“Can I go to the opening?”
Kim Jae-ho (37, Doosan Bears) will be eligible for free agency after this season.
He has already successfully completed two FA events. He signed a contract with Doosan in 2016 for a total of 5 billion won over 4 years, and in 2021 signed a contract for a total of 2.5 billion won over 3 years.
He is well past his 30s and heading toward his 40s. Over the past two years, Kim Jae-ho’s batting average stayed in the early 20% due to injuries and sluggishness. Last year, he posted a batting average of .205 in 102 games.
In addition to his grades, the presence Kim Jae-ho has is certain. In the meantime, Kim Jae-ho boasted stable defense based on solid basic skills to the extent that he was nicknamed the ‘genius shortstop’.
Even in spring camp, Kim Jae-ho is helping his development by giving small tips to his juniors during each of his defensive drills.
If for the past two years, he had only played a role in helping his juniors grow, this season Kim Jae-ho clearly declared a restoration of his honor. Kim Jae-ho himself said, “To be honest, I thought ‘let’s do it slowly’ because my shoulder wasn’t good.” lost.
Having definitely built up his body during the off-season, he began to show extraordinary movements in the spring camp as well. In addition to his stable basic skills, he is working on his training with his 20 years of professional experience.
Doosan coach Lee Seung-yeop was worried about Kim Jae-ho. Director Lee said, “Actually, I haven’t seen him very often in the past few years, but I saw that Kim Jae-ho’s body movements and skills were a little off when I watched him on TV while broadcasting.” Coach Lee continued, “I thought it would be great if he played in the second half of the game, but looking at his movement and experience now, he is enough to play in the opening game.” 먹튀검증
With the resurrection of Kim Jae-ho, a fierce competition system has been established for the Doosan shortstop position. Director Lee has Kim Jae-ho, Ahn Jae-seok, who has been curious and expected from the time he took office, and Lee Yoo-chan, who showed extraordinary growth as managing director. “The competition is really fierce,” Lee said.
Kim Jae-ho also pledged to play an active part. He was the one who often mentioned the word ‘last’, but he once again revealed his intention that he would not easily give up his position to his juniors. Kim Jae-ho said, “I’ve been booed a lot by people for the past two years, but now I’m going to make a season that gets cheers.”
