Lotte's lucky dog lives only today?"If you do this, you'll get good results"
Lotte's lucky dog lives only today?"If you do this, you'll get good results"
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After recovering from his injury, Lotte Giants pitcher Jeon Min-jae drew his first arch in front of his home fans in Busan. He led his team to sweep three consecutive games and win three consecutive games on the weekend, displaying robustness of the new starting shortstop.먹튀검증
In Game 6 between the Samsung Lions of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on Sunday, Jeon started the game as the fifth batter and shortstop, and recorded one hit, one homer, three RBIs and one run from four times at bat. He led Lotte to a 5-3 victory and ended the week in a good mood.
Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung threw a game-winning move to place Jeon Min-jae in the fifth batting order on the day. As Na Seung-yeop, the main first baseman, injured his right hand while defending in the first game of a doubleheader the previous day, it became difficult for him to play in the next day's game, and he recently put Jeon Min-jae, who has good batting performance, in the clean-up trio.
Jeon Min-jae met Kim's expectations perfectly. With Lotte leading 2-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning, he hit a three-run homer off Samsung right-hander Yang Chang-seop with two outs and runners on the second and third bases, making the score 5-0.
Jeon hit Yang Chang-seop's 135 km/h slider at the seventh pitch of the two balls and two strikes. He did not miss the low-course real throw in the middle of the strike zone, sending a 120-meter-long ball over the left fence.
On March 19, Jeon hit his first homer in the 2025 season and his first since moving to Lotte in a match against Samsung in Daegu, and had another taste of the game against Samsung. He even tasted the joy of his first homer at Sajik Stadium.
After the game, Jeon said in an interview with an official instructor, "I really wanted to hit a home run at my resignation. I felt extra special because I hit it in front of a crowded home and in an important situation. I think I will be able to rest well tomorrow (May 19)."
Jeon Min-jae collapsed after being hit by a head shot dune in the Gocheok Kiwoom Heroes match on the 29th of last month, when he was showing off his peak hitting sense. Fortunately, he avoided a major injury as a result of a detailed examination, but he was canceled from the first-team entry and took a week off due to the right eye front endothermic bleeding.
Jeon Min-jae resumed training after recovering his right eye condition smoothly. He played in the Futures League game against KT Wiz's second division on the 13th and 14th to enhance his sense of practice. He then returned to the first division stage ahead of a doubleheader on the 17th.
Jeon Min-jae played as a pinch hitter in the first game of the doubleheader on the 17th, and showed off his good form with 1 hit, 1 RBI and 1 run in 2 at-bats and 2 hits, 2 RBIs and 1 run in 4 at-bats in the second game.
Coach Kim Tae-hyung also praised Jeon Min-jae before the game on the 18th, saying, "He continues to do well. I thought his batting pace would slow down after getting hurt, but he is currently in the best condition."
Until the match against Samsung on the day, Jeon had a batting average of 0.392 (40 hits in 102 times at bat) with two homers, 16 RBIs and an OPS of 0.947 in 33 games in the 2025 season. Analysts say he is also full of stability in shortstop defense. He has posted the best performance among the main shortstop players of the 10 teams this year.
Although he still has nearly 100 pennant races to go, if he maintains his current pace, he can have a chance to win his first career at bat of 30 percent and the Golden Glove at shortstop. Lotte had Park Gye-won in the 1992 season and Park Ki-hyuk in the 2008 season.
Jeon Min-jae said, "If I am conscious of the Golden Glove, I think I will suffer a downward trend. I am only looking at today and tomorrow right now," and added, "If I continue like this, I think there will be good results at the end."