Doosan Cinderella with a batting average of 0.500 + full base after returning to the first team, but coach Lee Seung-yeop said, "I will be able to grow scary."
Doosan Cinderella with a batting average of 0.500 + full base after returning to the first team, but coach Lee Seung-yeop said, "I will be able to grow scary."
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He dreams of becoming Cinderella of the Doosan Bears this season. Oh Myung-jin (24) of the Doosan Bears played his best game.토토사이트
Oh started as sixth batter and second baseman at the home game of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League against the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Sunday, and made three hits in four at-bats (one homer), six RBIs, one walk and two runs scored. Doosan won the game 13-4, successfully escaping its second straight loss.
It was Oh Myung-jin's Day. Doosan Bears' offense in the bottom of the fourth inning. With a walk by leadoff hitter Kim In-tae and a hit to the right by Jake Cave, Yang had a chance to hit the first and second bases with no outs. Yang Seok-hwan was out on a straight line at third base. After Lotte starter Park Jin-young went down, left-hander Song Jae-young took the mound. It was Song Jae-young's move to block the left-handed hitting line that led to Kim Jae-hwan and Oh Myung-jin.
However, Song committed the walk to Kim Jae-hwan, causing the bases loaded. The next batter is Oh Myung-jin. Here, Oh hit the first slider (129 kilometers) of Song Jae-young, and hit a grand slam over the right fence. The speed of his hit was 162.1 kilometers, the angle of launch was 30.2 degrees, and the flying distance was 116.9 meters.
It was the 19th time in KBO league history and the third time in Bears club history that he connected his first home run with a full base. Previously, Song Won-guk (against Jamsil SK on June 23, 2002) and Choi Joo-hwan (against Sajik Lotte on June 14, 2012) each had their first home run with a grand slam.
Oh garnered a wedge RBI in the bottom of the seventh inning with his team leading 11-4. With the bases loaded with two outs, Oh garnered a timely two-run double from Lotte bullpen Park Si-young to make it 13-4. It was the moment Oh completed the three-hit and six-run game.
Oh Myung-jin said after the game, "I thought it was a home run as soon as I got hit. The coach trusted me on the bench, and the hitting coach Park Seok-min told me to look at the slider, and I think there was a good result." "I couldn't do it in the first team, but the coach continued to trust me. In the second division, hitting coach Lee Do-hyung said a lot, "Why can't you trust yourself so much?" So I tried to trust myself once, and thinking about really fighting a pitcher, not me, led to a good result."
Oh Myung-jin, a graduate of Shinheung Elementary School, Hanbat Middle School, and Se Ad, wore the Doosan Bears uniform as the 59th overall pick in the second round of the 2020 rookie draft. The down payment for joining the team is 50 million won. He does not have much experience in the first team. He played in five games in the 2020 season, his first year as a member of the team, and in two games in the 2021 season, the following year. After completing military service, he returned to the team in 2024 and played in two games.
Oh has received a lot of attention as he ranked No. 1 in batting average at exhibition games this year. In exhibition games, Oh played in nine games and posted a batting average of 0.407 (11 hits in 27 times at bat) with two doubles, a triple, five RBIs, four runs scored, one stolen base (one failed), three walks, an on-base percentage of 0.467, a slugging percentage of 0.556 and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 1.023.
Above all, he has performed well in recent years. On May 23 and 24, he successfully played two hits in two consecutive games against the Kiwoom Heroes. He then went silent against the Lotte Giants on May 25 with no hits in three times at bat, but completed a two-hit game again against the Lotte Giants on May 26. He hit the peak with three hits, including a bases-loaded walk. During the five games after the call-up, his batting average reached a whopping 0.5 (nine hits in 18 times at bat).
Ahead of this season, Doosan attempted to change Kang Seung-ho's position to third baseman. As a result, the second baseman's position was vacant, but for now, Oh Myung-jin seems to have held the position well. Of course, there were trials. When his batting average dropped to 0.111 on the 10th, he was notified of his performance in the second division the next day. In the Futures League, Oh played in four games and had a batting average of 0.200 (two hits in 10 at-bats) with three walks and four strikeouts. He was called up to the first team again on the 23rd, and immediately succeeded in multi-hit games on the same day.
Asked about Oh Myung-jin ahead of Thursday's game, Doosan coach Lee Seung-yeop also gave his accolades. "After visiting the Futures League once, I have been steadily performing since Tuesday. I feel that I am getting better little by little. At the game on Saturday (against Jamsil Lotte), he also hit a breaking ball well, leading to a hit. I made some mistakes in defense on Saturday, but I don't mind that much," Doosan coach Lee Seung-yeop said.
"As I have gained more experience, I am becoming a player who can really play in the first division. Now there will be data on Oh Myung-jin in the opposing team as well. Weaknesses and strengths can clearly be revealed, so we need to collaborate well with the players ourselves, the batting coach and the data team on those areas. If we can overcome those weaknesses, I think we will be able to grow further. As he is a young player, he will grow fast. He also expressed his belief, saying, "I think I will be able to grow as fast as I can to the extent that I don't know how much I will grow."
Oh Myung-jin, who repaid the coach's trust with a grand slam, also gave a thumbs-up. "Today was definitely Oh Myung-jin's day," Lee said after winning the game on Sunday. "He hit the first homer that teammates and fans had hoped for with the grand slam, showing his boldness. I would also like to commend him for consistently hitting timely hits. Congratulations on your first homer."