Park joined KIA in the second round of the 2020 draft (sixth overall) and recorded a batting average of 15.8 percent (6 hits in 38 times at bat) in 30 games before joining the military in 2022. Park played in the Futures League games for the Sangmu Baseball team in 2022 and 2023. In 2022, he hit .333 (46 hits) with three homers and 45 RBIs with an OPS of .858 in 63 games, and in 2023, he hit .355 (43 hits) with one homer and 23 RBIs with an OPS of .760.
Park was discharged from Sangmu in November, and KIA sent to Canberra Cavaliers in Australia’s professional league to gain experience for prospective players. Park started at shortstop No. 2 in a home game against the Sydney Blue Sox in Canberra on Sunday.
In the bottom of the first inning, when the team was losing 0-1, Andrew Moritz got on base with a double to the right. In Park’s at-bat, the second baseman attempted to steal third base but was out due to the catcher’s throw. After one out, Park hit a double in the middle, regretting Moritz’s stealer. With two outs and a runner on the first base, Park scored a tiebreaking score of 1-1. After that, Canberra turned the game around 3-1 with a timely hit.
Park was out after hitting a fly ball to the second base with one out and a runner on the first base in the bottom of the second inning. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Park was out after swinging and striking out a ball. Park was replaced by a base defense in the top of the seventh inning, and finished the game with one hit and one run from three times at bat.
In the match against the seed on the 22nd, Park had two hits and one run from four times at bat. In the bottom of the first inning, when she was losing 0-1, Park connected the chance with a hit to the middle. With no outs and runners on the first and second bases, Corey Acton was out on a line drive to the left field, and No. 4 Ajuma Junpei hit a ground ball to shortstop in a double play, which ruined the chance. 온라인카지노
Canberra turned the game around 3-1 when a three-run homerun was hit with two outs in the bottom of the second inning. In the bottom of the third inning, Park came out as the leadoff hitter and got on base with a hit in the middle. Acton’s hit made it to the first and second bases with no outs, and another hit with one out later became a chance to hit the bases loaded. Due to a timely hit by a follow-up batter, Park scored a run. Canberra ran away 5-1. With multiple hits in the first two at-bats, Park grounded out to shortstop after two outs in the fourth inning and struck out with one out in the seventh inning. He finished the game with two hits and one run from four times at bat.
Park has continued to have hits in eight consecutive games in recent months. During the period, she has had 12 hits in 29 times at bat, with a batting average of 414 with six RBIs and nine runs scored. When she started playing in the Australian professional league in November, she had a batting average of around 10 percent as it was difficult to get a hit. She has continued to have hits in consecutive games in recent months as she is gradually going through the process of getting used to it. Her batting average for this season has also increased to 241 percent (20 hits in 83 times at bat) in 22 games.
Park is a rising star in the infield. She played shortstop and second baseman in Sangmu, and all other infield positions in Canberra except for the first base. She made zero errors in five games (39 ⅓) as a second baseman, and one in four games (35 innings) as a third baseman. She has continued to play as a shortstop in recent years. She recorded three errors in 13 games (106 innings) as a shortstop.
KIA’s infield has Hwang Dae-in and Byun Woo-hyuk for the first base and veteran Kim Sun-bin for the second base who is negotiating with FA. Park Chan-ho for shortstop and Kim Do-young for the third base are the main players. Kim Kyu-sung, Choi Jung-yong and Hong Jong-pyo played as infield backups this season. Park Min, who is young, will compete with them for infield utilities. Park Min, who is talented in batting, will gain competitive edge if she builds up her defensive experience.