Suwon KT Wiz Park, where KBO's rookie draft tryout was held.

The 10 club scout team's attention was on both players.

It was Kim Geon-hyung, the son of former KIA director Kim Ki-tae, and Shim Jong-won, the son of former long hitter Shim Jeong-soo.



KBO Tryout is the primary gateway for players from overseas and dropouts in Amaya Ward (high school, university) in Korea.

Athletes participating in the tryout will be eligible to participate in the KBO rookie draft on the 21st.

Tryout was the only way for Kim Gun-hyung and Shim Jong-won, who spent their school days in the United States, to enter the KBO stage.



Kim Gun-hyung and Shim Jong-won met for the first time on this day, but they quickly became close.

I had a'superstar father', and the common point of playing baseball in the United States tied the two together.

Shim Jong-won said, "My personality is very positive, and it is not difficult to talk to people around me. I was my younger brother, so I approached my hyung first. After talking about things like this, I quickly became friends."

"I saw it for the first time today, and Jong-won came to me softly," said Kim Gun-hyung, saying, "I felt like I had a lot of consensus about living in a foreign country, so I quickly became friends."



The tryout lasted nearly three hours, but the time given to a player is only 15 minutes or less.

Gunhyung Kim and Jongwon Shim poured everything in for 15 minutes.

Gunhyung Kim showed a stable defense and a fast focus.

Shim Jong-won boasted an exciting swing and strong shoulders.

The feelings of completing the tryout were quite different.

Kim Gun-hyung said, "I showed 100% that I could show. I have no regrets." It.



Kim Gun-hyung and Shim Jong-won, who have poured everything in, are waiting for the club's choice in the draft to be held on the 21st.

It is enough to attract attention in that it is the son of Kim Ki-tae, who is considered the best left-handed hitter in professional baseball, and the son of Shim Jeong-soo, who fought a home run king with Lee Seung-yeop.



The most important thing is skill, but on this day, the evaluation of the 10 club scout teams was mixed.

A club scouting team said, "I learned baseball in the United States, so there are a lot of areas to be refined. I am a bit disappointed of my skills than I expected."

"Both of them have different baseball styles from their fathers, but they seem to have inherited their baseball talent. They are likely to be picked up in the lower rounds," explained B Scouts.

The C club scout smiled and said, "No comment."




Recently, the second generation of baseball has been blowing in professional baseball.

Coach Lee Jong-beom's son, Jeong-hoo Lee, is playing an active role as a leading batter in the KBO League beyond Kiwoom, and Park Se-hyuk, the son of coach Park Cheol-woo, led Doosan’s regular league and Korean series championship after stepping up last year.

Commentator Lee Soon-cheol's son, Lee Seong-gon, reported a home run after 7 years, and has been evaluated as breaking the shell this year.

If Kim Gun-hyung and Shim Jong-won add to this, the second generation of baseball, the second generation of baseball, could blow next year.



Is that why?

Kim Kun-hyung and Shim Jong-won both cited Lee Jeong-hoo as the'success model'.

Kim Geon-hyung laughed, saying, "I have seen Lee Jung-hoo's performance on TV often" and "I cut the start of the second-generation baseball player well."

Shim Jong-won said, "I'm also a left-handed hitter, so it's good to have a left-handed hitter. Especially, I like Lee Jung-hoo. It's attractive because it's changed again this season," he said.