“I’m sorry you left.”

NC Dinos Kim Joo-won played as the starting shortstop for the 8th hitter in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League Samsung Lions match held at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 1st, and made a big success with 1 hit in 3 at-bats (1 home run), 3 RBIs and 1 run. It gave strength to the 8-0 victory.

In particular, Kim Joo-won hit Choong-yeon Choi’s 141km fastball from 1st, 1st and 3rd base in the beginning of the 8th inning and hit a home run with a distance of 125m over the center fence, becoming the first NC home run hero in the 2023 season. 메이저놀이터

Kim Joo-won, who we met after the game, said, “The team needed points to win easily, and I felt good in that situation. I was only thinking about my favorite course, but coming there and swinging without hesitation turned out to be a good result.”

He continued, “Since spring camp, I have practiced with a lot of attention on that part with the thought of using the lower body well. Previously, during batting training, he seemed unable to use his lower body properly. He practiced a lot with the coaches,” he said.

Kim Joo-won is one of the promising players expected by NC. Kim Joo-won, from Yushingo, was nominated for NC in the 2nd 1st round 6th place in 2021. As a switch hitter, he can stand in both the left and right at bats. In particular, last season, his second year, he played 96 games and hit 10 homers, signaling the birth of a promising shortstop.

So he is a player with more expectations than ever this season. In particular, Noh Jin-hyuk, who was an NC franchise, went to the Lotte Giants on the condition of receiving a total of 5 billion won. Kim Joo-won has a lot of work to do.

He also said, “I had to prepare for this season with a sense of responsibility. He said, “There is no pressure to fill the vacancy, but it is regrettable that the senior, whom I learned a lot from, has gone.”

At the same time, he said, “If you say an opportunity, it may be an opportunity, but if you think like that, you can’t help but be conceited. I just want to prepare diligently. He should grow from last year. Only then can he help the team.”

Regarding the catching mistake that came out in the third inning, he laughed, saying, “I should say it was a rhythm from practice, but something didn’t feel good,” and then said, “After making the mistake, I woke up and felt comfortable.”

His goal this season is to hit 15 home runs. Kim Joo-won’s goal for the season is to record a home run that surpasses him, as he recorded 5 in his debut season and 10 last season.

Finally, he said, “It is getting better and better than his first and second years. His goal is to hit more than last season. He wants to hit 15 or more home runs,” he smiles.