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Park Jin-hyung (32), who is expected to be the core of Kiwoom Heroes' new bullpen, issued an unusual "alert" ahead of the reunion with his former team Lotte Giants teammates. In particular, he expressed his desire to avoid a showdown between outfielder Hwang Sung-bin (29) and pitching and hitting.
Park Jin-hyung met with reporters at Incheon International Airport on the 22nd before leaving Taiwan's Kaohsiung Spring Camp. But it's all still awkward. Still, I think I can get close to the players if I work out together."
Park Jin-hyung, who graduated from Gangneung High School, is a pitcher who joined the Lotte Giants as the 13th overall pick in the second round in the 2013 KBO rookie draft. He took the first team stage for the first time in the 2015 season and spent all of his time at Lotte except for military service until the 2025 season. Park Jin-hyung, who left a record of 18 wins, 14 losses, 7 saves and 36 holds with an ERA of 5.47 in 229 games in the first division at Lotte, transferred to Kiwoom through the second draft. He was not on Lotte's protected list, and Kiwoom nominated him to strengthen the depth.
Park Jin-hyung said, "I've been building up in Busan. Originally, there was a place to exercise, so I went back and forth between Sajik Baseball Stadium. He introduced the recent situation that "I only threw balls at the ballpark, but I was able to exercise thanks to the consideration of Lotte employees, including general manager Park Joon-hyuk."
"Still, Kiwoom called me like this because they needed me like this. First of all, I am very grateful and hope that I can meet those expectations. Actually, that's why I worked hard on the offseason. Above all, I want to live up to my expectations without getting hurt. I've been in a bit of pain for the last two or three years, but now my condition has improved a lot, so I think it'll be a good season," he added.
The biggest concern of fans is the confrontation between Park Jin-hyung and his former team Lotte. Among them, the batter Park Jin-hyung wants to avoid the most was Hwang Sung-bin. He said, "I don't want to meet Hwang Sung-bin," and said, "I think it would be funny just to see the faces of the batters." "(When we meet), they say it's funny no matter what. He even added an appeal to the children (Lotte colleagues) that "Don't be funny, let's not play around."
Regarding the scene of facing Lotte batters in Sajik wearing a different team uniform, Park Jin-hyung said, "I've imagined it. I think I have to throw well above all else," he said. Above all, Park Jin-hyung said, "I think of Lee Young-jae (20) who has been a roommate for a long time, and Park Se-jin (29) also comes to mind. I have a lot of friends that I think of, but I think I'll be disappointed if I don't mention all of them," he laughed.
Park Jin-hyung, who has already entered his 14th year as a professional player since the designation, has been ranked the highest in the Kiwoom pitching staff, ranking second in the rankings. Won Jong-hyun (39) is the only senior of Park Jin-hyung. Park Jin-hyung said, "I think I should be an example," and added, "I'm trying to pay more attention to my juniors so that they don't show a bad appearance," expressing a sense of responsibility as a senior and putting myself on a flight to Kaohsiung.
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