The 37-year-old hit machine who didn't go to Kang Jung-ho School begins its long-awaited challenge of 3,000 hits...Pre-FA, you need to stay healthy until you're in trouble
The 37-year-old hit machine who didn't go to Kang Jung-ho School begins its long-awaited challenge of 3,000 hits...Pre-FA, you need to stay healthy until you're in trouble
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Son said, "Good and bad things happened in the 2024 season. First of all, on June 20, he became the most hit player in the KBO league, surpassing Park Yong-taek, a KBS N Sports commentator at the Doosan Bears match in Jamsil. However, on July 4, he injured his posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee while playing defense against the Changwon SSG Landers.메이저사이트
Fortunately, it wasn't a complete rupture. He made a miraculous comeback in the match against Changwon SSG on Sept. 25. Of course, however, he was out of normal condition. He played in five games after his return, but failed to make a single hit, and remained silent with no hits in seven at-bats.
Thus, he ended the 2024 season with 95 hits. Son Ah-seop = 100 hits was considered too natural, but ended up in vain. He ended the three-digit hit streak from 2010 to 2023 when he was a member of the Lotte Giants with 14 years.
Son has 2,511 hits in his personal tally through the 2024 season. Son is extremely reticent, but everyone knows that his final goal before retirement is 300 hits. Although he lost three months due to injury last year, it was time to realize the importance of health once again.
Arithmetically, there is no problem with Son's 3,000-hit race. Son hit more than 170 hits in eight seasons. He also recorded more than 180 hits five times. Season average should be considered 170-180 hits. In other words, the logic is that 3,000 hits are possible if you play for about three years without getting sick.
Son Ah-seop did not visit the Kang Jung-ho School near Los Angeles in the U.S., which he visited for the past two years. "Perfect knee recovery is more important than batting skill training," Son said. He reportedly spends his time overseas conducting individual training sessions separately. He is a player with clear batting know-how and routines. It is not a big deal to reduce the amount of individual training sessions a little.
Manager Lee Ho-joon has no intention of making Son Ah-seop a fixed designated hitter. According to Hyundai Baseball's trend, the designated hitter rotation will be conducted. In other words, it is not easy for players who cannot defend to play. Son Ah-seop recently had an absolutely high proportion of designated hitters for one to two years under his predecessor, but he also wants to play defense. Son's defense is far from the top of the league, but that's not true. It depicts a scenario in which Son Ah-seop, Park Gun-woo and Kwon Hee-dong basically defend the outfield.
To play in the game only when the defense is smooth, and to continue the race for 3,000 hits only when the player plays in the game. Just by looking at the hitting, the knee should not hurt so that the center can move smoothly. In this regard, it is meaningful that Son Ah-seop does not go to Kang Jung-ho School and makes his body steadily and more clear.
NC will hold its first spring camp at Changwon NC Park. Instead, Son will depart for Tucson, Arizona in the U.S. with coach Lee Ho-joon. Coach Lee Ho-joon will thoroughly respect Son's performance as he moves with a firm plan.
Son Ah-seop's four-year, 6.4 billion won FA contract will end when he finishes this season. One more FA contract is needed to reach 3,000 hits. Analysts say that Son Ah-seop's skill and sincerity are okay. If he sends it well to 40, there is a high possibility that the KBO League will produce a long-awaited 3,000 hit batter.