Bad batting average of .000? Still, he was a top prospect in the Yankees...Hanwha's teammates also believed, "They supported me from the first game."

Bad batting average of .000? Still, he was a top prospect in the Yankees...Hanwha's teammates also believed, "They supported me from the first game."

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Korean slugger Esteban Floral, a foreign hitter of the Hanwha Eagles, was not showing up at all until the LG Twins' game at Jamsil on Tuesday. During his four games, he had no hit in 15 at-bats for an RBI, two walks and a batting average of 0.000.온라인카지노

As everyone knows, Floral is a familiar name that Major League fans have heard of at least once. Since joining the New York Yankees in 2015, he has been spotlighted as a top prospect. In particular, he was selected as the No. 1 prospect in MLB Pipeline, Baseball America, and FanGraph in 2019. Last season, he played for the Cleveland Guardians and recorded 41 hits, five homers, 22 RBIs, 23 runs and a batting average of 0.192 in 84 games in the Major League.

His lackluster performance in the early days of the season was all the more regrettable because he had good practice and good pace in exhibition games. He played in eight exhibition games and hit hard with eight hits, two RBIs, four runs and a batting average of 0.400.

Hanwha lost to LG on Sunday, but Florentine gave his team the only run. He hit a timely hit against Kim Kang-ryul in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was the moment when he had his first hit and RBI since his debut in the KBO League. Therefore, Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon also expressed his regret for the stagnant batters before the game on the 28th, but said, "I want to take comfort in the part where Floral recorded hits and RBIs."

And the first game of the season against the KIA Tigers held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on Sunday. The game that drew much attention as it was the first game of its historic opening. Again on the day, Hanwha's batters were tied to Kia's starting pitcher James Nail and pulled to 0-2 before the start of the seventh inning.

However, he steadily scored after two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, taking advantage of the ball control by opposing pitchers. Starting with Kim Tae-yeon's home run, the score tied with Im Jong-chan, Lee Jin-young, Moon Hyun-bin, and Hwang Young-mook's pushing walks. Choi In-ho also got on base with a pitch ball, leading to a come-from-behind turnaround. Then, he targeted pitcher Lee Joon-young's slider, which changed his professional style, and led to a two-run double. It was the moment when he had his first long hit and first multi-run shot since his debut in the KBO League.

Floral had one hit, two RBIs, one run and one walk, and one stolen base from three times at bat on the day. His batting average also ranges from 0.000 to 0.056 and 0.095.

After the game, Floral said, "I'm happy and happy to play as a team member for the Hanwha Eagles. It's better for the team to win than for a hit. I'm satisfied if the team wins, whether it's a hit or not."

Floral, who had been agonizing over his poor performance so far, said, "I took the batter's box without thinking too much and decided to let the offense continue," smiling, "My team members have always supported me since the first game. They came next to me and told me a lot of good things."

After the defense in the top of the fifth inning, starting pitcher Cody Ponce called his teammates. Asked what he said, he smiled and said, "Let's do it. We can do it."