"Thank you, Director Kim Kyung-moon. Until the last day..." The man of the moon who left in tears, now it's time to repay the steel magic

"Thank you, Director Kim Kyung-moon. Until the last day..." The man of the moon who left in tears, now it's time to repay the steel magic

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"I'm so grateful to director Kim Kyung-moon."

KT Wiz of the professional baseball team named outfielder Jang Jin-hyuk (31) as compensation for pitcher Um Sang-baek, who moved to Hanwha Eagles on the 18th. Jang Jin-hyuk, who was training at Hanwha's Miyazaki Finishing Camp in Japan, shed tears when he heard the news from Hanwha General Manager Son Hyuk. Since he was a team that spent nine years in his 20s since joining the team in 2016, he did not easily leave.

Though Jang changed to a member of KT overnight, he stayed in Miyazaki for two more days. We also had a dinner with Hanwha players and exchanged friendly words together. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon also had breakfast together on the day Jang returned home. During the meal, Jang also made up his mind and boarded the plane.
Jang Jin-hyuk said, "I didn't think I was enough to be tied to the 25-member protected player list, and I felt like I would be a reward player. I expected it, but when I heard the story and talked with the general manager, I got emotional," and added, "The coach put as much heart into it as I did. He said a lot of good things that he said he would see me again at the ballpark."

Kim must have felt uncomfortable about letting Jang go. Kim, who joined the Hanwha Eagles during the season in early June, paid attention to Jang. In order to change the team's slow color, he appointed Jang, who was quick, as a table setter. Fixed as a built-in center fielder in the second half of the season, Jang swung the bat in 23 games with a batting average of 354 (28 hits in 79 times at bat), five homers, 19 RBIs and an OPS of 1.033 for the month of August. His overall performance this season was also career-high, with a batting average of 263 (69 hits in 289 times at bat), nine homers, 44 RBIs and 14 steals in 99 games.

He showed an ideal performance in which the coach pushed and the player repaid. For Jang Jin-hyuk, who was unstable in position while going up and down the first and second divisions, Kim's belief was a great help. Jang Jin-hyuk, who was called the "Man of the Moon," said, "I didn't do it for a long time with Kim Kyung-moon, but it was such a good time, and I was able to learn a lot. The coach kept giving me opportunities and made me feel that I was a valuable player. You don't talk much, but you have the power to move players and teams. I'm only grateful to the coach for having dinner with me on the last morning."

Although the accompanying Kim is over, Jang is waiting for another meeting with a master. It is KT manager Lee Kang-chul. Manager Lee Kang-chul has been keeping an eye on Jang. Last summer, he asked Hanwha for a trade to bring Jang in, but it didn't happen. There was opposition from Kim. "I've seen Jang for a long time, and he has good physical, fast feet, and good swing. I wanted to bring him in, but it didn't work," manager Lee Kang-chul said, expressing regret.

However, amid unfavorable news of the FA leak, Lee embraced Jang Jin-hyuk as a reward player. "I had no idea that coach Lee Kang-chul thought of me like that," Jang said. "He's a senior at Gwangju Il High School, but he doesn't have personal relationship with me. I don't think he finished the game once before the KT match, but I'm grateful that he liked it. I think we need to be responsible and prepare well."

With the center fielder's allocation team taking the center field, foreign hitters Mel Rojas Jr. and Kim Min-hyuk, who are negotiating re-signing, are in charge of the left and right corners of KT. Kim Min-hyuk, who has a good batting performance, is the type that needs to be managed due to frequent hamstring injuries in recent years. As Cho Yong-ho and Hong Hyun-bin were released, and Jung Joon-young joined the military, KT's importance as the fourth outfielder has grown. As head coach Lee Kang-chul sees Jang Jin-hyuk well, the possibility of competition for the starting lineup is also open.

Jang, who will make his first greetings at KT's office in Suwon on Tuesday, will take the first step toward joining the new team. "I was in Daejeon for nine years, and I felt very friendly and attached to him," said Jang, a native of Gwangju. "It's sad to say goodbye, but now I have to go to a new place and get used to it. All the Hanwha seniors and the younger brothers cheered for me, saying, "It will be a good opportunity." I will do my best to go to KT and confront him in person and seize a good opportunity. As I played this season, I gained a lot of confidence and practiced defense and bunting a lot during the closing camp. Now, it's time to show the results." 토토사이트