Reevaluating the trade with KIA?...'5G OPS 1.655 Explosion' Lee Jin-young, the hottest hitter in Hanwha
Reevaluating the trade with KIA?...'5G OPS 1.655 Explosion' Lee Jin-young, the hottest hitter in Hanwha
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Lee Jin-young of the Hanwha Eagles is literally igniting his team's rise with his "explosive" performance. He is perhaps the hottest hitter in the league at this point in time in Hanwha.
Hanwha won 3-2 at the end of the 11th inning in an away game against the KIA Tigers in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on the 2nd. Hanwha, which won eight consecutive games from the match against Kiwoom in Daejeon on the 13th of last month to the match against Sajik Lotte on the 23rd, lost two consecutive games, but immediately lost consecutive games and achieved five consecutive wins step by step again.
Lee Jin-young, who started as the sixth batter and left fielder on the day, helped his team win by scoring two hits (one home run) from four times at bat (one home run), walking, two RBIs and one run. After the game, head coach Kim Kyung-moon applauded, saying, "It was a difficult game, but the players solved the first game in May well," adding, "I want to praise Lee Jin-young, who hit a two-run home run today, and Noh Si-hwan, who hit a solo home run in the finals."
At the beginning of the game, when Hanwha hitters were not targeting KIA starter Adam Oler at all, Lee Jin-young made the team's first hit. Lee Jin-young, who hit a right-handed hit with two outs in the top of the second inning when he was being dragged 0-1, succeeded in stealing. However, the follow-up hit did not explode and did not step home.
In his second at-bat, however, he hit an RBI and a run at once with a decisive shot. With no outs and runners on first base in the top of the fifth inning when the first-runner Chae Eun-seong was on base with a right-handed hit, Lee Jin-young hit a come-from-behind two-run shot to go over the right fence by pushing a 138 km/h slider from Ohler with a ball count of 2-2. It was Lee Jin-young's third homer of the season. It was also his second homer in two games. Hanwha, which came from behind to end with Lee Jin-young's homer, allowed its pitchers to tie the game at 2-2, but completed its five-game winning streak with Noh Si-hwan's solo shot in the 11th inning.
Lee Jin-young, who joined the regular season opening entry but rarely had a chance to play in the early days of the season, began to show his presence by gradually increasing playing time in April. He continued his steady rise and posted multi-hits in the game on the 2nd, raising his batting average to 0.339. He has posted a beautiful slash line with 21 hits in 62 at-bats, three homers, 11 RBIs, 14 runs, a on-base percentage of 0.417 and a slugging percentage of 0.581 and an OPS of 0.998 in 33 games so far.
Although no name can be found on the list as the batter has yet to be found, he ranks seventh in batting average among batters who have played 70 or more, followed by Wisdom (KIA) and Austin (LG) in OPS. If the scope is narrowed down to the recent 10 games and the latest 5 games, the record will soar further. The batting average for 10 games is 0.440 and the batting average for five games is 0.533 and the OPS is 1.655. Literally, "crazy" performance. Just as other batters started to lose pace, he hit the ball and led the team's winning streak.
Lee Jin-young changed his uniform in 2022 through a trade between KIA and Hanwha, which included pitchers Kim Do-hyun and Lee Min-woo. Did he say that the success or failure of the trade can be determined only after three years? The trade is headed for a "win-win." If Lee Jin-young secures a spot in the outfield as it is, Hanwha's decision three years ago may be in the spotlight again. 바카라