thirty first.
As well as, on the first, he hit a 3-run residence run for 2 consecutive days, sending Samsung’s residence followers right into a frenzy.
In solely 4 video games after transferring to Samsung, he seems to have regained his glory with a batting common of 0.429, 3 residence runs, 7 RBI, and OPS (on-base share + slugging share) of 1.600. The season batting common continues to be low at 0.226, however it has clearly improved in comparison with the KT days after they have been scuffling with empty hits at .100.
Samsung had an ideal thirst for a right-handed energy hitter. There have been many proficient left-handed hitters similar to Kim Younger-woong, Koo Ja-wook, and Ryu Ji-hyuk, however there was no right-handed hitter apart from David MacKinnon.
Rising Seong-gyu Lee and veteran Min-ho Kang weren’t constant. Due to this, he usually struggled on days when the opposing crew had a high-quality left pitcher.
Nevertheless, after the recruitment of Park Byung-ho, the puzzle of the batting lineup seems to have been put collectively. Every time a match got here his manner, he confirmed off his slugging potential and made up for the sluggishness of different gamers.
When the opposing pitchers keep away from direct confrontation with Park Byeong-ho, Kim Younger-woong and Kang Min-ho, who assist them, remedy the possibilities, creating synergy within the general batting lineup.
Samsung posted three consecutive wins from the match towards Kiwoom on Could 30 to the match towards Hanwha on June 1, when Byung-ho Park was positioned at quantity 4, and rose to 3rd place within the rankings.
With Park Byung-ho’s addition, a smile additionally appeared on Samsung coach Jin-man Park’s face.
Coach Park mentioned of Byung-ho Park, “He’s our crew’s hero who wants no clarification. He has tailored rapidly since his switch and is main the crew’s lineup nicely.” “I hope he continues to indicate himself as a slugger who represents the league.”
(Seoul = Information 1)
2024-06-02 11:49:12