Finally, the "super-sized trade star" exploded! "For the first time in baseball's life," from the beginning of Doosan camp, "Expectations are rising."

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Kim Min-seok, the "super-sized trade protagonist," hit a first-pitch home run as the first batter. Veteran Yang Eui-ji was so sincere that he even bunted. It is a story from the Doosan Bears' Cheongbaek match.

While the Doosan team is in the midst of spring camp training in Sydney, Australia, it held a match against Cheongbaek at 7 p.m. on the 18th. This was the second camp's own Cheongbaek match.

The game was played in seven innings. The Blue team won 4-3. The blue team had five hits and the white team had eight hits, respectively.

The Blue team formed the starting lineup in the order of Kim Min-seok (left-handed), Lee Yoo-chan (second baseman), Oh Myung-jin (first baseman), Yang Eui-ji (designated hitter), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Kim In-tae (designated hitter), Kim Dae-han (center fielder), Yoon Joon-ho (catcher), and Park Gye-beom (striker). The starting pitcher was Chris Flexen.

In response, the white team set up the starting batting order in the order of Park Chan-ho (striker), Cho Ha-sung (center fielder), Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman), Cameron (right fielder), Kang Seung-ho (second baseman), Park Ji-hoon (third baseman), Kim Dong-joon (designated hitter), Kim Ki-yeon (catcher), and Kim Joo-oh (left fielder). The starting pitcher was Lee Young-ha.

On the Blue Team, Kim Min-seok hit a first-pitch home run in the top of the first inning, and played one hit in two at-bats (one home run), one RBI, one walk, and one strikeout. In addition, Lee Yoo-chan, Oh Myung-jin, Yang Eui-ji, and Park Gye-beom recorded one hit each.

Flexen pitched a total of 36 pitches against a total of eight batters in two innings, allowing three hits, three strikeouts, and one walk. The maximum speed of the fastball was 151 kilometers. Choi Won-joon (44 pitches in 2 innings, 5 hits, 3 strikeouts, 1 walk, 3 runs), Lee Kyo-hoon (two strikeouts in 1 inning, perfect), Tamura (one inning perfect), and Kim Taek-yeon (one inning, two strikeouts, one walk, no run) took the mound in turn and pitched. Kim has a maximum speed of 152 km.

In the back team, Park Chan-ho and Kang Seung-ho, who played as Keystone duo, succeeded in multi-hits side by side. Yang Seok-hwan, Cameron, Park Ji-hoon and pinch hitter Jung Soo-bin added one hit each. Yang Seok-hwan also hit a timely hit with a three-run sweep in the third inning.

On the mound, starter Lee Young-ha marked two hits (one homer), one strikeout, two walks and two runs (two earned) in two innings (43 pitches and 10 hitters). The maximum speed of the fastball was 153 kilometers. Park Shin-ji (two hits, one strikeout, three walks and two runs in two innings), Kim Myung-shin (one perfect strikeout in one inning), Lee Byung-hun (one hit and one strikeout in one inning), and Park Chi-guk (three strikeouts in one inning perfect) threw the ball in turn.

Park Gye-beom, who was named MVP of the day, said through the club, "I'm happy to avenge my first loss against Cheongbaek two days ago (laughs). We were all desperate for victory to the extent that (Yang) Ji-won buntted. The fact that he played boldly from the beginning in scoring chances was effective. Above all, I feel good because I played a very fun game with my colleagues," he said.

Kim Min-seok, who was selected as the best hitter, said, "I think it's the first home run of the first batter in baseball life. Since it is a match between blue and white, boldly turning the bat from the first pitch led to good results. His condition is better than last year and he is not sick at the moment. I will continue to show good performances in the future," he said, renewing his determination.

Kim Min-seok changed his uniform from Lotte to Doosan through a trade in November 2024, during the off-season. At that time, instead of giving pitcher Jung Chul-won and infielder Jeon Min-jae to Lotte, Doosan was a 2:3 trade in which Kim Min-seok, pitcher Choi Woo-in, and Choo Jae-hyun were received from Lotte, which was considered a huge trade along with the transfer of key prospects.

Excellent pitcher Park Chi-guk said, "Both my current condition and balance are good. His physical condition came up well as he intended. The goal is to maintain today's performance even after falling into the Miyazaki camp in Japan. I will prepare well in time for the opening game," he said.

Another outstanding pitcher, Lee Kyo-hoon, said, "I'm glad that the part I practiced in practice worked rather than being selected as an outstanding pitcher for two consecutive games against Cheongbaek." As the coach said, focusing on attacking the strike zone is leading to good results. Since last year's closing camp, I've modified the arm angle a little based on the coach's advice, and it's working well. He renewed his determination, saying, "I will be a pitcher that the coach can trust and entrust."

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