adminThe Doosan Bears have another option in the infield, and it’s “Transformer” Park Jun-young (26).
Jun-young Park donned a Doosan uniform as compensation for catcher Se-hyuk Park, who left for the NC Dinos as a free agent before the season. A two-way talent in high school, Park began his career as a pitcher in 2016, appearing in 32 games (1-3, 5H, 6.95 ERA) as a rookie first round pick. He made a strong impression with his gutsy pitching.메이저놀이터
However, he then underwent elbow surgery and a long layoff as a social worker, and it took him four years to return to the first team as a hitter in 2020. He played 32 games in 2020, 111 games in 2021 (batting .209 with eight home runs and 31 RBIs), and 75 games in 2022 (batting .216 with four home runs and 19 RBIs), so his move to Doosan was highly anticipated.
The wait was long. He underwent shoulder surgery last October and had to rehabilitate. He made his first appearance on May 19 against the Lotte Giants in the Futures (Second Division) League, and was called up to the first team on July 7 after going 6-for-15 with three homers and four RBIs in four games.
When given the opportunity, he soared. After batting second against the Jamsil Kiwoom Heroes on the first day of the first team registration (July 7), Park started at third base in the nine-hole on the final day of the three-game series and went 3-for-3 with a double, a home run and three RBIs to lead the team to a 9-2 victory. Third-place Doosan (41-1, 36 L) won its eighth straight game, a stretch of 1851 days from June 6, 2018, against the Gochuk Heroes to June 14, 2018, against the Jamsil KT Wiz.
Doosan made a strong impression early on. After leading off the second inning with a single to left, he was applauded for refusing to give up the base after being caught in a rundown. He was ruled out after a video review, but he made the best of it. In the bottom of the fourth inning, with the score 2-0, he hit a triple to left field on a 1-2 pitch to give his team a comfortable lead.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, with the score 6-2, he took advantage of Ha’s five-pitch 135-kilometer-per-hour slider for a solo home run (No. 1) to left field. It was Archie’s first in 372 days since July 2 last year against the Daegu Samsung Lions. He delayed the milestone by walking in the bottom of the seventh inning, one out away from a cycling hit, but it was enough to make his presence felt in front of 11,472 fans.