2024-03-23 11:19:00
Choi Hyeong-woo/Gwangju = Reporter Kim Jin-seong [email protected]
[마이데일리 = 광주 김진성 기자] 4Hyeongwoo’s lucky opening match.
Choi Hyeong-woo (41), the KIA Tigers batting general, is also a practical hitter. In the exhibition game, he was so-so with a batting average of 0.188, 1 home run, 3 RBI, and 5 runs scored. However, when the ‘main stage’ began on the 23rd, he was also different. He heard from manager Lee Beom-ho that he would return to being the number 6 hitter, which he had hoped for from the past, but it came to nothing due to Na Seong-beom’s hamstring injury.
Choi Hyeong-woo/Gwangju = Reporter Kim Jin-seong [email protected]
In the end, Choi Hyung-woo was once again given the fourth important responsibility of leading the team’s batting lineup. Na Seong-beom is in a pain-free state, so the gap time will not be long. Still, for the time being, KIA’s No. 4 hitter is Choi Hyeong-woo. And Cho Hyeong-woo proved his value as to why he has been in charge of number 4 for many years since his days with the Samsung Lions.
First, in the bottom of the first inning when the team was down 0-2, with one out and 2nd and 3rd base on base, Choi Hyung-woo hit a 148km fastball to Kiwoom Ariel Jurado with a ball count of 1B2S, scoring a double with 2 RBIs and tying the game. Choi Hyeong-woo said of this, “It was a stroke of great luck. “Luck came early on,” he said.
Choi Hyung-woo even said, “If I got caught, it was just 4X or 5X.” In the field, no hits in 4 at-bats are commonly called ‘bread’, and no hits in 5 at-bats are called ‘bread’. It was said that it was a ‘feeling’ that if it didn’t work out in the first at-bat, the game itself would be ruined.
At the same time, Choi Hyung-woo said, “I tried to put it in the fair area somehow. He had slow timing, but I feel good about doing well in the opening game. “I have never played well in the opening game, and we won for the first time in a long time in the opening game.”
In fact, KIA broke its six-game losing streak in the opening game on this day. 2017 was the last opening game victory. Choi Hyung-woo also recalled that he rarely played well in the opening game. Choi Hyeong-woo actually said to his juniors before the game that day, “I won’t be able to do it anyway, so you guys try to do well.”
Even so, Choi Hyung-woo took on the role of number 4 hitter again from the opening game, and his will to do it properly was great. After opening the first inning with a 2-run, tying double, he showed off his signature baseball skills with 2 walks. And in the 8th inning, a double to left was added again. His record on this day was 2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 run, and 2 walks in 3 at-bats.
Hyungwoo Choi/KIA Tigers
Choi Hyung-woo subtly showed his confidence once again. “Hurado was strong on our team last year, but I didn’t really care about that. I like each of our players. I grew up. “Because we had a good atmosphere, I didn’t think about the opposing pitcher.”
Gwangju = Reporter Kim Jin-seong [email protected]
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