Samsung's Yang Woo-hyun sent 30 pizzas to the team to celebrate his 'debut home run' → Park Jin-man also smiled, saying, "He has shown great defensive performance."

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Samsung Lions infielder Yang Woo-hyun (26) gave a generous gift to the team to commemorate his first career home run.

Yang Woo-hyun hit his debut home run in an away game against NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on May 8. According to Samsung, to commemorate this achievement and express his gratitude, Yang prepared 30 pizzas on the 4th ahead of the NC game to convey his appreciation to his teammates and coaching staff.

While the pizza gift brightened the team's atmosphere, Samsung manager Park Jin-man (50) also spared no praise for Yang Woo-hyun's recent performance.

In an interview with on-site reporters, manager Park mentioned Yang Woo-hyun, saying, "He made a major defensive error early last season, but since then, he has been playing defense exceptionally well," and smiled with satisfaction.

Continuing, manager Park added, "During camp, we focused more on defense than batting, and he put in a lot of training to address what he considered his weakness," and praised Yang's diligence and defensive improvement, saying, "It seems his all-out effort in defense is now showing in his excellent performance."

In fact, on the previous day (the 3rd), Yang Woo-hyun, who started at second base in place of Ryu Ji-hyuk, displayed several great defensive plays. Regarding this, manager Park Jin-man noted, "There was a hit ball yesterday. I thought it was almost going to get through, but he made a great catch to get the out."

A graduate of Chungam High School, Yang Woo-hyun was selected 22nd overall in the 2nd round of the 2019 2nd phase rookie draft. This season, he has appeared in 29 games, recording a .200 batting average (10 hits in 50 at-bats), 1 home run, and 4 RBIs. This is the most games he has played in his career. Having resolved his military service issues, he is an infielder whom the manager is counting on with high expectations.

Thanks to Yang Woo-hyun's emerging potential on both offense and defense and the warm camaraderie among teammates, the Samsung team has been able to recharge with positive energy.

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