Lee Soon-cheol said to Noh Si-hwan, '30.7 billion precious body', "Looks too much at the batter's box → looks impatient."

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Noh Si-hwan (26, Hanwha Eagles), who is considered to represent the KBO league beyond Hanwha Eagles' "Post Kim Tae-kyun," is suffering from growing pains on the World Baseball Classic (WBC) stage for the first time in his life. In February, he was at the center of the headlines by signing an ultra-large non-FA multi-year contract of "11 years and 30.7 billion won," the largest ever in the league, but he is struggling because the sense of hit has not risen. SBS commentator Lee Soon-chul also said he looked a little impatient watching it on the spot.

While watching the national team's batting training at Tokyo Dome in Japan on the 4th, member Lee Soon-cheol said in a meeting with Star News, "Roh Si-hwan seems to have too much thoughts at bat. Maybe because of the pressure to produce results, he seems impatient," he said.

For Noh, the 2026 season is actually more important than ever. It is the first season immediately after Hanwha's unconventional contract, and after this season, it also has the right to execute posting through the posting system to knock on the Major League Baseball (MLB). We are in a situation where we have to catch all three rabbits: individual performance, team expectations, and national prestige enhancement.

However, is it because Noh Si-hwan was motivated earlier. In practice games against the Hanshin Tigers and Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan on the 2nd and 3rd, Noh Si-hwan was not listed in the starting lineup. In the match against Orix on the 3rd, he bowed his head to three strikeouts with no hits in four times at bat.

In response, Lee Soon-cheol also said, "Still, if the result comes out of a missed hit or at-bat, it can certainly help increase the sense of hitting. Still, it's because of the typewriter with a career."

Noh Si-hwan also showed difficulty in adjusting his batting sense. Noh Si-hwan, who has been consistently called up to the national team since November last year, met with reporters after training on the 4th and said, "I'm experiencing a little ups and downs because I didn't get a feeling in the practice game. To be honest, even if you don't care too much and your hitting sense is not good, you have to find a way to help in defense or elsewhere. He also honestly expressed his responsibility, saying, "I'm trying to help the team a lot in winning."

On this day, Noh played defensive training with Moon Bo-kyung at first base. At third base of his main position, Kim Do-young (KIA Tigers) and Shay Witcom (Houston Astros) conducted defensive training. In response, Noh Si-hwan said, "I think it's the same as first base or third base. The field of view is similar. There is no such thing as inconvenience. I'm going to try hard at everything," he said, strengthening his will.

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