The club desperately cared for him, mixing the designated batter's box and position, resulting in the best results.

Lee Ju-hyung said at a 2023 Heroes charity event held at a cafe in Magok-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the 3rd, "I saw fans cheering for me. It was my first time playing as a main player in front of many fans, and I said I wanted to keep going because most of the players play with some injuries," he said.

July 29 was a turning point in his life for Lee Ju-hyung. Lee Ju-hyung was traded to Kiwoom in return for Choi Won-tae (26) along with Kim Dong-gyu (19, LG 2023 2R) and the right to select the first round of the 2024 rookie draft. It was the first time in three years that Lee Ju-hyung, who graduated from Song Soo-cho (Haeundae Little), Centum Middle School and Gyeongnam High School, was selected by LG as the 13th overall pick in the second round of the second round in 2020.

In the last eight games of this season, Lee played as a designated hitter, and his thighs were not good enough. However, playing 227 at-bats in 51 games at Kiwoom was an invaluable experience that Lee could never change. He calmed down anxiety that he might miss another opportunity that he barely managed to find, and found something to supplement for the next season. More than anything else, I was able to talk a lot with Lee Jung-hoo (25), a senior player in the first division who is about to advance to the Major League.

Lee Ju-hyung said, "A senior player (Lee) Jung-hoo came to the first team at the end of the season and cheered for me a lot on the bench. He also told me how to approach at bat and how to deal with pitchers. When I actually used it in the game, it led to good results, so I felt that people who are good at baseball have different ideas and approaches, and I thought I should make my own based on this."

Despite playing with injuries, Lee Ju-hyung had a batting average of 0.330 (66 hits in 200 at-bats) with six homers, 34 RBIs, 30 runs and three steals, and a 0.396 slugging percentage of 0.515 OPS 0.911 during 51 games for Kiwoom. During the same period, he was the second-best hitter in the team in batting average and the first in home run-run-base hit rate, respectively, which perfectly filled the gap between Lee Jung-hoo's injury. Kiwoom was evaluated as getting a post-Lee Jung-hoo because Lee Ju-hyung was a promising player who was discharged from the military in February this year.

Lee's desire for the game brought about unexpected positive synergy. According to a Kiwoom official, Lee's desperate appearance stimulated young players, and the player himself felt that he quickly became a part of the heroines. "I was in a hurry when I joined the team. That's why I had a bad vision to select pitches and struck out a lot," Lee said. "However, luckily, the result came along. It was fortunate that he would have been criticized if the result had not come out, and it would have been difficult to adapt while being more wary of the situation. Also, I was able to adapt quickly because I had a lot of teammates and everyone else took good care of me," Lee said with a big smile.

Lee Ju-hyung has already shown what kind of player he is to some extent with his cheerful long hit from his fast bat speed, but he predicted another appearance, saying, "There are many things I haven't shown my fans this year." 안전놀이터

Lee, who is currently undergoing recovery training, plans to focus on strengthening his physical stamina and conduct skills training concurrently. "This year, I have not been able to steal bases or actively play defense due to my thigh injury. I could do better, but I could not because of my injury, so I felt the need for weight training and physical care," Lee said. "I want to hit .300 next year, double-digit home runs and 20 steals.