LG Twins, Whose Firepower has Cooled, Selects Moon Bo-kyung as the New 4th Hitter
The LG Twins infielder Moon Bo-kyung will take on the heavy responsibility of the 4th hitter for the time being.
LG manager Youm Kyoung-youb revealed the starting batting order ahead of the 2024 professional baseball home game against the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th, saying, “I’ve been thinking about developing Moon Bo-kyung as a 4th hitter for a long time,” and “I was planning to use her as a 4th hitter starting next season, but I brought that time forward.”
Manager Youm said, “For the time being, we will play with the batting order of Hong Chang-ki at 1st, Moon Seong-ju at 2nd, Austin Dean at 3rd, and Moon Bo-kyung at 4th, just like today.” 토토사이트 순위
LG, which ranked first in team batting average (0.279) last season, fell to 4th place this season (0.281).
The absolute score went up slightly, but considering that this is a season of batting and pitching, it is somewhat disappointing.
In particular, their recent batting performance has not been good.
LG recorded a team batting average of 0.244 in the 13 games played since the 20th of last month, ranking 8th out of 10 teams.
During this period, the only teams with a lower team batting average than LG are the NC Dinos (0.235) and Samsung Lions (0.211).
Manager Youm Kyoung-youb decided that a change was necessary, and accordingly, he replaced Austin as the 4th batter, the center of the batting order, with Moon Bo-kyung.
This is the first time Austin will bat 3rd since joining LG.
Manager Youm Kyoung-youb said, “This is a batting order that can maximize Hong Chang-ki and Moon Seong-ju’s ability to get on base,” and “Moon Bo-kyung can be expected to grow in terms of long-distance hitting ability while playing as the 4th batter.”
Catcher Park Dong-won was assigned to the 5th spot, outfielder Kim Hyun-soo to the 6th spot, and Koo Bon-hyeok, Park Hae-min, and Shin Min-jae were assigned to the 7th, 8th, and 9th spots.
Starting shortstop Oh Ji-hwan, who is out due to injury, will return on the 11th.