Be a Beloved Professional Legend's sincerity to KBO freshmen...The secret to being a one-club man + a permanent member in 2019
Jan 07, 2025
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KBO held the 2025 Rookie Orientation at the Daejeon Convention Center on the 7th. A total of 130 rookies and nurturing players from 10 clubs attended the site ahead of their debut season.
Starting with the introduction of the KBO operation planning team to the league, the event was held on this day. Guidance was made on the entire league, including changing ABS (automatic ball determination system) zones, defensive shift restrictions, 3-foot rules, pilot introduction of check swing video reading (Futures League), and punishment regulations such as drunk driving.
Commentator Park Yong-taek then began training the team under the theme of 「Professional Road」. He is a four-time Golden Glove legend, 40 legend, a one-club man of the LG Twins and the main character of his permanent absence.
Commissioner Park Yong-taek has played as an LG player for 19 years and is a baseball commentator for 5 years. Park Yong-taek, who still has calluses in his palm, introduced himself. Then "All the records I had as a player were broken. Son Ah-seop had the most hits and Kang Min-ho broke the most games," he said with a smile.
He looked back at the moment when he was in crisis, running from amateur to debut season playoff MVP and runner-up in the Korean Series, and hitting a wall.
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Park Yong-taek cited the 2008 Beijing Olympics as his decisive turning point. Having participated in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, he was excluded from the Olympic team due to his weaknesses in defense and shoulders, and when his teammates became heroes after winning the Olympic gold medal, he was in the second division.
Park Yong-taek said "There comes a moment when my name disappears from the expectations before the season. For me, 2009 was exactly that time. Fans were disappointed. "He hit .300 for 10 consecutive years from that year, and he also had a permanent one-club man." This is because he endured such a crisis and challenged it. I have to find what I can do well. Such a player becomes the winner at the last minute."
In particular, you have to be able to do what you don't want to do about your posture as a professional. I have to take responsibility for myself," he reiterated.
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He also expressed his concern about whether baseball's popularity, which exceeded 10 million spectators last year, is sustainable. Using Tanghulu's example, I was worried about the moment baseball was pushed out of the 'trend'. It is a player-like meaning that made his debut in the 2002 World Cup era when baseball was overwhelmed by soccer.
He stressed that not only his skills on the ground, but also his appearance and attitude outside the ballpark are investments for himself. He "There are things that I have to do even if I'm not good at character. There is a team that reflects even such everyday aspects in annual salary and performance. You have to be recognized as a person who is not a baseball player" raised his voice.
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Above all, he reiterated that `no player is greater than a team, no team is greater than a fan.'
"Don't think you're good to your fans. It's a given. If you don't have fans, you don't even have an annual salary. I hope the young players here are good at baseball and loved."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
