I became a baseball player thanks to your greeting He's a rookie in Kiwoom, not LG. Why did he become a fan of Oh Ji-hwan

Mar 31, 2025

I became a baseball player thanks to your greeting He's a rookie in Kiwoom, not LG. Why did he become a fan of Oh Ji-hwan
KBO League Kiwoom and SSG match held at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 30th. A striking Kiwoom Eo Jun-seo. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.03.30/



"If Oh Jihwan gives you a present..."

Kiwoom Heroes fans are interested in watching baseball this season. In the better-than-expected performance, high school rookie fielders are turning their bats without hesitation, so a happy 'Daddy smile' is made.

He went to the second division to calm down for a while due to the 'play on walking on clouds' but Yeo Dong-wook started the exhibition game with an impressive home run. On top of that, he became the home run hitter in his fourth debut game in the KBO League. Jeon Tae-hyun also recorded four hits in a game with a hit of 'mature' that he couldn't believe was a high school graduate rookie. Yang Hyun-jong, who came to the first team instead of Yeo Dong-wook, also showed an unstoppable swing.




Eo Jun-seo can't be left out. He played as the first starter in the away game of the KIA Tigers in Gwangju, becoming the home run hitter in his fifth KBO debut game after Yeo Dong-wook. He marked his first hit against KIA Oler with a home run in his first at-bat.He has four hits in four games, 10 at-bats for a .400 batting average, and three RBIs. Even in clutch situations, turn the bat vigorously 'without being intimidated' Coach Hong Won-ki, who is stingy with praise, even admitted that the bat has a real possibility.

I became a baseball player thanks to your greeting He's a rookie in Kiwoom, not LG. Why did he become a fan of Oh Ji-hwan
KBO League Kiwoom and SSG match held at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 30th. A striking Kiwoom Eo Jun-seo. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.03.30/
Eo Jun-seo said, `I wasn't nervous even before my debut. Originally, I don't get nervous at all," he said with a smile. Technically, I was coached by coach Kim Tae-wan in the 2nd division, and he set the broken balance in just one day. Thank you very much." After coming to the professional league, it is my first time doing weight training that a professional player does for baseball. So the distance seems to increase naturally as well,' he added.

He is a 19-year-old young player full of spirit. When I asked him to introduce his strengths, he said, "He's good at numbers, and he never loses to a pitcher. And he doesn't strike out well. The defense is confident of putting out all the hits between third base and shortstop. Stable defense is the strength. I'm confident with my shoulders," he said proudly. When I say "Isn't that MVP then?" he smiles shyly.




Then, who is the role model. Usually, rookie players choose a similar position among their seniors. Jeon Tae-hyun also said Song Sung-moon, and when asked to be honest, he changed it to Oh Ji-hwan (LG).

I became a baseball player thanks to your greeting He's a rookie in Kiwoom, not LG. Why did he become a fan of Oh Ji-hwan
KBO League Kiwoom and SSG match held at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 30th. A striking Kiwoom Eo Jun-seo. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.03.30/
Eo Jun-seo replied "Oh Ji-hwan" as if he had been waiting. "I started playing baseball because of Oh Ji-hwan, and my baseball style is following Park Sung-han (SSG)," he said. Eo Jun-seo made a name for himself as a shortstop who was good at hitting and defending during his high school days. Left-handed rookie shortstop often like Oh Ji-hwan, who played as LG's main player when he was young.

Come to think of it, Yangyang Middle School, a native of Gyeonggi High School. Oh Ji-hwan is a junior. When asked "Did Oh Ji-hwan go to school because he liked it so much?" "That's not it." I was relieved when I said, `I somehow managed to do it.'




I became a baseball player thanks to your greeting He's a rookie in Kiwoom, not LG. Why did he become a fan of Oh Ji-hwan
In the game between Hanwha and LG held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 25th, LG won 5-0 to win the opening three consecutive games. Oh Ji-hwan, Shin Min-jae, and Moon Bo-kyung are sharing their joy. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.25/
Why is Oh Ji-hwan so good. Eo Jun-seo said "My parents are long-time LG fans. I often went to the ballpark with my parents when I was young. Oh Ji-hwan went to the ballpark when he was a rookie, and he greeted me with his hands. I have fallen in love since then." How good is that "Last year, I bought the same glove myself because Oh Ji-hwan said he was using it." When seniors call themselves role models, they sometimes give them bats, gloves, etc. as gifts when they meet at the stadium. When asked if he wanted to, Eo Jun-seo nodded, saying that he was too excited to answer.

If he had been nominated by LG, he would have become a colleague with Oh Ji-hwan, wouldn't it have been a shame. Eo Jun-seo said "That's definitely not it. It's so nice to be in Kiwoom. If they were on the same team, they wouldn't be able to face each other. I really wanted to face off as a shortstop, so I wanted to get a team nomination other than LG," he said valiantly.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.