First of all, Han Seung-taek (29) and Joo Hyo-sang (26) got a chance, and Shin Bum-soo (25) also challenged. However, all of them did not have the title of the "first-tier main player." In the end, KIA gave up Ryu Ji-hyuk to the Samsung Lions last month and brought veteran catcher Kim Tae-gun (34). Since then, a new task has been to secure a rotation backup for Kim Tae-gun's stable performance. Han Jun-su (24), a catcher in his sixth year from the first nomination, took the position.
Han Joon-soo was far from a candidate for the first division until the opening of this season. He was from Dongseong High School in Gwangju and joined the team as the first draft pick in the 2018 rookie draft, but he did not show any significant performance. This year, when he returned from his military service as an active soldier, he was even converted to a nurturing status. However, Han Jun-su proved his desperation by losing 25kg this year and succeeded in surviving the first-tier call-up opportunity he took after steadily honing his skills in the Futures (second division) team. He was called up at the end of June and has been spending more than two months in the first division. Recently, he has been attracting attention by playing well with Yoon Young-chul (19), a candidate for the Rookie of the Year.
The 2023 KBO League KIA Tigers and Samsung Lions match was held at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 18th. In the bottom of the fourth inning, when Samsung's Lee Jae-hyun hit a timely hit with two outs and first base, first baseman Oh Jae-il was tagged out from home. The KIA catcher is Han Junsu.
KIA manager Kim Jong-kook confessed, "When I joined the team after being discharged from the military in January, I honestly didn't have much expectations for Han Joon-soo." "This year, I had experience with the Futures team and considered him a player who should promise next year and the year after next," he said. "But I took good care of my body, and I think my desperation for baseball has increased than before joining the military." "I think that's the driving force behind joining the first division and showing good performance," he said.
Looking back on the call-up, Han Joon-soo said, "I've been doing it so far thinking that if I'm doing well, I'll continue to be in the first division." At the same time, he said, "I don't think I'm a first-tier player yet. It's still a long way off. He added, "I just think I have to show it steadily." As for the past days, which led to enlistment, conversion to fostering, and reduction of active-duty soldiers, he said, "After joining the army, I just thought it was good to be a professional player and couldn't manage it. "I think I couldn't manage it more because I thought I had to go to the military soon," he said adding, "After I was discharged, I became more desperate for baseball." "Looking back now, that time (before joining the army) is a lot of waste," he confessed. At the time of the conversion, he said, "I thought it was because I wasn't good at it, rather than pride, and I focused on training," adding, "There weren't many exercises I could do after joining the army, but I tried to work hard with the mind of doing better when I returned." Regarding Yoon Young-chul, who has been working together recently, coldly pointed out, "We are talking a lot with each other, but if you throw your ball confidently in the beginning, now you try to throw it delicately too well, but you can't control it."
The 2023 KBO League match between KIA Tigers and Kiwoom Heroes will be held at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 17th. KIA catcher Han Joon-soo is training with coaches Kim Sang-hoon and Jin Gap-yong watching.
Han Joon-soo said, "We will be able to take the opportunity next year only when we show a steady performance for the rest of the season," and vowed, "We will go out and do our best at any point." He expressed his ambition, saying, "I want to be a player from Gwangju who can remember his name until the moment he finishes baseball while playing for the KIA Tigers."
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