The youth national team’s No. 4 batsman is already making his mark. About a month after switching to bat, the 900 million won prospect is turning into a giant.

The Kiwoom Heroes will play the final game of their weekend series against the Lotte Giants at the Gocheok Sky Dome on March 23.

The day before, Kiwoom lost 1-6. But that one run was different. It was Jang Jae-young’s first professional home run in the bottom of the third inning. It came off of Lotte Wilkerson, one of the best pitchers in the league. “It was a bad pitch,” Wilkerson said, 토토사이트 “I was down in the (two-pitch) count, so I pushed it in the zone and got a good swing on it. She hit it well,” Wilkerson reflected.

Jang moved up in the batting order from No. 9 to No. 7. At first, it meant “take it easy,” but now he appreciated his concentration at the plate, including his walks and home runs.

When we met before the game,

Kiwoom coach Hong Won-ki said of Jang Jae-young, “He definitely has talent. It’s great that he hit a home run in just three games in the first team,” but he also said, “I will refrain from evaluating him yet. It’s not too late to make a judgment after playing more games and batting,” he said, cautioning against hasty judgment.

When asked about Jang’s defense in center field or whether he will develop into a middle-to-long hitter or a shift hitter, he was cautious, saying, “It’s never too late to evaluate his offense.”

“He’s been in the spotlight so much since he joined the team. Every article, 안전놀이터 every word, he’s very careful. I will refrain from evaluating him as much as possible for now,” he reiterated.

Deoksugo classmate Na Seung-yeop was an extraordinarily talented duo who aimed for the major leagues together in high school. He said of Jang Jae-young, “He was a player who hit differently from a young age. His strength was particularly good.” Kiwoom, which already has an extraordinarily talented outfielder in Lee Joo-hyung, has added another big outfielder who is expected to grow indefinitely.

Jang Jae-young was the first overall pick in the 2021 rookie draft.

At the time, he was in the spotlight for his dominant fastball that topped out at 158 kilometers, earning him the second-largest contract in KBO history at 900 million won (Han Ki-joo was the first at 1 billion won).

However, he struggled with his control, going 1-6 with a 6.45 ERA in 56 games and 103⅓ innings over three years. He was injured before the start of the season and was diagnosed with Tommy John (medial elbow ligament reconstruction). However, he opted for rehabilitation despite being told that his elbow ligaments were “70 to 80 percent damaged,” 사설 토토사이트 and later declared his intention to switch to hitting.