"Almost made a sudden attack", the first stolen base of Uta's life, and the flower director saw 'One Team' in it.

Jul 24, 2024

'Almost made a sudden attack', the first stolen base of Uta's life, and the flower director saw 'One Team' in it.
◇photo courtesy of the KIA Tigers



"I'm going to live with that big size..."

KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho laughed, saying that Byun Woo-hyuk, who succeeded in stealing the first base in his life.

Byun Woo-hyuk, who played against Gwangju NC on the 23rd, took the lead as a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the fourth inning when his team was leading 3-0, walked to get on base and stole second base. It was Byun Woo-hyuk's first stolen base, who joined Hanwha in the first round of the 2019 rookie draft and played 162 professional games until this day. Although the follow-up hit failed to lead to a score. However, his stolen base, which had been evaluated as relatively slow with 'Uta big gun', was a moment that had no choice but to surprise KIA and shock NC.



Byun Woo-hyuk, who met in Gwangju the next day, trembled, saying, `I almost rushed to third base.' "I practiced from time to time while being taught by coaches in the Futures (second division) team," he said. "I played yesterday after seeing the signature of Coach Jr. I ran thinking, 'Choi Hyung-woo stole a steal (at the end of the first inning), and I could do it, but it was thrilling because I even succeeded"I looked back at the moment.

How did head coach Lee Bum-ho see Byun Woo-hyuk's stolen base.



Manager Lee said, "(Choi) Hyung-woo has the experience to take balance on his own while running. Hyung-woo did leg sliding, and (Byeon) Woo-hyuk did headfirst sliding to live in that big size. " Then "I'm grateful that I'm doing my best to survive somehow and add to the team's score." I think I might get hurt while doing that, but seeing him do his best, I thought the team was going in a good direction. "





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