Jung Eun-won (24), a core prospect of the Hanwha Eagles who won the Golden Glove for second baseman in 2021, has joined the Armed Forces Sports Unit (hereinafter referred to as Sangmu).
Jung, who wore the Hanwha uniform as the 24th pick in the second and third rounds of the 2018 rookie draft, debuted on the first team that year. Jung, who consistently received opportunities as a second baseman until the 2020 season and hit the mid-20s, burst his potential in 2021. He played in 139 games for the season and recorded a batting average of 0.283 (140 hits in 495 times at bat), six homers, 39 RBIs, 85 runs, and 19 steals with an OPS of 0.791.
In particular, he broke the record of the youngest 100 walks in history (Lee Seung-yeop, 23 years and 11 days old) by picking up 105 walks in the season, and won the second baseman’s Golden Glove after the season in recognition of his performance. Jung Eun-won’s golden glove in 2021 was the first golden glove that a player born in the 2000s received. Although he did not make the final entry for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics national team, he was likely to be included in the upcoming 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games list.
The timing, however, was not on Jung’s side. The Asian Games, which were supposed to be held in 2022, were postponed until September 2023. In the meantime, Jung continued to receive consistent opportunities, but failed to continue the momentum of 2021. He seemed to continue the mood by garnering 85 walks with a batting average of 0.274 with eight home runs and 49 RBIs in 140 games in 2022, but his performance plummeted with a batting average of 0.223 with one home run in the first half of 2023, failing to join the national team. 온라인카지노
To make up for the slump, he prepared for the 2024 season by delaying his enlistment in Sangmu at the end of 2023 and even trying to change his position as an outfielder, but he played only 27 games and recorded an unsatisfactory performance of 0.172 one home run and six RBIs. With the addition of An Chi-hong and the emergence of new faces such as Hwang Young-mook and Moon Hyun-bin, Jung Eun-won’s position has diminished. Hanwha’s infield has become saturated with the recruitment of external FA Shim Woo-joon in this stove league.
Unable to put off the military issue any longer, Jung Eun-won eventually joined Sangmu on the 2nd. It can be a bit disappointing for him, who was the league’s best second baseman and prospect just three years ago.
On the contrary, if Jung Eun-won can continue his batting sense in Sangmu, which had a good batting average of 0.306 in 62 games in this year’s Futures League, he has a good chance of becoming a turning point in his career. Attention is focusing on whether Jung Eun-won will be able to shake off his bad luck and sluggishness and set the stage for a rebound in Sangmu.
