"I'll attend as a winner next time." How determined are you? The only dream of a 30% shortstop is to win the title "This chance, when will this member come again"

Jul 11, 2024

'I'll attend as a winner next time.' How determined are you? The only dream of a 30% shortstop is to win the title 'This chance, when will this member come again'
KIA-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium on the 10th. Park Chan-ho, who hit an RBI sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning with one out and a runner on third base, is welcomed. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.10/



'I'll attend as a winner next time.' How determined are you? The only dream of a 30% shortstop is to win the title 'This chance, when will this member come again'
KIA-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium on the 10th. Park Chan-ho is cheering after hitting a double in the top of the ninth inning.

Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.10/
Park Chan-ho of KIA Tigers was the only player who attended last year's Golden Glove Awards except for the winner. Most of them had a strong winner, and LG Twins' Oh Ji-hwan seemed likely in the shortstop category. Nevertheless, Park attended with his family and congratulated the winners. And he expressed his desire to attend as a winner next time.

But where was the resolution at that time. Park Chan-ho said he had no thoughts about the Golden Glove at all. Because I have a bigger dream. It's the winner.

In an away game against the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 10th, Park Chan-ho led his team to its fifth consecutive victory by hitting a double that announced the start of the upset win and a sacrifice fly that completed the upset.



Park Chan-ho, who started as No. 9 shortstop, stepped down as a mistake in hitting twice with a fly to center field in the top of the third inning and a ground ball in front of shortstop in the top of the sixth, but he came out as a leadoff hitter in the top of the ninth inning, trailing 0-2, opening the game with a double in the middle.

The most ideal table setter that head coach Lee Bum-ho thinks is Park Chan-ho and Socrates. However, Park Chan-ho's batting average is good, but his on-base percentage has fallen, so he is currently down to No. 9.



In the top of the ninth inning, Park Chan-ho was a top hitter and changed the atmosphere by emitting a double against the opponent's closer Yoo Young-chan. Choi Won-jun's hit scored his team's first run. Choi Hyung-woo's timely hit made it 2-2 and the game flowed into extra time. In the top of the 10th inning, Park Chan-ho had a chance to come from behind with one out and runners on first and third bases. Park Chan-ho, who calmly picked out two balls, lightly hit the slider at the third pitch and hit a sacrifice fly to center field to make the game 3-2 come from behind. KIA then added two more points with Choi Won-joon's timely hit and error, resulting in a 5-2 reversal. 1 hit, 1 RBI, and 1 run in 3 at-bats.

Park Chan-ho said, `I thought it wouldn't be easy when the gap was two points, but I was the first hitter. I thought something would happen if I got on base"I focused on getting on base as much as I could, and a real pitch came in and made it a good hit."He explained the situation of a two-base hit in the top of the ninth inning.



'I'll attend as a winner next time.' How determined are you? The only dream of a 30% shortstop is to win the title 'This chance, when will this member come again'
10일 잠실구장. KIA Park Chan-ho is training. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.10/
'I'll attend as a winner next time.' How determined are you? The only dream of a 30% shortstop is to win the title 'This chance, when will this member come again'
The KBO Golden Glove Awards held at the COEX Auditorium in Samseong-dong, Seoul on the 11th. KIA Park Chan-ho attended the ceremony with his family. Samseong-dong = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2023.12.11/
A sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning was also as intended. "There was a risk of double play. So in normal times, the second slider had a swing, but this time, I thought I would throw away the low onePark Chan-ho said "I was confident in flying, so I was able to hit well because I had a lot of flies like that regardless of how I hit it"

Even though he is batting .34 as of the 10th, he doesn't care about playing as the ninth hitter. Park Chan-ho said, `There are so many good hitters that I think I'm getting shabby even though I'm hitting 30%"He's the ninth hitter, so he's more focused on defense. I think of the attack as a bonus."

When asked about the Golden Glove, he said "There's no time to care" Park Chan-ho said, `I think it's not easy to meet a team mate who has won the championship in the meantime when his career is 20 years at the most"I don't want to miss this chance. Also, because it's a chance that doesn't know when it will come and you don't know when you'll meet such a colleague, I only think about winning now. I play every day thinking about winning the championship."



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