Rookie players of the professional baseball team Hanwha Eagles are sweating heavily even in the dead of winter.
Reporter Baek Sang-hyun has met players who have yet to take off their student clothes, but who are more determined to achieve their goals than anyone else.
[Reporter]
He catches his breath, raises his legs, and throws the ball vigorously.
This is pitcher Kim Seo-hyun, whom the Hanwha Eagles nominated with the first overall pick in the professional baseball rookie draft.
He has a fastball of 150km per hour and is considered a promising player because of his good ball movement, but he has a strong aspiration to be the ‘save king’ unlike a rookie. [Soundbite] Kim
Seo-hyeon/Hanwha Eagles Player : “I’m so happy to be on a team called Hanwha Eagles, which is the best overall, and my goal is to become the best save player (as a finishing pitcher).”]
I am improving my skills with guidance.
[“I’m most confident in my fastball, and I think the changeup will be the best for the type of pitch that I think will be used best in the pro game.”]
Moves your feet brilliantly across obstacles.
Keep the ball flying until the end and hit it gently.
This is Moon Hyun-bin, a rookie hitter.
His strength is that he can play both second base and shortstop positions.
[Moon Hyun-bin/Hanwha Eagles player: “When everyone saw it, they always said, ‘This player is running really hard on the ground.’ I want to become a player that will remain (remember) for a long time.”]
The Hanwha Eagles, who stayed at the bottom of the league for three consecutive years, but instead got a new player more promising than other teams. We are starting a full-fledged quenching process towards a new leap forward in the season. 스포츠토토
