Home run king who survived from 'First All Star' to 'Last Game' 'Incheon History'
Jul 08, 2024
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Choi Jung (37, SSG Landers) joined the ranks of 'Shi-gu and Shi-po events' ahead of the All-Star Game on the 6th.
KBO has set the concept of the first pitch and the first pitch of the All-Star Game as 'Incheon Baseball History'. The decision to celebrate the first All-Star Game in Incheon in 16 years since 2008.
Kim Dong-ki, who led the Pacific Dolphins' first Korean series, and Jung Min-tae, the last 20 wins pitcher of the 20th century, stood on the ground. And another one was Choi Jeong, an active player. Choi Jung-eun received credit from Jung Min-tae.
Choi graduated from Suwon Yushin High School, but Choi Jeong is a living legend of the 'Incheon Baseball' that leads to SK-SSG. Choi Jeong, who debuted with SK in 2005, has a batting average of 287, 479 homers, 1520 RBIs, 1413 runs scored (on-base plus slugging) of 0.920 in 2,237 games until the first half of this year.
Choi Jung-eun, who hit 21 home runs this season, set a new record for most home runs in history, surpassing Lee Seung-yeop's career record (467 home runs).
Choi Jeong's first appearance in the All-Star Game was in 2008. It was held at Incheon Munhak Stadium. Sixteen years later, the All-Star Game was held again in Incheon, but Choi Jung-eun was selected as the best player with her best skills and will be on the stage for the eighth time in her career.
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Choi Jung-eun "The first professional All-Star game since joining the club was also in Incheon. It's meaningful that we're going to play the last All-Star Game at Munhak Stadium."
It was also meaningful to make a poem with 'Incheon Representative'. Choi Jeong "It's an honor. Coach Kim Gyeonggi is a person who taught me a lot when I was young. It's been 16 years and I feel like I've aged that much. Representing Incheon makes me realize that I've gained a lot of experience."
Choi Jeong received 963,312 votes in the fan vote, falling behind Kim Young-woong (Samsung, 1,096,976 votes). However, he was selected as the best 12, 5.40 points ahead of the combined score, which received 159 votes and 70 votes.
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