Lotte Yoon Dong-hee's Enlightenment "Hitting Well Is the Way to Raise Your OBP"
Overcoming early season slump, turning the first half of the season around with a .300 batting average.
The hot bats of the Lotte Giants, a professional baseball team that ranked first in the month of June with a team batting average of 0.312, were led by third-year outfielder Dong-hee Yoon (20).
Dong-hee Yoon, who suddenly became a starting player in the latter half of last season and dramatically participated in the Hangzhou Asian Games and became a gold medalist, will continue his performance this season. 카지노사이트 Dong-hee Yoon, who seemed to be suffering from severe growing pains, struggling with a batting average of 0.238 in 29 games through April, rebounded in May with a batting average of 0.366, and continued his performance in June with a batting average of 0.313.
In particular, he hit two triples and three home runs in June, posting a monthly OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 0.938, ranking him second on the team after Ho-young Son (0.978) and Victor Reyes (0.969).
Now, Dong-hee Yoon, who is about to reach the halfway point of the first half of the season, has a batting average of 0.301 (85 hits in 282 at-bats), 5 home runs, 39 RBIs, and an OPS of 0.822 in 75 games.
Compared to last season, batting average (0.287 → 0.301), on-base percentage (0.333 → 0.379), and slugging percentage (0.354 → 0.443) all rose by leaps and bounds.
Looking back on the difficult beginning of the season, Yoon Dong-hee said that the hardships soon became the foundation for growth.
He said in a recent interview with Yonhap News, "At first, when things weren't going well, there was pressure to get on base.
He said, "I think it was a burden, but I felt better when I stopped thinking that I had to get on base and see a lot of balls as the leadoff hitter and just thought of myself as the 'first hitter. '"
This is because he has excellent contact ability and a composure at the plate that is unusual for a young player.
Yoon Dong-hee says that letting go of the idea that "the leadoff hitter must see a lot of pitches" was the turning point for him to break out of his batting slump.
He added, "If you worry about your on-base percentage, it won't work.
In the end, hitting well is the way to increase your on-base percentage. You need to have a lot of walks, but if you swing boldly, the pitcher will have a hard time throwing the ball.
That's why I'm not going to worry about the on-base percentage itself."
Not only Yoon Dong-hee, but the entire Lotte batting lineup has become stronger now because they suffered a severe slump at the beginning of the season.
Yoon Dong-hee said, "When things weren't going well, I thought that if I got over this difficult time, I would definitely 'step up' and held on. I held on well and I think things are better than last year," and "I think I overcame the slump that I first experienced in a wise way.
There will be difficult times in the future, but if I build on what I felt this time, there won't be anything I can't do for a long time."