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“Don’t try to do anything special. Just follow your path”: How Park Jun-young became a hero in a nine-game losing streak

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

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  • The Hanwha Eagles have two pitchers named Park Jun-young on the same roster.
  • The unusual situation recalls LG Twins outfielders Lee Byung-kyu, who were distinguished by the nicknames “Ra-bbang” and “Jak-bbang.”
  • One Park Jun-young has emerged as an unexpected hero during Hanwha’s nine-game losing streak.

“Don’t try to do anything special. Just follow your path.” That was the advice offered by Park Jun-young to Park Jun-young as Hanwha Eagles baseball produced an unlikely hero during a nine-game losing streak.

Hanwha has two pitchers with the same name sharing the clubhouse. The situation has echoes of the LG Twins’ former outfielders named Lee Byung-kyu, who were separated by the nicknames “Ra-bbang” and “Jak-bbang.”

The Eagles have also found their own way to tell the two Park Jun-youngs apart. The shared name has become a distinctive feature of a team trying to navigate a difficult stretch, while one of the pitchers has stepped forward in a role the headline casts as that of a hero in troubled times.

Don’t try to do anything special. Just follow your path.

· Park Jun-youngAdvice exchanged between the two Hanwha Eagles pitchers who share the same name.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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