"Please curse me and the coaches instead of our Dong-won, Chang-gi, Min-jae, and Ji-hwan." Yeom Kyung-yeop's affectionate plea [Jamsil on-site]

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"Please offer some encouragement to our Dong-won, Chang-gi, Min-jae, and Ji-hwan."

Yeom Kyung-yeop (58), manager of the LG Twins, conveyed affectionate words of support for the team's key batters who are struggling with poor batting performance this season.

Ahead of the match against the Samsung Lions held at Seoul Jamsil Stadium on the 14th, Manager Yeom met with reporters and listed the names of Park Dong-won (36), Hong Chang-gi (33), Shin Min-jae (30), and Oh Ji-hwan (36). He stated, "They are currently struggling, but they are working so hard, without even a single day off, to the point of being heartbreaking, in order to show good performance." He added, "I believe the responsibility lies with the manager and the coaches. Since poor coaching is prolonging the difficulty in overcoming this, please feel free to curse us (the manager and coaches)."

These four batters are struggling with an unexpected batting slump early in this season. Park Dong-won has a batting average of 0.210 with only one home run, while Hong Chang-gi, formerly known as the "On-Base Machine," is performing poorly with a batting average of 0.191. Shin Min-jae and Oh Ji-hwan, who served as the keystone combination and the core of both offense and defense, have batting averages of 0.196 and 0.257, respectively.

As a senior baseball figure, Manager Yeom also offered warm comfort. He said, "When living in this world, there are times when you work yourself to death and still cannot succeed. Everyone wants to do well, but sometimes, no matter how hard you work, it doesn't work out." He continued, "I have experienced this myself, so I fully understand our players."

He further added, "We are studying the reason why, despite saying we are preparing, things are not working out. We will strive to eliminate the struggles we have faced, and we must consider this as part of the experience that leads to the team's development." He reiterated to the reporters, "If you are going to curse, curse the manager and the coaches. The players are working very hard, so we ask for your warmer encouragement."

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