Park Jin-man's Expectation: "We brought Park Gye-beom to use him as a starter. He is a player with excellent fundamentals and extensive experience."

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Samsung Lions manager Park Jin-man (50) expressed deep trust in infielder Park Gye-beom (30), who has returned to his former team.

Manager Park Jin-man directly revealed the background for selecting Park Gye-beom as a starter during a meeting with reporters ahead of the home game against Kiwoom Heroes to be held on the 7th at Daegu Samsung Lions Park.

On this day, Park Gye-beom was named as the eighth batter and shortstop in the starting lineup immediately upon joining the team. This marks Park Gye-beom's first appearance in the first division this season. Park Gye-beom stayed only in the Futures League, not the first division, while playing for the Doosan Bears this season. He recorded a batting average of 0.152 (33 at-bats, 5 hits), 4 walks, 7 strikeouts, 2 RBIs, and an OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 0.445 in 15 Futures League games.

Regarding this, Manager Park stated firmly, "I have been watching Park Gye-beom since I was a coach (referred to as staff)," and added, "We brought him over via trade specifically to use him in this manner." This clearly indicates the plan to utilize him not merely as a backup player to strengthen depth, but as an immediate asset.

Manager Park identified Park Gye-beom's greatest strength as stability. Manager Park emphasized, "He is a player with very solid fundamentals and extensive first-division experience. We brought him in because we judged that his experience and defensive stability are exactly what our team needs in the current situation."

On this day, Samsung arranged its batting order against Kiwoom as follows: Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Kim Sung-yoon (right fielder), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Diaz (first baseman), Park Seung-kyu (left fielder), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), Jeon Byeong-woo (third baseman), Park Gye-beom (shortstop), and Kim Do-hwan (catcher). Samsung's starting pitcher was Won Tae-in.

Park Gye-beom also expressed his determination during a meeting with reporters, saying, "There is absolutely nothing wrong with my physical condition. I have been playing exclusively as a shortstop in the Futures League."

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