Lee Jung-hoo (26, San Francisco Giants), Bae Ji-hwan (25, Pittsburgh Pirates), and Kim Ha-sung (29, San Diego Padres) are showing poor performance. When will another Korean big leaguer come out? Park Hyo-joon (28, Oakland Athletics) is waiting for the right time to boost his batting performance.
Park Hyo-joon, a member of the Triple-A team Las Vegas Aviators under Oakland, started as the ninth right fielder in the Triple-A game against the Tacoma Rainers (under the Seattle Mariners) at Tucoma Chaney Stadium in Washington, D.C., on the 21st (Korea time) and recorded one hit, one walk, one strikeout and one stolen base in two at-bats.
With hits in two consecutive games, Park's on-base plus slugging percentage increased from 0.282 to 0.284, and his on-base plus slugging percentage increased from 0.397 to 0.401 and 0.421. His on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) was 0.822.
In particular, Park is displaying strong batting performance as the weather has gotten hotter since June. Park Hyo-joon has led the team's batting average of 0.340 (17 hits in 50 at-bats), three homers and 10 RBIs, a on-base percentage of 0.441, a slugging percentage of 0.580 and an OPS of 1.021 in 16 games he played in June.
At his first at bat in the top of the third inning, he hit a sinker with nine pitches and posted a hit to the right with fastballs at 109.4 miles (176.1 kilometers) per hour. He also stole second base. It was his 11th in this season.
In the fifth inning, he calmly walked at the full count to get on base. He struck out in the seventh inning, but succeeded in getting on multiple bases, displaying outstanding sense.
Park, who signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics, left a strong impression at exhibition games with a batting average of 0.477, one homer and nine RBIs, an on-base percentage of 0.478, a slugging percentage of 0.659, and an OPS of 1.137. Oakland manager Mark Katsay also praised Park for his remarkable performance in this camp. Among the players who did not receive many opportunities in the big leagues, he made a deep impression. MLB.COM, the official website of the Major League Baseball, also predicted that Park will join the 26-man opening roster.
I never thought I would never get a chance this long. Oakland is a team that lacks solid players and has lost 100 games for two consecutive years, and is likely to use Park Hyo-joon given the team needs to discover future resources.
Oakland ranks lowest in the American League West with 28 wins and 49 losses and a 0.364 win rate this season as well. It is hard to expect a baseball game this fall, as it has already played 16 games against the first-runner Seattle Mariners.
Park Hyo-joon is playing in all outfield positions as well as second baseman in Triple A, which is a resource that can be called up considering the current situation in Oakland. 사설 토토사이트
Oakland's main second baseman Jack Geloff is in a slump with a batting average of 0.202 8 home runs, 21 RBIs, 8 steals, and an OPS of 0.619.
There is no clear player in the outfield. J.J. Bloody hit 10 home runs with an OPS of 0.809, and Miguel Anduha hit 0.330 with an OPS of 0.783, but all other outfield resources have an OPS of less than 60 percent.
Of course, it is not easy to get a call-up from the big leagues with the current performance. However, the steep rise in June raises expectations. If the team can continue to have the same impact as its June performance, Oakland has no choice but to want to test it at least once in the MLB.