"Lee Daeho must be thankful." A rookie who writes it down so thoroughly... NC 7R Cheongdae infielder "It's my first time hearing it in person."

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NC Dinos rookie Huh Yoon (19) thanked KBO legend Lee Dae-ho (44) for his special advice.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) hosted the 2026 KBO Rookie Orientation at the Daejeon Convention Center on the 14th. A total of 140 people, including rookie players and nurturing players from 10 clubs who will take their first steps in the KBO league in the 2026 season, participated in the overall literacy education.

KBO Legend Lee Dae-ho took the first turn. Lee Dae-ho, who currently runs his own YouTube channel, displayed his eloquence by meeting high schools and seniors and juniors from all over the country. He advised junior players by categorizing them into three categories: rookie's posture, professional player's posture (mental management), goal and goal.

Although most rookies were passive in answering, they listened to Lee Dae-ho's special lecture. Each team sat side by side, but two or three people were seen taking notes. In NC, one player was also noticeable, writing hard for all 55 minutes. It was Heo Yoon, who was drafted 62nd overall in the seventh round of the 2026 KBO Rookie Draft. Heo Yoon, a former captain of Chungam High School, is an infielder with a high school batting average of 0.306 (82 hits in 268 at-bats), four homers, 54 RBIs, 73 runs and 66 steals, and an on-base percentage of 0.439 on-base plus slugging percentage of 0.48 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.887 . Lee Dae-ho, who expressed his disappointment with shy rookies on the day, also showed his appreciative enthusiasm and met him after a special lecture.

Heo Yoon, who met Star News, shyly said, "Lee Dae-ho is a senior in the professional league, and it was the first time I heard the words of a person who has also been to Japan and Major League Baseball." "Listening to this, I listened carefully because I thought I would have to make some of my mental management skills or what I need to be a good player," he added.

Heo Yoon said he was impressed with mental management and how to overcome the slump. Earlier, when asked by his juniors how to overcome the slump, Lee Dae-ho said, "Slump can be overcome somehow. The shorter the slump, the more A-level and the longer it is, the lower it is to the second division," he said. "The worst thing about a slump is to change your form, whether it's a batter or a pitcher. If you change your form, you can change a few games for a while, so you can get results and feel good. But in the long run, it's a bad routine to call another slump," he explained.

He also said, "The more you are in a slump, the more you have to laugh. The brighter the expression and the more positive you think, the better your physical function will be. Even if you keep thinking bad things when it's bad, you won't find the right answer. Coaches will find form or problems in bad times. "It's good for players to think of good things while doing the same routine," he stressed.

It was a tight lecture for rookies who had negative thoughts when they were in bad times. Heo Yoon said, "The mental story was the most impressive. When I'm in a bad situation, I tend to have a lot of thoughts and worries that I don't have to do. When I was in a slump, I cut myself a lot and had a lot of bad thoughts," he said.

He said, "Lee Dae-ho told me to look up videos of when I was in a bad situation and make a lot of good memories. I'm going to improve that part now. I'm sure I have strengths and there will be times when I did well, so I think about it then and try to recover my self-esteem and get out of the slump quickly," he said with a smile.

In fact, Heo Yoon is a former top prospect who was selected to the Korean national baseball youth team under the age of 18 (U-18) last year. He hit 0.370 (37 hits in 100 at-bats) in 25 games in his third year, with one home run, 22 RBIs, 27 points and 30 steals, 14 strikeouts on 20 walks, and a 0.540 OPS 1.011 slugging percentage.

Last year, a KBO scout told Star News on the phone, "Youth team Heo Yoon is also a draft candidate. With fast feet as a strength, growth was noticeable in batting this year (2025). Also, he is smart and has a good ability to carry out operations. It's a type that directors will like."

As both shortstop and second baseman can play, he aims for backup positions of Park Min-woo (33) and Kim Joo-won (24). He had a double, three RBIs, two runs and one stolen base with a batting average of 0.333 (2 hits in 6 at-bats) in nine games at the Baseball World Cup last year, but he was not easily satisfied.

Heo Yoon said, "Honestly, I'm not satisfied with my performance on the youth national team. I haven't been able to show any of my skills since I was in a bad condition since training for two weeks in Korea. Also, there were so many friends who were better than me that I thought I was being pushed back," he confessed honestly.

"I was thinking about that at a time when I had to focus on baseball, so it couldn't be done properly. Still, I believe that the experience and Lee Dae-ho's advice will help me. I think I experienced that in advance because there will be a lot more players who are better than me if I go professional anyway. It was a valuable experience for me," he said emphatically.

His eyes are definitely different. When asked how he would introduce himself to NC fans, he said, "I'm a player who always wants my uniform to get dirty. He is very confident in getting on base, so he survives when the team's atmosphere is low and plays baseball that shakes the base. So I want to be remembered as a player whose uniforms are always dirty in the ballpark and a player who plays hustle," he said.

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