32G batting average .179 → Why do you believe in the end error, ordeal...He was the home run king with 43 hits in a row
32G batting average .179 → Why do you believe in the end error, ordeal...He was the home run king with 43 hits in a row
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The slump of Noh Si-hwan (25) of the Hanwha Eagles in the professional baseball league is deepening. Despite the deep slump in hitting, he was on the field in recognition of his value in defense and even committed an unbelievable finishing error at the third base.스포츠토토
Noh Si-hwan made a finishing throw error in the bottom of the 10th inning against KIA in Gwangju on the 8th. At the bottom of the 10th inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases, when the score was tied 6-6, pitcher Jung Woo-joo induced KIA Ko Jong-wook to ground out to the third base. It was a hit that could be expected to end the inning with a 5-4-3 double play, but I never dreamed it would end.
Third baseman Noh Si-hwan's throw to second base completely fell to the side, and while rolling to the right field, second baseman Choi Won-jun came home past third base. KIA won 7-6 with the walk-off score. Perhaps aware of batter Ko Jong-wook's fast feet, the hard throw to second base missed the side.
Noh is currently playing as a starting pitcher in all 64 games of the Hanwha Eagles this year. He started all 63 games as a third baseman except for one designated hitter against the Ulsan NC Dinosaurs on June 21. He played 562 ⅓ innings, the largest number of fielders in the league, and although he made 10 errors, he defended the hot corner with outstanding defense.
Whenever Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon talked about Noh Si-hwan, he said, "He's good at defense. "I don't play defense roughly just because I don't get hit with the bat. Even if I try to take him out of defense, I will definitely play," Noh said, giving high marks to his commitment and responsibility to defense, but he bowed his head due to a critical walk-off error on the day.
In fact, defense should not be too worried. The error was fatal, but it was a simple mistake and does not appear to be an issue that will continue for a long time. The problem is hitting. Through Friday, Roh had a batting average of 223 (54 hits in 242 times at bat) in 64 games, his lowest since he became a regular hitter in 2021 with a .315 slugging percentage of .401 OPS.716.
He had a good start to 32 games between March and April with a batting average of 269 (32 hits in 119 at-bats) and nine homers, 23 RBIs and an on-base percentage of .346 OPS.901, but has been sluggish since May with a batting average of 179, two homers and 18 RBIs in 32 games (22 hits in 123 at-bats) and a .287 on-base percentage of .252 OPS. Compressed to the last 10 games, he has a serious batting average of 54 (two hits in 37 at-bats) and a .200 on-base percentage of .081 OPS.
Manager Kim Kyung-moon has continued to give trust to Noh Si-hwan in the lineup. He went down to the sixth batting order against KIA on the 7th, but returned to the fourth in a day on the 8th, and had no hits and only one RBI in four times at bat. It was regrettable that the left home run-like ball was caught in front of the fence in the first inning of the first batter's box and ended up with a sacrifice fly. In the seventh inning, he couldn't finish his batting preparation until eight seconds were left, so he even had a first-pitch strike for violating the pitch clock batter.
Although the goal of poor batting is deepening, Hanwha has no replacement for Noh Si-hwan. As Moon Hyun-bin, who prepared for the season as a backup third baseman, establishes himself as a left fielder, there is no right player to see third base if Noh Si-hwan is absent right now. All-weather infielder Lee Do-yoon can also cover third baseman, but he cannot afford to fill Noh's void in batting. Kim Tae-yeon, whose main position was third baseman, has also played as a first baseman and corner outfielder over the past three years.
Since the Hanwha Eagles is weak in batting, it is difficult to remove Noh from the entry list and allow 10 days for readjustment of the team. Noh has to overcome the situation by himself, but he had similar experience in 2023. From the seventh inning against the Munhak SSG on May 13 to the sixth inning against the Daejeon KIA on May 24, he had no hit at 43 times in a row. During the period, he drew seven walks and ended up with no hit in 36 times at bat. Based on the number of games played, he had no hit in eight consecutive games.
Despite the deep slump, Noh became the "home run king" (31) and received the "golden glove" at third baseman. Given that he has overcome the deep slump, he can expect a rebound. However, the slump has been prolonged for more than a month, and the duration of the slump is much longer than that of the previous one. He is under even more pressure from two years ago as he is engaged in a race to become a leading player. Only when he overcome this, he can he become a real superstar.