"Mooki Betts" Hwang Young-mook (26), who was reborn as Hanwha Eagles' best rookie in the 2024 season, expressed his thoughts on the cause of the team's sluggish performance last year.토토사이트

Hwang Young-mook appeared on the YouTube channel "Jung Geun-woo's Baseball Life," which was released on the 9th, and looked back on the 2024 season, saying, "What was so disappointing was that there were many injuries. When I first went to (Spring) camp, foreign pitchers were (Felix) Peña and (Ricardo) Sanchez. Peña and Sanchez were sick in the middle and had poor performance. (Jonathan) Peraza was also injured in the middle, so he took a few weeks off before returning."

Last year, Hanwha once ranked first with a gust at the beginning of the season, but had a disappointing season in eighth place in the final ranking. Peña and Sanchez, who showed good performances in 2023, were both replaced during the season due to injuries and sluggishness, and Peraza, who swung a hot bat until May, felt cold after the fence collision injury.

Hwang Young-mook said, "As such a situation occurred, the good atmosphere could not continue," and added, "The players also lost their energy, saying, "(You got hurt again? You must have gone too far." Personally, I think that was the biggest thing," and confessed that successive injuries affected the team's morale.

Looking back on the disappointing last year, Hwang Young-mook emphasized the responsibility of young players, saying, "I think we must go to fall baseball this year. If young players including myself, Noh Si-hwan and Moon Dong-ju follow their seniors well, I think good results will come out."

"This is the season that Hanwha has to show in the 2025 season. We need to display good performance for the fans who showed their support by selling out many games last year. I hope the bigger and bigger stadium will be sold out with better games," Jeong said.

Although the team's performance was disappointing, Hwang Young-mook succeeded in making his name known on the professional stage in his first year of debut. Hwang Young-mook, who was drafted by Hanwha as the 31st in the fourth round of the 2024 Rookie Draft, played in 123 games this year with a batting average of 0.301 (105 hits in 349 times at bat) with three home runs, 35 RBIs, and four steals with an OPS of 0.737. Hwang Young-mook, who has been the most prominent among rookie hitters since his debut season with a batting average of 300s and more than 100 hits, was considered the "best hit product for Hanwha in the 2024 KBO Rookie of the Year" by ranking second (three votes, 93 votes for No. 1 Doosan Bears Kim Taek-yeon).

Announcing his goal for the 2025 season, Hwang said, "I want to be evaluated as a good defense player in any position. I will try harder, study and think more about defensive areas than hitting." He added, "I want to be remembered as a player who gives everything in passionate and the way I am until the day I quit baseball."

On this day, Hwang Young-mook also told episodes related to the down payment, talking about his changes since entering the professional league for the first time. Hwang Young-mook, who was nominated by Hanwha in the fourth round, received a down payment of 80 million won and an annual salary of 30 million won.

Hwang Young-mook said, "I was surprised by the notification that the bank account notification came in, and the number of zeros in the notification was also surprising," adding, "It was too much money, so I had to go to the bank and increase the automatic transfer limit." "Before, it was about a handwritten letter on my parents' birthday, but now I can give them a gift," he said. "I hope the level of the gift will be higher and higher."

In addition, he confessed his feelings of various moments he experienced in his first year as a professional, including his feelings about the nickname "Mukibets" and his feelings when he heard his first cheer song.