Lee Jae-hyun (22) of the Samsung Lions in professional baseball, who has drawn attention as a "big shot-type shortstop," is gaining "accuracy."바카라사이트

I didn't give up the long shot.

"I want to increase the batting average and increase the number of home runs," Lee Jae-hyun, who met at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on Sunday, said. "If you hit the ball correctly on the bat, wouldn't the number of home runs increase as well? We are honing our swing to increase accuracy."

Lee Jae-hyun shot 5 for 10 (batting average of 0.500) in four exhibition games this year.

He didn't hit a home run, but out of the five hits, he had three long balls (2 doubles and 1 triple).

Samsung coach Park Jin-man and hitting coach Lee Jin-young welcome Lee Jae-hyun's change.

Coach Park explained, "This year, Lee Jae-hyun swings to widen the 'side' of the bat when he hits the ball," adding, "The accuracy has increased that much."

"Lee Jae-hyun often had late hitting timing until last year, so I often heard his left elbow," coach Lee Jin-young said. "I was also misunderstood as making too big a swing," he said. "The player himself diagnosed that we need to increase accuracy and trained to increase hitting timing. We are also trying to increase accuracy of center mobility."

Coach Lee said, "Lee Jae-hyun trained really hard in the spring camp," adding, "There are still ups and downs, but I have high expectations that the batting average will increase."

Lee Jae-hyun, who joined Samsung as the first designated player in 2022, has seen his batting performance rise every year.

The number of home runs increased to 7, 12, and 14, and the OPS (on-base plus slugging) gradually rose to 0.597, 0.708, and 0.784.

However, Lee Jae-hyun confessed, "I felt stagnant. I felt a sense of crisis that I should not stop here, even though I have not reached a high level yet."

"In the three seasons, I decided that the most insufficient part for me was accuracy," he said. "Especially when it was bad, the timing of the hit was pushed back, and the body was lifted and the left arm was opened early. If I hit the ball too far behind, I had a bad habit and I trained to put the hitting point in front of me because it was less accurate."

The club also supported Lee Jae-hyun, who is worried.

Lee Jae-hyun trained at the Cressey Sports Performance (CSP), a baseball program facility in West Palm Beach, Florida, for three weeks in December last year.

Lee Jae-hyun said, "I learned many things, including how to deal with the ball. I had fun watching other hitters in the facility and being coached by coaches in each field," adding, "I went all the way to the U.S. and learned it, so I want to do really well this year."

Although this year's theme was set to "improve accuracy," Lee Jae-hyun reiterated, "I'm not giving up my home run."

"I have to improve in all sectors," Lee Jae-hyun said, "The batting average (0.260) is higher than last year, and the number of home runs (14) should be higher."

If Lee Jae-hyun's wish comes true, Samsung can have a "shortstop that combines accuracy and power."