“Let’s show our true self”
Noh Jin-hyeok started as shortstop and batsman 6 in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League KIA Tigers and the team’s season 1 home match held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 18th. With 3 hits in 4 at-bats (1 home run), 5 RBIs and 1 run, he wielded a fire bat and led the team to a 7-5 victory.
Noh Jin-hyeok, whose sense of hitting hit the bottom at the beginning of the season starting with the demonstration game, began to revive his sense of hitting starting from the KT Wiz match on the 8th. Noh Jin-hyeok showed a streak of hits in 8 consecutive games before the game on the 18th, raised his batting average from 0.071 to 0.250, and succeeded in continuing the good trend.
Noh Jin-hyeok hit the KIA mound from his first at-bat. In the bottom of the second inning, with the score 0-0, Noh Jin-hyeok pulled KIA starter Sean Anderson’s 136km high slider with all his might and fired a preemptive two-run home run that went over the right fence. The first arch that came out after changing the uniform from NC to Lotte.
Noh Jin-hyeok, who met with reporters after leading the team to victory, said, “I was a little impatient because there was no home run, but I think I can hit a little more because one finally exploded.” I came up high, so I was taken and passed over,” he smiled.
The activity did not stop at one time. In the bottom of the 3rd inning with a 3-0 lead, Noh Jin-hyeok attacked Anderson’s slider once again in the bottom of the 3rd inning and pulled out a timely hit to the right center, completing a multi-hit game early on. And he played the role of ‘fixer’ at the most important moment. Noh Jin-hyeok turned the bat vigorously to KIA Jeon Sang-hyun’s 140km fastball in the bottom of the 7th inning, where the score was tight 5-5. And Itagu became a two-run double with two RBIs, and it became a decisive hit that divided the game between the two teams that day.
Noh Jin-hyuk said, “It’s a 9-game hit, but I only hit one every day, so there was little impact. But today, I feel good because I hit with an impact, and I feel good that I contributed to the team winning at the start of the week.” When asked, “Which do you feel better about, a first home run or a 5 RBI game?”, he said, “I feel good about hitting the first home run. And since the team won with 5 RBIs, I don’t think I can say anything bad.” blossomed
He made good hits in the first two at-bats, so he hoped his chance would come in the decisive fourth at-bat. Noh Jin-hyeok explained, “Today (Ahn) Chi-hong and I also felt good at hitting, but they chose me. The idea was ‘Let’s show it now’, but it was nice to be able to really show it.”
Noh Jin-hyeok has the nickname ‘Noh Prosecutor’ due to his unusual form after hitting. Lotte fans often praise Noh Jin-hyuk’s performance, saying, ‘I had a search and seizure’ and ‘Chief Prosecutor’ whenever he showed good performance after his transfer. Regarding this, Noh Jin-hyuk said, “I don’t know about that, but I don’t care.
Lotte is playing a long game of more than 3 hours at the beginning of this season, and a close game with a difference of 1-2 points. Is there any physical burden? He said, “I’m playing a spectacular game in every game. When I was in NC, I missed a little and took a vacation, but anyway, I have to hold on to it because it’s good to finish stably until the end,” he said. . Even during batting practice, I can’t pass Sajik Stadium well. I can’t pass Sajik Stadium during practice, but I think it’s a good sign because I went over the fence in the game.” 메이저사이트