"One hit, one score and one walk." Next-generation big gun prospect, a story that can't be laughed out as it gets better to push, "I'm confident in hitting."

"One hit, one score and one walk." Next-generation big gun prospect, a story that can't be laughed out as it gets better to push, "I'm confident in hitting."

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Professional baseball Samsung Lions rookie infielder Cha Seung-joon (19) showed off his good batting performance in his first practice game against a KBO League team.

In a practice game against SSG Landers held at Akama Stadium in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on the 25th, Cha started the game as the sixth third baseman and recorded one hit, one run and one walk from three times at bat. Samsung won the game 5-0.

Cha Seung-joon, who joined Samsung by selecting the third round (23rd) of the 2025 Rookie Draft, is drawing keen attention as Samsung's next-generation infielder with big guns. At the practice game on the day, he showed off good batting performance and raised expectations.스포츠토토

In an interview after the match, Cha said, "I never thought I would play in the first division like this. I thought I would go to the second division camp after my Guam camp. Thank you for keeping me in the first division."

Cha Seung-joon, whose main position is third baseman, is already in a difficult situation to get many opportunities because Kim Young-woong, the main third baseman, is already holding out. All the main players are already in other infield positions.

"I think it will be difficult for me to follow the others because they are all fast," said Cha Seung-joon, who said, "I have to find a new way to the point where I can. I think my defense movement is better than in high school. I think I need to step up step by step to find my place," and added, "I can hit any ball with confidence. I am confident in hitting, so if you use it with confidence, I will try to meet those expectations."

Cha, who received a lot of advice from Lee Jin-young, said, "He stressed from the beginning that I always had the hitting point at the back and to pull it forward. That's how I usually hit it, so it was easy to turn it around." He continued, "I even trained to bite and hit with uniforms. They took special measures because my head was not fixed. I think I definitely got better after doing this training."

Cha Seung-joon also showed his ability to make pushing balls well. It is a great strength to be able to send a ball in all directions of the stadium. In response, Cha Seung-joon said, "It is related to the school I went to, but every school I went to was short in right field, so if I hit it, it would be a school or a car. That's why the coaches always told me to push it."

"I was able to pull at Yongma High School," Cha said. "But it became a habit since elementary school, so I didn't pull a lot when I was batting in high school. Still, I made up my mind to swing hard because I can hit as much as I want in a professional league."

Fans who came all the way to Okinawa to cheer for the players gave their enthusiastic support to Samsung. "I was a little nervous when I first heard the cheering. However, as fans called my name at the batter's box, I was able to concentrate and feel like I had to play well," Cha said, expressing his gratitude to the fans.