“I like my hometown” A 19-year veteran who enjoys camp, his goal is ‘Lotte’s Autumn’
Veteran Jin Hae-soo (38, Lotte), who returned to his hometown team, is happily preparing for the new season. My heart is light. He is also full of desire to do well. Looking at ‘autumn’.
Jin Hae-soo, who is participating in Lotte’s spring camp, smiled brightly and said, “It is fun to do spring camp and prepare for the season with the team I have watched since I was young.”
Jin Hae-soo is in his 19th year as a professional. He started his career as a player at KIA in 2006 and went through SK (now SSG) and LG. His career records are 23 wins, 30 losses, 2 saves, 152 holds, and an ERA of 4.96 in 789 appearances. He has been showing off good performance for a long time as a left-handed bullpen.
He left LG and came to Lotte through a trade in November of last year. It’s his hometown team. Graduated from Bugyeong High School in Busan. He enjoys listening to dialect. He is having a good camp.
Even though I have been a professional for nearly 20 years, I still want to do well. I also ask my juniors for advice. It’s not easy. “What do you think and what kind of ball do you throw? “Teach me,” he asks. Even juniors open their hearts easily due to his warm impression.
The pitching he showed in the comfortable practice game was perfect. Jin Hae-soo took the mound in the 5th inning of Game 1 against Chiba Lotte and finished the inning cleanly with a three-way strike. He threw only 9 balls. He only used two pitches: a fastball and a slider. He also pitched 0.2 innings without allowing a run against Samsung. Jin Hae-soo explained, “In the first game, my control of the ball was as good as I expected, so I gained confidence.”
Jin Hae-soo set a career high at LG in the 2017 season. He pitched in 75 games and won the Hold King title with 3 wins, 3 losses, 1 save, 24 holds, and an ERA of 3.93. He also had a good 2022 season. He appeared in 64 games, recording 4 wins, 12 holds, and an earned run average of 2.40. As a relief pitcher, he was also given nicknames such as ‘Jinhae Capital Defense Commander’ and ‘Jinhae Guardian God’.
He has enough experience and experience. Nevertheless, he approaches Lotte with the attitude of a ‘rookie’. He said, “Last year, we performed poorly and stayed in the Futures League for a long time. “I desperately need a chance to play in the first team,” he said. “I want to win the competition with the players and show myself as a pitcher once again.” “The goal is to survive in the first team,” he said.
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