In his first year after the transfer, he grew into an all-star shortstop.

In November last year, the Lotte Giants and Doosan Bears executed a 2-for-3 trade. Lotte sent rookie outfielder Kim Min-seok, who achieved a record of 100 hits as the first-round pick in the 2023 rookie draft, along with military veteran outfielder Choo Jae-hyeon and promising right-handed pitcher Choi Woo-in. They also brought in relief pitcher Jeong Cheol-won, the 2022 Rookie of the Year, and infielder Jeon Min-jae, who gained experience playing 100 games in the previous season.

In fact, the main cards of this trade were evaluated as Kim Min-seok and Jeong Cheol-won. It was a trade that satisfied the needs of both teams, with Doosan needing a transition in the outfield and both teams requiring immediate strength in the bullpen. While other players were necessary resources, their attention was less compared to the two players. However, an all-star best 12 emerged from these players. It was neither Kim Min-seok nor Jeong Cheol-won. Lotte's new trade boon, infielder Jeon Min-jae, stood tall as an all-star member recognized by everyone.

Jeon Min-jae proudly made the list of the all-star best 12 announced on the 23rd. He was selected in the dream all-star shortstop institutional sector, marking his first all-star selection. There was no disagreement. Both the fan vote (70%) and the team vote (30%) placed him in first. He received over half of the 178 votes from 157,941 votes in the fan poll and 352 votes from the team poll. He easily surpassed Samsung's Lee Jae-hyun (26.66 points) with a total score of 46.50 points.

Just before the trade last winter, he worked harder than anyone else during the finishing camp at Doosan and showed MVP-level growth in the camp. He made sure that the sweat he shed was not in vain and diligently worked at Lotte as well. Initially, he seemed likely to be utilized as an all-purpose infielder, but he seized the starting shortstop position while the starting shortstop Park Seung-wook struggled.

In both defense and offense, he showed remarkable growth, combining last year's experience and the efforts of the offseason. Currently, he has recorded a batting average of .333 (68 hits on 206 at-bats), 3 home runs, 23 RBIs, and 30 runs scored with an OPS of .798. He displayed such a striking batting sense that he was once in a fierce competition for the batting title, also showing clutch abilities.

Then, on April 29, he suffered an unexpected injury when hit in the head during a game against Kiwoom. He missed nearly three weeks due to symptoms of anterior segment hemorrhage in the right eye. Even after returning, he maintained a hot batting sense. His season batting average had risen as high as .398. However, he gradually faced some decline, and recently, his senses are coming back up again. Nevertheless, it is not an exaggeration to say that Jeon Min-jae is at the center of Lotte's surge in the first half.

It didn't take long for him to gain the love of Lotte fans, and with a hit new cheering song, he solidified his position as a perfect Lotte player. His selection as an all-star confirmed that the main card of the massive trade was now Jeon Min-jae.

Meanwhile, Lotte saw 6 players, the most in the league, selected as all-stars, including Jeon Min-jae. Go Seung-min, who forms the keystone combination with Jeon Min-jae, was also selected as an all-star in the second baseman institutional sector for the first time. In the outfielder institutional sector, Yoon Dong-hee, who received the second-most fan votes (1,717,766 votes), along with Víctor Reyes, designated hitter Jeon Jun-woo, and closer Kim Won-jung joined Jeon Min-jae as all-stars.

Jeon Min-jae and his trade counterpart Jeong Cheol-won received the highest votes in the interim pitcher institutional sector with 1,360,606 votes. However, he fell short in the team vote, securing only 64 votes and losing to Samsung rookie Bae Chan-seung, who garnered support from 129 players, thus missing out on the all-star selection.

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