Samsung as Park Hae-min's compensation player, 30% → Injury → 170 days in 2nd Army...Will the catcher from LG's first nomination, who was forgotten for a while, return to that time three years ago
Samsung as Park Hae-min's compensation player, 30% → Injury → 170 days in 2nd Army...Will the catcher from LG's first nomination, who was forgotten for a while, return to that time three years ago
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How will Samsung Lions catcher Kim Jae-sung do in the 2025 season? Samsung fans are waiting for his performance in the 2022 season.먹튀검증
Kim Jae-sung joined the LG Twins as the first choice in 2015 after graduating from Deoksu High School. Kim, who solved military problems with the police baseball team, showed his potential by playing in 58 games, although his batting average remained in the .100 range during the 2021 season. However, he left his career at LG and moved to Samsung as an FA reward for Park Hae-min.
The 2022 season has been a happy one for her. She played in 63 games, posting 54 hits, three homers, 26 RBIs, 16 runs batted in, and 0.335, raising expectations for her future performance. As a catcher, she received high expectations as the next home run for Samsung after Kang Min-ho. Her performance in the 2022 season was all the more meaningful, as she played 70 games with one homer, four RBIs and a batting average of 0.132.
However, the injury has hampered his performance ahead of the 2023 season. At an exhibition game held just before the opening of the season, he was not listed in the opening entry due to an abdominal muscle injury in his right side. It was all the more regrettable because he showed a high batting average of over 0.350 at an exhibition game at the time. He returned to the mound in mid-June and became a first baseman, but ended the season with 19 hits, one homer, seven RBIs, seven runs and a batting average of 0.192.
His performance in the 2024 season was also disappointing. When talking with a reporter at the Okinawa spring camp in Japan in 2024, Kim said, "I don't need to make excuses for being sick and not being able to do well. I don't want to make excuses because I didn't get hurt. I should have paid more attention to my physical condition, but I felt strongly that I wanted to do well. If I do it while enjoying myself, the results will follow."
He started the game by making the opening roster, but failed to make the roster after being eliminated from the first team on April 12. He only had four hits, one RBI, three runs and a batting average of 0.200 in 10 games. He then spent a preparation period in the second team, but underwent surgery due to a finger injury in mid-June. He had to finish the season in the second team. Although Samsung had the honor of ranking second in the regular league and advancing to the Korean Series for the first time in nine years, Kim was not there. Kim stayed in the first team for only 20 days in the 2024 season.
While Kim Jae-sung was away, a young catcher named Lee Byung-hun came up. Lee Byung-hun appeared in 95 games in the 2024 season and showed good performance with 36 hits, one home run, nine RBIs, nine runs and a batting average of 0.248.
During the season, Lee Byung-hun also drew praise from Samsung manager Park Jin-man and main catcher Kang Min-ho. Manager Park Jin-man said, "Lee Byung-hun studies a lot, reads a lot, and analyzes the opponent hard. He has gained experience. Lee Byung-hun has a talent to improve. His throwing ability has improved," and Kang Min-ho said, "He is playing the game by expressing his own color without relying on a bench. I need a catcher to follow me, but I feel good to see Byung-hun do well."
Kim Jae-seong is probably preparing hard for the 2025 season. Although he is a member of the second division, his performance is not bad. In the last 10 games of the second division, he had 13 hits, eight RBIs, seven runs and a batting average of 0.394, which was close to 40%.
Kim Jae-sung was included in Samsung's first spring camp on Guam in 2025, which will take place ahead of the 2025 season. With Kang's retirement approaching, Samsung will also play the 2025 season with greater care in finding a successor to Kang. Competition with Kim Do-hwan, as well as Lee Byung-hun, is inevitable.
Samsung fans remember their performance in the 2022 season, the first season after moving to Samsung. Will Kim Jae-sung be able to show his performance then.