“It’s different from when I was in high school. It won’t be long before I get to the MLB.”

Former manager Lee Man-soo, a 'baseball evangelist', encouraged 'Lee Man-soo Catcher Award winner' Eom Hyeong-chan (Kansas City), who is pursuing his dream in the minor league. He said he had changed a lot since his high school days and encouraged him that he would soon be able to make it to the major leagues. Eom Hyung-chan is a promising high school catcher who won the Lee Man-soo Catcher Award in 2022, and is currently a 'future big leaguer' playing for the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian professional baseball team after playing for the rookie team under the Kansas City Royals. He batted 0.220 with 1 home run and 5 RBIs in 15 games in the Rookie League, and 0.195 with 2 home runs and 5 RBIs in 12 games in Australian Professional Baseball. Eom Hyeong-chan is a prospect who was considered one of the 'Big 3' catchers among the 2022 third-year high school catchers along with Gyeongnam High School's Kim Beom-seok (LG) and Won High School's Kim Geon-hee (Kiwoom), and chose to advance to the United States instead of participating in the KBO draft. In July, before the draft, he signed a minor league contract with Kansas City and decided to challenge for the big league. At the time, a Kansas City official explained, "He is a good player. He is good at both hitting and defense, and on the defensive side, he has good arms and stable blocking. He can be evaluated as a 'player with a good package.'" After receiving the Lee Man-su Catcher Award, he became a hot topic by demonstrating his spirit of sharing by donating all the prize money and injuries to a developmentally disabled baseball team and Laos baseball. Former coach Man-soo Lee is a prospect that cannot be forgotten. Former manager Lee Man-soo said on the 11th, "I was happy to see a video of catcher Eom Hyeong-chan posted on Facebook on the morning of the 8th, so I clicked on it. It's a scene where catcher Eom Hyeong-chan catches a runner stealing to second base. In addition, there's a scene where he hits a double and a home run. “I saw him and he looked a lot different from how he batted in high school,” he said. He also said, "While listening to Eom Hyeong-chan's interview, what I thought was his biggest strength was his positive mind. If you look at the unknown world with excitement rather than fear, and do it one day at a time, you will see yourself proudly working as a starting catcher in the major league, which is what you dreamed of." introduced. Eom Hyeong-chan's father is Eom Jong-soo, coach of Gyeonggi Commercial High School, who had experience in the minor league in the past. Former manager Lee Man-soo said, "After receiving a video of Eom Hyeong-chan from Coach Eom Jong-soo, I saw how well catcher Eom Hyeong-chan was adapting and growing well in the American minor league. What I felt while watching the videos was that catcher Eom Hyeong-chan was stable and comfortable as a pitcher. “I was able to see that he could make it to the major leagues in the near future by watching him catch the ball, block, and throw,” he said. What former director Man-soo Lee particularly paid attention to was Hyeong-chan Um’s framing ability. He said, "The pitches of American pitchers are not monotonous and are quite difficult. Seeing them catch such difficult pitches comfortably, I became confident that I could become a big catcher. In particular, when it comes to framing, I am much better than other American or South American catchers. “I’m doing it,” he praised. Former manager Lee Man-soo is said to have asked Eom Hyeong-chan to identify and record all of the pitchers' strengths and weaknesses. He emphasized, "A catcher is not a position that only catches the ball. He must have eyes that can see various aspects more comprehensively, and to do so, he must study." The last point emphasized was aggressive game management. Former manager Lee Man-soo said, "I hope that you will learn aggressive ball combinations well in the United States, the home of baseball. I sincerely hope that you will become a catcher who leads a more powerful and speedy game with an aggressive ball composition that identifies the pitcher's strengths rather than running away or fighting. “I hope so,” he said. He also said, “Baseball is ultimately a battle against yourself. Let’s do our best every day so that the name Hyung-chan Um can be widely known in the major leagues in a few years.” He added, “Hyung-chan Um is a player who has many strengths and constantly studies and works hard, so he will listen to the stories I asked him to tell.” “I believe he will do well. And as a baseball player, I am confident that he will become a great player who will serve as an example to others in the future,” he said. https://www.betsarang.com/