Korean slugger Park Byung-ho (Samsung Lions) is preparing for the 2025 season by sweating profusely. Unlike last year when he changed his team through trade, he will play as a member of Samsung from the start of this year. How many home runs will he hit this year.온라인카지노

At the end of the 2021 season, Park Byung-ho wore the KT Wiz uniform. He became the homerun king by hitting 35 homers in the first year of his transfer, signaling his revival. The following year, his batting average was not bad at 0.283, but the number of homers decreased to 18.

His early performance in 2024 was shocking. Park had maintained a batting average of around 100%. He had only three homeruns, which was his specialty. He now plays as a substitute rather than a starter. He had 20 hits, three homeruns, and a batting average of 0.198 OPS of 0.638 in 44 games.

Samsung and KT have reached a turning point with the trade. On May 28, Samsung and KT made a one-on-one trade in exchange for Oh Jae-il and Park Byung-ho. "As a right-handed slugger necessary for our team, we expect to solidify the left-right balance of our team's batters and maximize the advantage of superior home run productivity at Lions Park, where the distance between the two teams is short," Samsung said in a statement.

Is it because of the changing environment? As soon as he moved his team, he had long balls. Having hit a home run since the first day of his transfer, Park had seven hits, three homers and eight RBIs in five games since his transfer. Although he was excluded from the roster due to a hamstring injury, he has shown the image of Park Byung-ho as we remember him. Park successfully rebounded with 61 hits, 20 homers, 60 RBIs and a 0.245 OPS of 0.839 in 76 games for Samsung.

As Samsung said, he was a perfect match with Lions Park. He had 30 hits, 14 homers and a batting average of 0.263 OPS of 1.044 in 39 games at Lions Park. Among the players who have hit double-digit home runs at Lions Park, Park is the only one who has played in less than 40 games.

He also showed good performance away from home. In 22 away games in the second half of the year, Park had 22 hits, four homers and a batting average of 0.265 OPS of 0.737. It may be a shame given his overwhelming home performance, but it is a significant change considering his poor performance in the early days of the season.

Now he can use his full-time home. Of the 144 games in total, 72 games will be played at home. Arithmetically, Park hit 14 homers in 39 games and 25.8 homers in 72 games, according to the calculation. If he adds four to five homers in away games, he can reach the 30th homerun mark again.

Of course, baseball is not a number. It is not even a proper calculation. However, it is important that a team can prepare for a stable season and continue to play as a starting member.

He has new motivation, too. After the end of this season, Park will become a free agent again. More and more players are maintaining his skills even at an advanced age, and the club has no hesitation in providing such huge amounts of money. Depending on the performance of this season, there is a possibility that he will sign high-priced contracts again.

In the KBO league alone, Park hit 403 home runs. He became the home run king six times, and Lee Seung-yeop hit 50 home runs for the second consecutive year. Will he be able to break the record of the oldest home run king (36) set in 2022 at Lions Park.