The 4th hitter of the Samsung Dynasty, now the 4th hitter of the enemy, feels different"
Oct 21, 2024
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Choi Hyung-woo faces his old team for the first time in the Korean Series. The KIA Tigers will face the Samsung Lions in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 21st.
Choi Hyung-woo, Kia's oldest, key hitter and spiritual support, was listed in the starting lineup as the No. 4-designated hitter. He met his former team in the Korean Series for the first time.
Choi Hyung-woo, who has played for nearly 10 years until the 2016 season and has grown into a batter representing the league, transferred by signing an FA contract with KIA ahead of the 2017 season. For Choi Hyung-woo, a native of Jeonju, it was a transfer to his hometown team, but it was also a shocking transfer because he received the Rookie of the Year award at Samsung and was one of the leading players of the team that led the Samsung Dynasty.
KIA enjoyed the 'Choi Hyung-woo effect' by winning the integrated championship in 2017, the first year Choi Hyung-woo moved. After that, he will try to win again for the first time in seven years. Still, Choi Hyung-woo is a batter at the center.
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He said he wanted to secure the championship as soon as possible. Choi Hyung-woo said, `I want to win from today. In 2017, they also lost the first game. I want to win the first game today"It's usually cold when preparing for the Korean Series. Fortunately, the weather was not cold this year, so I was able to exercise well while sweating. It doesn't seem to have much to do with adaptability. I was also the first designated hitter to play in the Korean Series, so I kept focusing on hitting the bat."
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The key point that Choi Hyung-woo picked was hitting. "Samsung has a good batting performance, and we have a good batting performance. There are a lot of home runs in Daegu, but we also hit a lot when we went to Daegu away. All of our players think so," he said, expressing strong confidence.
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