Doosan’s Heo Kyung-min, who led Samsung to escape a 6-game losing streak, said, “Honestly, I didn’t feel good.”
Heo Kyung-min is embarrassed to have his photo taken by reporters
The professional baseball team Doosan Bears has broken its six-game losing streak against the Samsung Lions.
Doosan, which had a tough time whenever it faced Samsung this year, finally smiled after winning 8-4 against Samsung in Jamsil on the 13th.
At the center of it all was Heo Gyeong-min (33), who started as the second batter and third baseman and had a great performance with 4 hits, 1 walk, and 4 RBIs in 4 at-bats.
Heo Kyung-min hit a 1-RBI double in the first inning and also hit a 1-RBI single in the second inning with runners on 1st and 2nd base and no outs.
Heo Gyeong-min, who got on base with a walk in the 4th inning and a second baseman’s infield hit in the 6th inning, hit a 2-RBI hit that sealed the win in the bottom of the 8th inning with one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd base, breaking through Samsung’s advanced defense.
This performance opened up the blocked hearts of Doosan players and fans, who had been at an absolute disadvantage with 1 win and 9 losses against Samsung before the match that day.
Heo Kyung-min, whom we met after the game, said, “Honestly, it was unpleasant as a player to keep losing to one team like this. We were losing against a certain team, so all the players had a strong desire to win before this series.”
Doosan, which is tied with 1 win and 1 loss in this series, aims to end the bad relationship by winning against Samsung on the 14th.
Heo Kyung-min said, “I will do my best tomorrow (the 14th) to be able to continue the winning streak.”
Regarding the decisive 2-RBI hit in the 8th inning, he explained, “I tried to widen the strike zone after seeing the forward defense. Considering the momentum today, I thought I just had to somehow hit the ball, but I got another strong hit and it became a hit.”
Heo Kyung-min is fifth in the league in batting average with a season batting average of 0.353 (96 hits in 272 at-bats), six home runs, and 46 RBIs. He is first on the team.
Heo Kyung-min said with emphasis, “Please write this. It’s thanks to Coach Lee Young-soo who helped me a lot,” when told that his batting feel was good this year.
When asked what helped him the most, he explained, “I’m a player who thinks a lot at the plate, and I’ve been talking a lot with the coach since the winter. The coach tells me that I have a lot of good points, but I’m not using them well. He just tells me to ‘hit roughly. ‘”
Heo Kyung-min, who is considering a career as a coach in the future, said, “I have received so much advice from Coach Lee Young-soo. The coach’s way of explaining things is easy on my ears. I think it will be of great help to me when I become a coach in the future.”
Even though he has maintained such good performances this season, Heo Kyung-min does not easily talk about ‘success’.
That’s because he was out of action for about two weeks in May due to an injury.
Heo Kyung-min emphasized, “Before the season started, my goal was to stay healthy and play full-time. Since I missed two weeks, I can’t say this season was a success.” He added, “I’m trying not to miss the remaining games. That’s my goal for the remaining games.” 카지노 커뮤니티