Professional baseball players Park Han-gyeol, an outfielder, and Shin Yong-seok, a catcher, from the NC Dinos will serve their military duties with the Samsung baseball team.
NC announced on the 10th that "Park Han-gyeol and Shin Yong-seok have passed the final selection for the 2025 first Samsung Baseball Stadium support." They are scheduled to enter the Army training center in Nonsan on the 12th of next month.
Meanwhile, Park Han-gyeol joined NC as the 14th pick in the second round in 2023 after graduating from Gyeongbuk High School. He has recorded a batting average of .213 (80 at-bats, 17 hits), 8 home runs, 19 RBIs, and 11 runs scored in a total of 40 games in the first division.
In particular, although he had only a batting average of .185 with 12 hits in 65 at-bats over 28 games last year, he showcased tremendous power by hitting 7 home runs. As of the 9th, his Futures League performance includes a batting average of .333 (51 at-bats, 17 hits), 4 home runs, 14 RBIs, 16 runs scored, and 2 stolen bases over 17 games.
Shin Yong-seok, who graduated from Masan High School, was selected by NC in the third round as the 24th pick in 2023, but his experience in first division games last year consisted of just two outings. In the current season, he has a batting average of .231 with 6 hits in 26 at-bats, 1 home run, 6 RBIs, and 3 runs scored on the Futures stage.
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