2G consecutive home runs Noh Si-hwan is already blowing his bat... "It doesn't mean much, the timing is good."
2G consecutive home runs Noh Si-hwan is already blowing his bat... "It doesn't mean much, the timing is good."
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Noh Si-hwan, the fourth batter of the Hanwha Eagles, hit a home run for the second consecutive game in Okinawa, Japan. He is showing off his prowess as the home run king of the 2023 KBO League against NPB teams.먹튀검증
Noh Si-hwan started as the fourth batter and third baseman in a practice game against Chiba Lotte at Itoman City Sports Park Ballpark in Okinawa, Japan, on the 23rd, and scored one hit, one homer, one RBI and one run from three times at bat.
Noh had a thrilling experience in the top of the seventh inning when the Hanwha Eagles were leading 0-4. He hit a solo home run off right-hander Kota Chiba Lotte, giving his team its first run.
With no runners on base with one out, Noh targeted Kota Futaki's fastball with full count. With his unique power, he sent a hit that flew well over the right-center fence.
Noh Si-hwan also hit a solo home run in a practice game against the NPB Hanshin Tigers' second division on the 22nd, and continued his good hitting sense.
Hanwha lost to Chiba Lotte 2-4, but took a day off on the 24th with various income, including Roh Si-hwan's home run, new foreign pitcher Cody Ponce's three scoreless innings, and rookie Jung Woo-joo's one-inning scoreless innings.
After the game, Noh Si-hwan said, "I don't put much meaning on home runs," adding, "I checked the (batting) timing and other parts that I prepared, and it was okay."
Noh, who was born in 2000, has broken his reputation as a promising player in the 2023 season, when he entered the professional league in five years. He hit hard with a batting average of 0.298 (153 hits in 514 times at bat) and 31 homers, 101 RBIs and an OPS of 0.929. Winning the title of Home Run King, he has grown into one of the biggest guns not only in the Hanwha Eagles but also in the entire league.
In the 2024 season as well, Noh received a not-so-bad report card with a batting average of 0.272 (143 hits in 526 times at bat) and 24 homers with 89 RBIs and an OPS of 0.810 in 136 games. However, he did not completely meet his higher expectations compared to the previous year when he became the home run king.
Noh Si-hwan gritted his teeth throughout the winter to take another leap forward in the 2025 season. He lost as much as 10 kilograms and left for Melbourne, Australia, where the first spring camp was held, on January 22.
During the first spring camp, Noh smoothly improved his condition. Immediately after moving to Japan, he displayed his best batting performance, raising expectations for the 2025 season to the fullest.
Starting in the 2025 season, Hanwha will use Daejeon Hanwha Life Insurance Ballpark as its new home stadium. The team will try to play in fall baseball for the first time in seven years since the 2018 season at its new stadium.
In order for Hanwha to break the dark history of failing to advance to the postseason for six consecutive years, the performance of No. 4 hitter Noh Si-hwan is the key. Only when Noh Si-hwan takes the center of the team's centerline as a troubleshooter will the Eagles be able to challenge the fall baseball.
Noh Si-hwan is in a position to maintain his current hitting sense well until the opening of the regular season on March 22 as his current physical condition and condition are not bad.
"Season preparations are going as well as we prepared during the off-season. I am not sick anywhere," Noh said. "I will keep a good pace and not get hurt during the rest of the Japanese spring camp."