"I can't hold onto my junior and complain..." Revived 198 home run veteran, batting average .182 slump → super final home run explosion!
"I can't hold onto my junior and complain..." Revived 198 home run veteran, batting average .182 slump → super final home run explosion!
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Professional baseball SSG Landers Han Yoo-sum (36) hit his first home run of the season and led the team to victory.스포츠토토
Han Yu-sum started the game against the Kiwoom Heroes in the "2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League" at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 30th as the fourth designated hitter and played one hit, two home runs, two RBIs, one run and two walks in two at-bats.
Taking the batter's box with one out and a runner on the first base in the top of the first inning when SSG was leading 1-0, Han Yu-sum drew a walk and connected chances with runners on the first and second bases with one out. However, subsequent hitters failed to score a run. He was out after hitting a fly ball to the right field in the third inning.
Han Yu-sum entered the batter's box for the third time with two outs in the sixth inning when the two teams were tying 1-1. Han Yu-sum, who had his third showdown with Kiwoom starter Kim Yoon-ha, hit a 145-km-per-hour fastball on Kim's third pitch to blast an ultra-large home run that crosses the central fence of the Gocheok Dome. The flying distance measured 125 meters. With the bases loaded with no outs in the eighth inning, he garnered a walk to push and added an RBI. SSG won the game 8-2 thanks to Han Yu-sum's finishing homer, and escaped from its second straight loss.
In an interview after the game, Han Yoo-som said, "The lineup has been stagnant in recent games. Of course, the younger brothers are doing so well, and I've slowed down on record, but I didn't get any results, but I thought they were being caught little by little in timing. I just thought I'd swing without missing a real pitch when it came in, but luckily, a real pitch came in and a good result came out," he said.
Veteran home run hitter Han Yu-sum, who has 198 homers in his career, did not have a good start to the season. He only posted a batting average of 154 (two hits in 13 at-bats) with two RBIs and an OPS of .368 in four exhibition games, while his batting average for this season remained at 182. Some games were excluded from the starting lineup, and others were placed in the lower batting order. However, he returned to the center of the lineup and played a decisive role in the game.
"I don't care too much about batting order," Han said. "I'm always grateful that I can continue to play. It is true that the weight of the batting lineup has dropped a little because of the absence of (Choi) Jung-hyung. But I have to continue to lead the game as a member of the team. I think I can be of help to the team if I perform my part, whether I'm in the center or the bottom line."
Prior to the match, SSG captain Kim Kwang-hyun gathered the players for a meeting. "We are making great efforts to elevate the mood of the team where (Kim) Kwang-hyun is a little down," Han Yu-sum said. "Since there have been a lot of bonhead plays recently, there were also messages on that part. In fact, if you are a professional, I think what Kwang-hyun said is 100 percent correct. I hope that such a message will be conveyed well to the younger brothers."
"During a losing streak, the mood is generally down, and when we win consecutive games, we get excited and keep winning," Han said. "Young players seem to feel daunted a lot. They seem to have gotten a lot smaller because they don't get the results as they wanted. So I invited the fielders and told them once that they are doing well. Season is long, and sometimes we lose consecutive games, and sometimes we win consecutive games. I hope they don't dwell too much on those things and play their own games."
Young players tend to rely on senior players or seek advice when they are in trouble. Now a veteran player, however, Han Yu-sum has some difficulties finding a place to rely on during tough times. "I can talk about things like that when I'm young, and I'm a bit open to people. But I don't think I can talk about things like that after I get older. That's why I talk to coaches a lot," Han Yu-sum said, smiling. "We have more young players in our team, but we also have a lot of great seniors, so we sometimes seek advice from them."