Starting from the first at-bat, he hit a two-run gun’ Kim Beom-seok, who showed off his slugging power ahead of the Korean Series, was sweating while protecting his home base wearing a catcher’s mask in the last inning.
The LG Twins, seeking their first combined championship in 29 years, held their own Blue and White match at Jamsil Stadium on the 29th. The players, who warmed up lightly before the start of the game, were divided into the white team and the blue team and wore home and away uniforms like a real game.
The white team lineup is Hong Chang-ki (right fielder) – Park Hae-min (center fielder) – Kim Hyun-soo (designated hitter) – Austin (first baseman) – Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop) – Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman) – Park Dong-won (catcher) – Moon Seong-ju (left fielder) – Jeong Joo-hyun (second baseman) ).
Starting pitchers Jeong-yong Lee pitched 3 innings, Ji-gang Lee pitched 2 innings, and Myung-geun Park, Dong-hwan Choi, and Deok-ju Ham pitched 1 inning each.
The blue team lineup is Shin Min-jae (designated hitter), Ahn Ik-hoon (center fielder), Kim Beom-seok (first baseman), Lee Jae-won (left fielder), Son Ho-young (shortstop), Song Chan-eui (third baseman), Seo Geon-chang (second baseman), Heo Do-hwan (catcher), and Kim Hyun-jong. (Right fielder).
The starting pitchers were Kim Yun-sik, who pitched 2 innings, Son Ju-young, who pitched 3 innings, and Baek Seung-hyun, Yoo Young-chan, and Ko Woo-seok, who pitched 1 inning each.
The hot hitting of rookie Kim Beom-seok, who showed his presence by hitting a two-run gun in his first at-bat on this day, was noticeable. Against the white team’s starting pitcher Lee Jeong-yong, Ahn Ik-hoon hit a hit to right with one out. Kim Beom-seok, who came to bat with one out and first base, took the advantageous count of 2B, 1S, and confidently turned the bat when Lee Jeong-yong’s slider entered the high course toward the body. The batted ball, which hit exactly at the center of the bat, flew over the left wall at incredible speed. It was a scene where you could feel the power of Kim Beom-seok, who hit a line drive home run.
Catcher Kim Beom-seok, who wore the LG Twins uniform as the 7th overall pick in the first round in the 2023 KBO rookie draft, was unable to join the first-team spring camp due to a shoulder injury and spent time rehabilitating in the second-team to build his body.
This season, Kim Beom-seok appeared in 10 games for the first team, recording a batting average of 0.111, 3 hits in 27 at-bats, 1 home run, 4 RBIs, 3 runs, 1 walk, and 5 strikeouts. In the Futures League, he recorded a batting average of 0.286 in 58 games, 56 hits in 196 at-bats, 6 home runs, 12 doubles, 31 RBIs, 20 runs, 13 walks, and 38 strikeouts.
Although Kim Beom-seok still lacks experience, his power and slugging ability were second to none. In particular, his hitting over the Jamsil fence against Lee Jeong-yong, who has established himself as a starting pitcher this season, was impressive. His main position is catcher, but his defense as a first baseman was not bad either. He maintained first base by taking defensive positions depending on the situation, even when there were frequent checks and quick pinch runners.스포츠토토
During the final defense in the bottom of the 8th inning, Kim Beom-seok, who wore a catcher’s mask and took over as home manager, teamed up with closer Go Woo-seok. When leadoff hitter Jeong Joo-hyun failed to catch the infield fly ball, Beom-seok Kim slapped his head and blamed himself. Afterwards, Hong Chang-ki’s single, Park Hae-min’s timely hit, third base runner Park Hae-min who scored when Kim Hyun-soo’s infield grounder, and Austin’s tying solo shot after two outs allowed catcher Kim Beom-seok to tie the game in the 8th inning, which was the last inning.
Even though it was a blue-and-white match, catcher Kim Beom-seok’s expression was full of regret as he was unable to finish the game cleanly.
After a short meeting after the game, LG players went back to the ground and continued defensive training. Kim Beom-seok, who was preparing to defend first base with Austin, trained by asking the hitter, who ranks first in home runs on the team with 23 home runs this season, about batting.
