Yoon Seok-min's 'Lapak Middle School Student Home Run' Remarks, Paying Attention to Japan..."3 home runs per game, troublesome for pitchers"
Yoon Seok-min's 'Lapak Middle School Student Home Run' Remarks, Paying Attention to Japan..."3 home runs per game, troublesome for pitchers"
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The Japanese media paid attention to former national pitcher Yoon Seok-min's remarks on Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, which he encountered several times at international competitions in the past.
Japanese baseball media "Full Count" reported on the 11th that Yoon Seok-min, who played for the KBO League KIA Tigers and represented South Korea at the 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medal and the 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC), complained about the Korean baseball stadium (Daegu Samsung Lions Park)."
Yoon Seok-min recently said of Daegu Samsung Lions Park on his YouTube channel, "I think it's a poorly built stadium. Even if a middle school student plays, I think a home run will come out."메이저놀이터
The Daegu Samsung Lions Park opened in 2016. From the home plate to the left and right fences, the center fence is 99.5 meters long and the center fence is 122.5 meters long. Unlike other baseball stadiums in Korea, which are mostly cookie cutters and fan-shaped, the center fence is shaped like an octagonal shape.
Daegu Samsung Lions Park has been evaluated as batter-friendly since its opening. Home run production is advantageous for long hitters because the distance from the at-bat to the fence in the left and right is short.
In fact, Daegu Samsung Lions Park had a total of 216 home runs in 71 KBO League regular season games in the 2024 season. Last year, it was especially strong and strong, but it was also true that more home runs were hit in Daegu.
Mokdong Baseball Stadium, which the Kiwoom Heroes used as their home stadium for the 2015 season, was dubbed Korea's "Coors Field" because of its small stadium, measuring 98 meters from side to side and 118 meters from the center. Mokdong, however, also had 200 homers in 72 games in 2015. In other words, Daegu Samsung Lions Park beat Mokdong.
Yoon Seok-min said, "Daegu is 16 meters shorter in left-center than Jamsil, which makes no sense. The difference of 5 meters is also big," expressing strong regret over the Lions Park structure as a former pitcher.
Yoon Seok-min's career performance at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu is seven hits, one homer, four strikeouts, and three runs in three games and four ⅓ innings. However, it should be taken into account that Yoon Seok-min's heyday was over from the 2016 season due to the aftermath of major and minor injuries.
Yoon Seok-min also expressed his apology as fans criticized him after his remarks at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, saying, "If there are people who are hurt, I ask for your understanding."
"Full Count" seems to have been interested in Yoon's remarks. Yoon had pitched well against Japan several times in the 2008 Beijing Olympics finals and 2009 WBC when he was an active player. Notably, he took the mound in the top of the ninth inning with South Korea leading 6-2 in the semifinals of the Beijing Olympics, and silenced Japan's last resistance by throwing out three outs.
"Daegu Samsung Lions Park is 99 meters away from the left and right fences. The center is 122 meters. The fence is bent in a straight line in the middle of the left and right, which makes the distance shorter than other stadiums," said Full Count.
"According to Korean media, Daegu Samsung Lions Park had 216 home runs in 71 games. Three home runs were made per game," he said. "The KBO League is advantageous for batters compared to the NPB. It is a headache for pitchers."
Unlike the KBO League, the NPB is undergoing extreme pitching and hitters. Last year, only three of the NPB's 12 teams met the required batting average. On the other hand, six pitchers recorded an earned run average of one point to the stipulated innings.