It was the first fall baseball game since his debut, but he cannot be so calm. Yoon Jeong-bin (25) of the Samsung Lions made a splendid debut on the fall baseball stage.
Yoon started as the second right fielder in the first round of the postseason playoff and the game against the LG Twins at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on Sunday, and led his team to a 10-4 victory by scoring three hits and three points from four times at bat. He led Lapak to his first postseason victory.
The most shocking aspect of Samsung’s lineup on the day was the appointment of Yoon Jeong-bin as No. 2. “We decided to appoint Yoon through a meeting between the batting part coach and the team’s power analysis. Yoon has performed well throughout the season and has a high on-base percentage. We placed him at No. 2 in anticipation of his role in linking the team to the central lineup,” coach Park Jin-man said before the game.
Yoon had a batting average of 286 (46 hits in 161 at-bats) and seven home runs, 20 RBIs and an OPS of .831 in 69 games during the regular season. He had a strong OPS of .875 with a batting average of 346 (nine hits in 26 at-bats) and two RBIs against LG.
From the first inning, Yoon tried to meet expectations. With no runners on base with one out in the first inning, he hit a strong hit at the top of the list, and created an opportunity by hitting a double. Koo Ja-wook’s infield hit to the second baseman’s first and third bases with one out, and Yoon hit home when Diaz made a sacrifice fly to the center field.
He performed the operation perfectly in the third inning. The leadoff hitter 슬롯사이트 got on base with a right-handed hit, and the hit-and-run operation took place with no outs and no outs on the first base, creating chances for the first and third bases with no outs. Then, Koo Ja-wook’s wedge three-run homerun made it 4-0. Yoon Jung-bin scored two of the four points.
He was struck out in the fifth inning, and got on base through a pitch in the sixth inning. Then, he appeared as the leadoff hitter in the eighth inning, hit a right-handed hit, and completed a game on the fourth base with three hits. Afterwards, he even stepped home during opponent team’s wild pitch. He recorded his third score. In the top of the seventh inning, Oh Ji-hwan, the leadoff hitter, persistently chased down a sharp hit by his opponent, and made a sliding catch to prevent the crisis from intensifying.
After the game, Yoon said, “I heard around 10 a.m. that I was going to take the second batter’s box. I tried to prepare as calmly as possible as possible as I did during the regular season,” adding, “I think I was able to enjoy the game as I hit a double in my first at-bat.”
Manager Park Jin-man said that he was worried about players’ sense of play, but that was unfavorable. Samsung’s batters were more active than ever. “I’ve played in the second division games and learned how to play in practice games with Sangmu. I had no problem because I kept on training,” Yoon said.
He was not intimidated even in front of packed audiences during the postseason. He was already familiar with Rafak’s crowded audiences. “The cheering of fans was the same as in the regular season. I think it would have been good if I could have helped him run in front of packed audiences during the regular season. The cheering of fans gave me strength,” he said.
This is Yoon Jeong-bin who finished his strong post-season debut. This reminds me of Park Jung-kwon, who played an active postseason role with the SK Wyverns in the past, in terms of his size and appearance. One of Park’s nicknames was the “Autumn Festival.” When Park retired in 2019, the “Autumn Festival” disappeared into history. However, with the new history of “Autumn Festival” approaching, people are looking forward to his future performance.