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“Isn’t it hard?” The busiest person at Lotte now hears it every day.

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▲ 롯데 신인 전미르 ⓒ윤욱재 기자
▲ Rookie Jeon Mi-reu from Lotte © Yoon Wook-jae Reporter

[SportyNews= Sangdong, Yoon Wook-jae Reporter] “Aren’t you tired?”

It’s a question he hears almost daily. Because he is currently the busiest person in the Lotte squad. But he smiles. Because he has a dream.

Currently, Lotte is conducting a final camp at Gimhae Sangdong Stadium. On the 15th, they conducted a blue and white game to check their skills.

But there was a player who played ‘two roles’ that day. He came out as a pitcher in the blue team and a batter in the white team. It wasn’t because they were short on players. As a pitcher, he struck out two in one inning and blocked it without any runs, and as a batter, he didn’t hit in two at-bats, but calmly picked a walk.

Jeon Mi-reu (18), who was selected as the third overall pick in the first round of the 2024 KBO Rookie Draft by Lotte, is a player who has been noted as the ‘Korean version of Ohtani’. Jeon Mi-reu, who also played as both a pitcher and a batter during his time at Gyeongbuk High School, received a signing fee of 300 million won (approximately $252,000) and entered Lotte as a promising player. He is currently training as both a pitcher and a batter at the final camp, nurturing his dream of ‘ambidexterity’.

Can the ‘Korean version of Ohtani’ really become a reality in the professional world? Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung is casting one vote for ‘Pitcher Jeon Mi-reu’ for now. “The pitcher is better than I thought. The control is stable, and when I look at the mound operation and the angle of the breaking ball, I judge that it can be enough even in the first team,” said Manager Kim Tae-hyung, “As a batter, he has good power, but it seems to take time.”

The exact ‘path’ of Jeon Mi-reu is not yet determined. As a player with talent in both pitching and batting, they plan to watch carefully.

Jeon Mi-reu, who joined the final camp and took his first step as a professional player, said, “I keep feeling that the difference between professionals and amateurs is poles apart. But I enjoy professional life,” and stuck out his tongue, saying, “The skills are different. Everything is very different.”

▲ 롯데가 1라운드에서 지명한 전미르 ⓒ곽혜미 기자
▲ Jeon Mi-reu, who was nominated in the first round by Lotte © Kwak Hye-mi Reporter

▲ 전미르 ⓒ롯데 자이언츠
▲ Jeon Mi-reu © Lotte Giants

▲ 전미르 ⓒ롯데 자이언츠
▲ Jeon Mi-reu © Lotte Giants

At such times, he tends to receive help from seniors who say warm words to him. Kim Jin-wook and Go Seung-min are such figures for Jeon Mi-reu. Jeon Mi-reu said, “(Kim) Jin-wook hyung always talks to me and tells me about his experiences. (Go) Seung-min hyung sometimes makes jokes and relaxes me.”

Jeon Mi-reu, who is continuing to pitch and bat even after entering the pros, said, “Both are fun and I still have a lot of interest,” and “I always go and do the exercises needed for both sides, and if there is something I can’t do, I stay at night and exercise on my own. I live in a dormitory, so I have a lot of time left after training,” he said, explaining that he is spending busier days than others.

Pitching coach Joo Hyung-gwang often asks Jeon Mi-reu, who is pitching and batting, “Aren’t you tired?” In fact, it’s the most common thing people say to Jeon Mi-reu. Because a player who has just entered the professional stage is pitching and batting, he is expected to spend a more difficult and busy time than anyone else. Even so, Coach Joo Hyung-gwang does not hesitate to order, “Use your lower body a lot and take out a lot of strength when you throw the ball.”

Jeon Mi-reu is showing improvement not only as a pitcher but also as a batter. “I received an order to minimize unnecessary movements in the batter’s box and use my lower body to utilize explosive rhythm. I am constantly improving by practicing sending the ball in the middle direction,” Jeon Mi-reu said.

What will Jeon Mi-reu’s future unfold like? Whether the ‘Korean Ohtani’ will become a reality, or whether he will devote himself to one of pitching and batting and go all-in on one talent, remains to be seen. An interesting player has appeared in Lotte.

▲ 전미르 ⓒ롯데 자이언츠
▲ Jeon Mi-reu © Lotte Giants

▲ 전미르 ⓒ롯데 자이언츠
▲ Jeon Mi-reu © Lotte Giants

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