25-year-old rookie shortstop who threatens Ha Joo-seok and Lee Do-yoon, serves on the front line after dropping out of college

This player is serious about baseball.

He graduated from Chunghun High School and went to college after not receiving his professional draft. He dropped out of first grade, joined the military, and served on the front lines in Hwacheon, Gangwon-do. He was discharged from the military in 2019 and joined the independent league team ‘Seongnam Blue Panthers’, but the team was disbanded. He played for the ‘Score Bone Hyenas’ under coach Song Jin-woo and then played baseball for the ‘Yeoncheon Miracle’. The ‘Scorebone Hyenas’ are also a team that has disappeared.

Infielder Hwang Young-mook (25), born in 1999. I went straight ahead, only looking at the professional. The reason he went to college, quickly enlisted in active duty, and went through three independent teams was to become a professional player. He made his name known by appearing on a baseball entertainment program and achieved his dream of becoming a professional player.

The Hanwha Eagles selected him in the fourth round of the 2024 rookie draft. Hwang Young-mook, whom we recently met at the Hanwha 2nd team stadium in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province, said, “I never once thought that I couldn’t become a professional player while playing for three teams: university, military, and independent clubs.” He continued, "I wanted to show my own style of baseball in a better position, so I dropped out of college, joined the military, and played for an independent club."

When former coach Song Jin-woo heard the news of Hanwha joining, he encouraged him, saying, “I knew he would do well.” He had a clear sense of his purpose.

1m80-83kg, 25-year-old rookie shortstop. Hanwha Futures Team coach Lee Dae-jin said that he is a ‘five-tool player’ with good contact, speed, defense, and throwing ability, as well as slugging ability compared to his size. Last November, he participated in the Miyazaki Finishing Camp in Japan and confirmed his potential as a professional player.

"It's been about three months since I joined the team. I was thrilled and excited to have systematic training in a professional setting. Now that I've adapted, I'm training comfortably. With the help of the coaching staff and the team's front office, I'm focusing only on baseball."

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