Multi-talented transfer student leading Samsung's 'running baseball', 100% stealing success rate in the second half "I didn't know you were so good"
In baseball, there is a saying that there is no slump in the foot. Ace can also shake control, and there are days when the bat of a .300 batter rests, but fast feet will not go anywhere unless it is an injury.
Versatile "transfer student" Ryu Ji-hyuk (insider) is leading Samsung's running baseball. Ryu Ji-hyuk is leading the team with 15 steals as of the 21st. The success rate of stolen bases is 88.2 percent. In the second half, he made 10 steals and succeeded. He stole the base three times against LG in Daegu on the 17th, setting the record for the most individual game.
As the leadoff hitter in the second inning, he hit a left-handed hit against LG starter Casey Kelly. Kim Dong-jin stole second base at bat. In the process, there was a dizzying scene of colliding with shortstop Kim Min-sung. He took third base when Kim Jae-sung was at bat. After hitting a right-handed hit in the fourth inning, Kang Han-ul succeeded in stealing second base at bat.
Ryu Ji-hyuk said, "I didn't know it was the record for the most stolen bases in a game." "I ran because I got an autograph, and it was thanks to the coach who made it all."
Coach Park Jin-man, who praised Ryu Ji-hyuk after the game on the 17th, said ahead of the game on the 18th, "It was difficult to score because it was the day the opposing ace took the mound, but Ryu Ji-hyuk shook his opponent with active base running." "Thanks to Ryu Ji-hyuk's performance, I was able to bring about the atmosphere," he praised.
Coach Park Jin-man also said, "I didn't know when I was in KIA, but after coming to our team, he was good at stealing bases. Stealing bases doesn't work just because you're fast. You have to have a sense and understand the habits of opposing pitchers. "Ryu Ji-hyuk did a good job," he added.
Ryu Ji-hyuk set a personal record of 18 steals in 2019 when he was in Doosan. At the current pace, it will be possible to break the record. This month, he showed off his sharp batting sense with a batting average of .414 (24 hits in 58 at-bats) and has emerged as the number one target for pitchers in other teams by persistently tormenting his opponent in the top spot with nine stolen bases.
Not only Ryu Ji-hyuk, but also Kim Ji-chan and Kim Sung-yoon are troublesome to the opponent's batteries. Since his debut in 2020, Kim Ji-chan has surpassed 20 steals for three consecutive years, and is considered the best sub-foot in the team. Following his first double-digit debut last year, Kim Sung-yoon, who has set a personal record of 11 steals this season, is also contributing to Samsung's running baseball.
Head coach Park Jin-man said, "Kim Ji-chan and Kim Sung-yoon are shaking their opponents well in the accumulation." 스포츠토토