I wonder if this is Shin Min-jae (27, LG) whom we knew in the past. Now, multi-hit is basic, and the ability to perform operations is equipped with major league-level defense. It is a splendid transformation of the agent of the perennial runner.
Shin Min-jae started as a 9th second baseman in the 7th game of the season against KT in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 6th, contributing to the team’s thrilling 8-7 come-from-behind victory with 2 hits in 3 at-bats, 1 RBI and 2 runs. .
Shin Min-jae started for the first time in four days after the Jamsil KIA match on the 2nd. In the first at-bat in the 3rd inning, he warmed up with a left fielder’s floating ball, and in the 5th inning, 0-2 behind, he hit a timely RBI with a technical hit in the 5th inning with 1 out, 2nd and 3rd base. Coach Yeom Gyeong-yeop showed his trust in Min-jae Shin by instructing Hae-min Park to sacrifice bunt number 8 for safe 1st and 2nd base chances. Afterwards, following the steal of second base (No. 21), he even succeeded in scoring when Moon Seong-joo hit to the left.
In the 6th inning, where he was trailing 4-7, he appeared as a second baseman with two outs and hit the infield, and achieved a multi-hit 8 days after the match against Incheon SSG on June 28. Meeting the changed pitcher Ju Kwon, he hit a ball with a big bounce toward the third baseman, and third baseman Hwang Jae-gyun struggled to catch it, but gave up the throw to first base. Shin Min-jae also succeeded in hitting home when Moon Seong-ju hit right field.
The team batting stood out in the last at-bat. In the 8th inning, with a score of 7-7, Park Hae-min, the runner on first base from first base, succeeded in stealing second base, and calmly bunted toward the third baseman to help the runner advance. This was a valuable sacrifice that supported Hong Chang-ki’s 1 RBI final double.
Shin Min-jae showed off his presence by showing off major league-level judgment in defense. The white rice was 6 times. In the crisis of 1st, 2nd and 3rd base, Kang Hyeon-woo caught a ground ball and threw it to 3rd base instead of 1st base, tagging out 2nd base runner Byeong-ho Park who was heading to 3rd base. Shin Min-jae showed off a sense of stability in other situations and played an error-free game.
Shin Min-jae, who left Incheon High School and entered the pros as a Doosan training player in 2015, wore an LG uniform through the second draft held in November 2017. Afterwards, he achieved his dream of debuting in the first team in 2019 with his discharge from the military, but until last year, he mainly stepped on the ground as a replacement agent such as a large runner and a large defense. He is gradually losing ground, and his first team performance last year was only 14 games, 3 at bats, no hits.
Even under manager Yeom Gyeong-yeop, Shin Min-jae was dropped as a backup agent, such as a runner and a great defense, but he often wore second baseman’s gloves due to Seo Geon-chang’s sluggishness and Kim Min-sung’s multi-position digestion.안전놀이터
After all, he made a man out of place. Shin Min-jae has a career high of .751 OPS, 5 RBIs, 21 stolen bases, and 63 games batting average, along with a more stable infield defense this season. He ranks first in stolen bases, and his batting average in his last 10 games is 4.5.
On this day, Shin Min-jae’s major league-level defense also attracted Oh Ji-hwan, a master of shortstop defense in the KBO League. Oh Ji-hwan, who we met after the game, said, “Shin Min-jae is definitely bold. He doesn’t show any hesitation or hesitation,” he said. So that’s how the play came about. I also told the player that he was cool at that moment. That’s great,” he said with a thumbs up.