The 2nd Kim Jae-ho? Dreaming of 'The 1st Park Jun-soon', 52nd Doosan Super Rookie's pledge

The 2nd Kim Jae-ho? Dreaming of 'The 1st Park Jun-soon', 52nd Doosan Super Rookie's pledge

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At Jamsil Baseball Stadium, a new player with No. 52 is scheduled to enter the infield. Rookie infielder Park Joon-soon (18), who is expected to take charge of Doosan's 20-year infield, is the hero.토토사이트

Doosan Bears named Deoksu High School infielder Park Joon-soon as the sixth-ranked player in the first round of the 2025 Rookie Draft held in September. It was the first time in 16 years that Doosan nominated an infielder in the first round since 2009 when Heo Kyung-min was ranked seventh overall.
Including the first nomination, it was the first time in four years since Ahn Jae-seok in 2021, and Doosan used its precious first-round nomination to choose a fielder instead of choosing a top-ranked pitcher with many recent success stories.

However, baseball players who have watched Park Joon-soon for a long time often come up with a slightly different view. Expectations are high that Park Jun-soon's nomination could be a "God's move" to lead the generational change of Doosan's fielders, not an "adventure."

In fact, right-handed infielder Park Joon-soon received attention as a defensive player until he was in second grade after passing through Cheongnyang Middle School's Deoksu High School, but his batting performance exploded last year, making him the biggest high school fielder with harmonized ball-hand skills.

At the Shinsegae E-Mart Cup National High School Baseball Competition in April 2024, Park won the batting award, the RBI award and the home run award, and was named the MVP of the competition. At the Golden Lion competition held a month later, he also won the batting award and the MVP award.

Park Joon-soon, who played in the official high school competition last year, posted a batting average of 0.442, five homers and 33 RBIs, and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 1.250. Park, who also has fast feet with 22 steals, is said to be a 5-TOOL player.

There were also many scouts who considered Park Joon-soon's appearance as the "second Kim Ha-sung" with accurate contact ability and good defense in addition to his recent long-shot power.
And Park has now taken the first step to become a major player in Doosan's new infield. The start is expected to be Doosan's spring camp, which will lead to Sydney in Australia and Miyazaki in Japan. Park was included in the first Australian camp list among rookies along with pitcher Hong Min-gyu, who was also nominated in the third round.

Park Joon-soon, who met after the 2025 founding ceremony held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 15th, said, "I just heard for the first time. I've heard that there might be a possibility before, but it's the first time I've heard it as a definite," and after smiling brightly, he said, "I think I'll get good results if I follow the camp and learn hard."

Fans who have only seen each other on TV still feel a sense of distance from each other. To the coaching staff and other senior players, Park said, "I want to learn movements from defense. I want to learn count battles and how to attack from pitchers as well." Mild shoulder inflammation is also in the recovery phase. Throwing drills will begin in February and are still taking batting drills.

There is something particularly noticeable about Park's uniform. It is the jersey number 52 that he wears. Until just last year, the number 52 was worn by Kim Jae-ho, Doosan's franchise star and perennial "genius shortstop." Kim Jae-ho is a legend who holds most of Doosan's shortstop records, including 1,235 hits while playing in 1,793. And the legend chose to retire after last season.

His uniform number would have been too heavy for anyone to choose. However, when reporters said he would feel a lot of pressure, Park smiled brightly, saying, "I think it's a very good number."

Park Joon-soon said, "I think it's good because it was a number worn by Kim Jae-ho, Doosan's one-club man," and explained, "I also chose the number."
It is being compared to several players, but as for Park Joon-soon, another legendary infielder, Jeong Geun-woo, was cited as the most similar player in baseball. "I think (the style) is the most similar to Jung Geun-woo," Park Jun-soon said when asked about his personality, "I think I'm a little noisy when I play baseball."

In addition to Kim Jae-ho's departure, Doosan's infield has made one more change this season. Hur Kyung-min, who has been Doosan's infield coach for a long time with Kim Jae-ho, moved to the FA, leaving both shortstop and third baseman position. The Doosan coaching staff plans to move Kang Seung-ho, who was previously second baseman, to third base and find new shortstop and second baseman.

Park Jun-soon is also a good contender for the first time in his career. "I think I will be able to play well in any position. I can do it stably in defense," Park said, displaying strong confidence.

In the meantime, Park said in detail, "I want to be promoted before the first half of this season. That's how I set my goal. I want to play in the second half of this year."

He has a desire to win the Rookie of the Year award. "My ultimate goal is to win the Rookie of the Year award, so I want to proceed step by step," Park said. "I don't have a specific goal for the number of players so far." Park's goal this year is to gradually increase the number and roles of players in the first team as planned, and reach the ultimate goal of the Rookie of the Year award.

There is no reason to be overshadowed by anyone or to be overwhelmed by expectations. Park Jun-soon is determined to write her own story, not someone else.