He's batting average of 50% during his team's 6th consecutive win...Rebounding of 9th-year discharge students, Flower Director's 'Memory' also played a part?

Jul 12, 2024

KIA Choi Won-joon hits a game between KIA and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 11th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.11/

The recent performance of KIA Tigers outfielder Choi Won-joon (27) is noteworthy.

Choi Won-joon has a batting average of 297 (81 hits in 273 at-bats) in 82 games this season, four homers and 33 RBIs, and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 0.783. The batting average in the last 10 games is 389, and the batting average in six games in July, when KIA has won six consecutive games, is as high as 500. After maintaining a batting average in the mid-300s for a month after the opening, he left a regret by repeatedly falling from May to June, but he is raising his pace as he succeeded in rebounding in July.

If Choi Won-joon continues his performance as it is, he is expected to have the best performance since the 2021 season (143 games with a batting average of 295, 174 hits, four homers and 44 RBIs, OPS of 0.742). It is also worth seeking to enter the 30% at-bats for the first time since his debut.

Choi Won-jun said "The hits didn't come out as well as I thought in the first half."The best thing for me was the 2021 season, and I tried to do something similar to the practice routine I remembered at that time and adjust the position of the at-bat. It seems that the results continue as the timing and sense of timing start to be detected at the end of the first half." He expressed expectations, saying, `If we continue steadily, we will get better results than in the first half.'

First baseman Choi Won-joon is stealing second base in the top of the eighth inning when KIA and LG played at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 11th. Oh Ji-hwan is the LG shortstop. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.11/

Based on his fast feet, Choi is a player who boasts not only a wide range of defense but also baserunning. With his contact capability, he is considered a player who can utilize table setters or play a role of linking top-order batters with No. 9. KIA has mainly used Choi Won-joon in No. 9 at the beginning of the season, but has recently been using him in the second batting order.

There is a hidden story. Choi Won-jun said "The No. 1 hitter has no choice but to pay attention to getting on base, but he was personally obsessed. Last year, I spoke candidly to the coach (who was the batting coach at the time) when baseball was not very good. I think the director remembered that part"There is a more comfortable feeling in No. 2 or No. 9 than No. 1." "(Park) Chan-ho is a batter who can get on base well while watching the ball for a long time. Socrates described the batters in front of him as "an aggressive tendency to attack a lot of first pitches" and "I'm trying to hit according to their tendency to hit according to the situation".

The game between KIA and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 11th, and second baseman Choi Won-joon is sharing his joy by stealing third base when KIA Choi Hyung-woo walks with one out and second base in the top of the eighth inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.11/

Choi Won-joon is looking higher, the upward trend that came with summer. But his eyes remain on the team, not on the team 'I'. "I don't care a bit about my personal performance this season. I'm just thinking about the team going higher and continuing the good flow."

ppark@sportschosun.com

He's batting average of 50% during his team's 6th consecutive win...Rebounding of 9th-year discharge students, Flower Director's 'Memory' also played a part?

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