On the 3rd, Japanese media Tokyo Sports drew attention to Park Seok-hyun (Wang Gil-cho), a member of the Seo-gu Junior Baseball Team in Incheon, in the article titled “Second Shohei Ohtani, 182cm-100kg major primary school”. A school student who appeared in Korea, isn’t he a professional?”

Incheon Seo-gu Junior Baseball Team, including Park Seok-hyun, defeated Incheon Namdong Junior Baseball Team 6-5 in the finals of the 10th Park Chan-ho-bae National Junior Baseball Tournament held at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon. did. 28th of last month.

Park Seok-hyun, who appeared as the first spiker during the competition, attracted attention with his physique that resembled a professional player, even though he was a primary school student.

“Park Seok-hyun, with his height of 182 cm and 100 kg, is expected to be a talent that will carry the future of Korean baseball,” said Tokyo Sports, adding: “He is the only standout player on both teams, and his stance is the same as that of a professional player when batting. ” He said he had a double and two stolen bases that day and his run was strong as well.

“In recent years, Korean baseball has been absent from international competition, and players trying to advance to the major leagues have suffered injuries,” he said. “Park Seok-hyun’s appearance is a ray of hope.”

Reporter Lee Yu Na from the Digital News Team.

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