Promise the coach to make 200 hits, and I will definitely win the outfield competition"…The successor to "Jamsil Idol" is finally here? The beginning is back
Promise the coach to make 200 hits, and I will definitely win the outfield competition"…The successor to "Jamsil Idol" is finally here? The beginning is back
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In order to achieve this goal, he needs to win in the fierce competition within the outfield. Will Kim Min-seok be able to display his presence following the lead of Jung Soo-bin, a senior member of the "original Jamsil Idol" team.메이저사이트
Kim Min-seok, who joined Lotte Giants as the third overall pick in the first round of rookies in 2023, played in 129 first-team games in his first year and was recognized for his potential with a batting average of 0.255, 102 hits, three home runs, 39 RBIs, 16 steals, a on-base percentage of 0.314, and a slugging percentage of 0.338.
However, Kim Min-seok is mired in jinx in his second year. As he fell behind in internal competition last year, he played in 41 games with a batting average of 0.211 and 16 hits, six RBIs and three steals. As Yoon Dong-hee and Hwang Sung-bin took the main posts in Lotte's outfield, Kim's position has narrowed significantly.
Eventually, Kim wore Doosan's uniform through a major trade last winter. Doosan acquired outfielders Kim Min-seok, Choo Jae-hyun, and pitcher Choi Woo-in after giving up pitcher Jung Cheol-won and infielder Jeon Min-jae. And after devoting himself to off-season training, Kim participated in the first-team spring camp in 2025 and entered the fierce battle for outfield survival.
Kim Min-seok, who recently met with reporters at the Black Town Spring Camp near Sydney, Australia, said, "We have definitely adapted to the atmosphere of our team compared to the beginning of the camp. We have a lot of training, but I'm trying to have fun. I definitely feel like I'm at the camp in my first year as a rookie. It's my first camp at Doosan, so I started to play with the mindset of my rookie year. It feels different from last year."
Kim Min-seok promised Lee Seung-yeop a goal of 200 hits. That's how strong he is to become a starting player in the outfield.
Kim Min-seok said, "I was often pushed by high strike zone balls, but I am intensively supplementing that part in the camp. When the coach asked me what my goal was, I answered that I had 200 hits. I wanted to set my goal big," he said. "I have to compete inside the outfield first, but I never wanted to lose that competition. As a result, I think I have to show something to build trust and get more opportunities."
Meeting Jung Soo-bin, a senior member of his team who was his idol when he was young, is also a great help to him during this spring camp. Jung approached Kim Min-seok first and gave him advice on gloves.
Kim Min-seok said, "Jung Soo-bin first looked at the glove and said it would be hard to catch the ball if you tame it like that. He gave me advice on how to tame it. Thank you so much, and I want to ask more questions for the rest of the camp."
Kim signed a camp roommate with Choo Jae-hyun, an outfielder who moved to Doosan together in this spring camp. Kim was also fascinated by his teammate Kang Hyun-koo.
"I am sharing a room with Jaehyun and rely on each other and help each other to adjust to the team," Kim Min-seok said. "My peers, Kang Hyun-gu, and Kim Dong-joon also enjoyed the show, so I got close to each other. Thank you for taking good care of me, including (Lee) Yoo-chan and (Kim) Dae-han," he said. "I want to learn the personality who leads the mood and is not shy like Hyun-gu. He is funny even with his walk."
The atmosphere of competition for survival of outfielders at Doosan Spring Camp is more than fierce, and is close to desperate. Only one out of five outfielders who are in the competition will survive. In addition, Kim In-tae, an existing outfield resource who left for the Futures Team Spring Camp, is aiming to return to the top team. Attention is focusing on whether Kim Min-seok, a transfer player, will be able to overcome this fierce competition to be selected by Lee Seung-yeop.