How much you imagined yourself and your mindset changed after the first year."

Rookie Jung Hyun-woo (19, Kiwoom Heroes), the top left-handed fireballer in the 2025 KBO Rookie Draft, has a good habit for him, even though he hasn't made a professional debut yet. This is a baseball question he asks his seniors. When I met him at the Goyang Rookie Camp last month, he said, "I originally like to ask questions."메이저놀이터

Chung Hyun-woo's question was also asked in the recent KBO rookie orientation held in Daejeon. According to the KBO's official YouTube channel on the 14th, the rookies had a meeting with Choi Ji-min (KIA Tigers) and Kim Hwi-jip (NC Dinos).

At the meeting, Jin Young-hyun-woo said, "I wonder how much my imagination and mindset have changed since the first year." Kim Hwi-jip answered Jung Hyun-woo's question. He said it is important for a rookie to play baseball with spirit like a rookie, and he said honestly that he was sorry that he couldn't do it more when he was a rookie.

In addition, Kim Hwi-jip said that he hurt himself while imitating seniors with different skeletons in spring camp, and asked him to exercise at a level he could. He even asked his seniors not to judge alone if they were not familiar with things. Choi Ji-min asked them not to overreact to not playing a single game, as 144 games in a season.

It is unknown how much the stories of Kim Hwi-jip and Choi Ji-min will help Chung Hyeon-woo. What is clear is that the professional world, which most rookies thought vaguely, feels different after a year. Few rookies spend their first year without trial and error.

Chung Hyeon-woo is a complete starting pitcher. His smooth pitching form is assessed to be as good as a fastball in the 150-km range, completeness of slider and fork balls, and commanders of all types of pitches. Expectations for the second Ryu Hyun-jin are already high school players.

Of course, Chung will suffer from trial and error and setbacks. In this regard, if the side effects of the adaptation process are minimized this year, the first season, based on what Chung heard from his seniors, the orientation on that day will be a huge success. If he absorbs the seniors' stories well, he will be recognized for his good feedback ability.

He has already turned into a professional player since the Taiwanese camp last fall, bombarding his seniors with questions. It is highly likely that Chung has developed a natural listening ear. This is not only for his rookie years, but it is also a very important part for him to succeed in the profession. Self-subjectivity is good, but those who are trained to listen to and judge others well can live a balanced life without falling into self-righteousness.