"I grew up looking at my brother's back" 487 home run legend's younger brother was encouraged by his warm words
Jun 28, 2024
|
|
SSG Landers Choi Jung (37) built another golden tower. On the day the older brother solidified the presence of 'living legend', the younger brother also played an active role and led the team to its fourth consecutive victory.
Choi Jung-eun hit a solo home run against KT Wiz at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 27th and reached the 20th home run mark. KT Benjamin's fork ball hit the ball well over the left fence. It is the first restart of the home run factory in seven games since the match against the Samsung Lions on June 18.
Choi Jeong-eun tied for fourth place in home runs with Kang Baek-ho (KT, 20), following Davison (NC, 24), Rojas (KT), and Kim Do-young (KIA, 21), and set a new record of 20 home runs (40-46-36-29-33-35-26-29-20) for the ninth consecutive year since 2016. For a baseball player, he's in his twilight years, but he's still not coming down from the top class of the league.
|
He has 20 home runs for nine consecutive years after Park Byung-ho (Samsung). If Choi Jung hits more than 20 home runs next year, he could reach the milestone of 20 home runs for 10 consecutive years, which was unanswered before professional baseball.
Choi Jung's double-digit home run category, which he presents as a `minimum goal' every year, has achieved a whopping 19 seasons, and is also continuing its current progressive record.
On the same day, Lotte Giants Choi Hang swung a fire bat with three hits, two RBIs and one run in four at-bats to make Son Ho-young and Ko Seung-min, who were injured, forget for a moment. The final hit and come-from-behind hit at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth inning, and an RBI triple that solidified the win 7-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning were all the best.
|
Since joining the SK Wyverns in 2012, he has played with his brother at SK-SSG for 12 years until last year. However, he was released after last season and changed his uniform at Lotte's call.
Choi Hang, who met after the game, already knew the news of his brother, who reached 20 home runs for nine consecutive years. Choi Hang "I talked on the phone yesterday, and you said you didn't have a good feeling of hitting me…I think I'm doing it on purpose."
|
Choi Hang pointed out that "Coach Kim Joo-chan, Coach Lim Hoon, and his brother are all the same. I think that was really the problem"Focusing on that part and preparing well led to good results today." I want to keep this feeling as long as possible"Thank you.
In my previous team, I usually wore No. 4. However, since moving to Lotte, he has been wearing No. 14. It's the same number as my brother.
|
"When I hear the shouting and cheering song of Sajik Stadium, my heart beats automatically. Choi Hang is proud, saying, "I feel like I just became a Busan man." Son Ho-young and Ko Seung-min are both returning in the second half. For Lotte, Choi Hang's performance is desperate.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
