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Multipo in 1884 days! Did Lee Hak-joo's teachings change?
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05/24/24
"Oh my God, I'm going to cry!"
Lee Hak-joo (34) of the Lotte Giants was overwhelmed with emotion as he sat down for his first Hero interview. At this time, Hwang Sung-bin (27), who was passing by, teased him.
Lee hit two home runs, including his first of the season, to lead the Giants to a 10-6 victory over the KIA Tigers in the third game of the midweek series at Sajik Stadium in Busan on Wednesday.
Lee hit two home runs, one to center off Yoon Jung-hyun in the fourth inning and the other to right field off Kim Min-jae in the eighth inning. The distances were 125 meters and 105 meters, respectively. It has been 1884 days since Lee hit a multi-hit game since March 27, 2019, against Busan Lotte in his first season in the KBO.
It was also the same day that Lee was named the Giants' official app Star Player of the Month for April and held his first autograph session of the year, giving fans coffee. "Thanks to the energy of the fans," said Lee, who was overwhelmed with emotion.
Hwang Sung-bin is not only a fan of Lee Hak-joo, but also of Lotte players, 카지노사이트 who rushes to the dugout to greet him whenever he hits a home run. "I think he hit me harder than the other players, so it hurts a bit, but I'm grateful," Lee smiled.
"I got yelled at a lot after yesterday's game. I'm batting ninth in the order and (Hwang) Sung-bin is batting behind me, but I can't get out... So I practiced batting until I went to sleep last night. He's also a good player, so we feel good together and have a good synergy."
Lee Hak-joo's bat has been a little off lately, but he has been solid in defense. "I've been focusing more on defense to relieve the stress of not hitting, so I'm less stressed about hitting," he laughs, before adding, "I didn't even realize I hit my first home run. The manager and hitting coaches have been very attentive to me, especially the one-on-one lesson I had with Coach Lim Hoon today, which was very helpful," he said.
Lee Hak-joo recently followed coach Kim Tae-hyung's advice and batted with a toe tap without a leg kick, but today he batted with a slight leg kick again. "The coach asked me to bat concisely," Lee said. I didn't get it right the first time, but I'm always focusing on it with a fresh mind in batting practice. I must have had good timing with the pitcher today," he said, expressing his gratitude.
"I didn't do anything in this three-game sweep. Our pitchers threw well and our defense played well," he said. "I never thought I was the starting shortstop. I'm just trying to get an extra step on defense when I have energy left. Now the guys below me are hitting, too. I'm not going to let my guard down," he said.
"Actually, I want to be a player who can help the pitchers on defense more than hitting two home runs. Even today, when Wilkerson threw Wilkerson, I felt sorry for third baseman (Kim) Min-sung because the call was not right. I'll be a player who focuses on the little things. Of course, my goal is to get to the top five. I want to play fall baseball."
