How can you say 'Choi Hyungwoo' after skipping Kim Do Young...' The dignity of a veteran even in the situation of `Blood Spurred' is nothing. It was good because it was a home run against LG"
Jul 09, 2024
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And he replaced the pitcher with left-handed Lee Sang-young to Kim Young-joon.
Lee Sang-young only threw sliders against Choi Hyung-woo. 2B2S was made with a ball-hutswing-ball-hutswing, and Lee Sang-young threw a slider in the fifth pitch as well. Choi Hyung-woo, who has already seen four sliders, did not miss the 125km slider that came low in the middle and hit it with accurate timing. The ball flew like a clothesline and flew at a low launch angle of 22.3 degrees, but slightly over the right fence and into the stands. It was a grand slam.
It was Choi's 17th homer of this season and his 390th in his career. It was Choi's ninth grand slam.
It was recorded as the oldest grand slam ever by a Korean player. He hit it at 40 years, 6 months, and 23 days, more than Lee Dae-ho recorded in 2022 at 40 years, 2 months, and 30 days. The oldest grand slam, including foreign players, was recorded by Lotte Felix Jose in 2006 at 41 years, 3 months and 29 days. If Choi Hyung-woo hits a grand slam next year, he can surpass Jose's record.
Choi Hyung-woo, who scored an RBI with a lucky right-handed hit with one out and second base in the top of the first inning, created an additional scoring opportunity with a lucky double that fell on the left side in the top of the third inning. Choi Hyung-woo, who had a cycling hit without a triple and swept three hits in five at-bats with five RBIs, led the RBI with 78 RBIs. On the day, he had a two-run shot to widen his gap with second-place LG Austin Dean (72) by six. Thanks to Choi Hyung-woo's wedge full base, KIA beat LG 11-4 to secure its first place with four consecutive wins.
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Choi Hyung-woo said, "I was so happy to hit a home run in that situation"I always play a hard game with LG, but if I don't score, LG will come after me unconditionally." I was glad that I scored a lot," he said, adding meaning to his bases-loaded shot.
He didn't feel much about skipping Kim Do-young with four pitches on purpose and competing with him. Choi Hyung-woo `Now I feel nothing about that. It's been a long time since it's been like that,' he said. "'It's just one out, so there's a high probability of hitting an RBI, so I went in with the idea of hitting an RBI in a good mood.' Then "It would have been ridiculous when I was young, but now I'm really very happy. It's not unfamiliar and I don't have any thoughts"
He said the match against Lee Sang-young was not easy. Choi Hyung-woo said, `I think it's my first time to play against pitcher Lee Sang-young, but at first I was a bit of a pushover, but the slider bent much more than I expected.' `If it was my way, it should have been cut, but I thought this was a little different because it was a swing. But luckily, a real pitch from the body to the middle came and I was able to hit it. If the ball that was getting out came as before, he would have swung and missed."
He has played in 78 games and has 78 RBIs. He was amazed by himself. Choi Hyung-woo "I'm satisfied enough right now. There will be a time when (RBI) won't come out"It doesn't make sense to keep going like this. So it's my goal to just do my best right now."
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