The 39-year-old Captain laughed! I was late, but I felt the same way First home run of the season → Crucial scene

Apr 15, 2025

The 39-year-old Captain laughed! I was late, but I felt the same way First home run of the season → Crucial scene
Jeon Jun-woo for the hero interview. Reporter Kim Young-rok



The 39-year-old Captain laughed! I was late, but I felt the same way First home run of the season → Crucial scene
photo courtesy of Lotte Giants
The 39-year-old Captain laughed! I was late, but I felt the same way First home run of the season → Crucial scene
photo courtesy of Lotte Giants
"I was really desperate...I think the first start is too late."

'Captain' Jeon Jun-woo smiled brightly for the first time in a long time.

Jeon Jun-woo shot the winning home run in Game 1 of the Weekday Series against the Kiwoom Heroes at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 15th.




In the bottom of the eighth inning, trailing 5-6, Jeon Min-jae got on base with a hit after one out. Jeon Jun-woo then hit a come-from-behind two-run shot with a distance of 130m over the left fence and a firing angle of 22.3 degrees at the ball count of 1B1S. It was a bullet ball with a 169.2km batting speed that could be felt as a home run at the moment of being hit.

Lotte then added one more run with Reyes' double and Na Seung-yeop's timely hit. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said "With the players losing, the players did not lose their concentration and played the game, leading to Jeon Jun-woo's winning home run in the bottom of the eighth inning." I was able to start the week on a good note."

Jeon Jun-woo's face was bright after the game. The home run, which came out in the opening 20 games of the season, seems to be a little late. He said, `It's cold and windy this season. I was impatient because the ball that I had to go over didn't go well," he said awkwardly.




"I thought it was more important to find composure at times like this. As I prepared consistently, hits came out one by one, and home runs came out today. Wouldn't it be back on track if we put it together one by one?"

The 39-year-old Captain laughed! I was late, but I felt the same way First home run of the season → Crucial scene
photo courtesy of Lotte Giants
It was the answer of Kiwoom Captain Song Sung-moon's shot at a 5-5 match, and Lotte Captain Jeon Jun-woo, who reversed the game by hitting it. Jeon Jun-woo said "It's been hitting me since last week. I liked Rosenberg's ball, but thank you for following our batters well and creating a chance to come from behind"I looked back.

"I thought I could catch Song Seong-moon's home run, but all of a sudden, he was in the wind. I also thought that if I hit it correctly and floated it to the outfield, there would be a chance of winning."




Jeon Jun-woo was confident of surpassing 20 home runs before the season. Sajik Stadium demolished 'Monster Fence' this year, and lowered the height of the fence from 6m to 4.8m? Gate.

However, Jeon Jun-woo laughed when he said 'It was a hit that went over at the moment he was hit'Unlike him 'I'm a little anxious these days'

"It was a home run that I wanted so badly. I was in a hurry, but it was critical?? I'm glad I got out and caught the situation where I was able to go with a losing streak. Baseball is not played alone, so I think I got a good energy thanks to my teammates."

Last year, Lotte was led by new hitters, so-called 「Yoon Go Na Hwang Son」, while veterans such as Kim Min-sung, Jeon Min-jae, and Jung Hoon are leading the early part of the season this year.

The 39-year-old Captain laughed! I was late, but I felt the same way First home run of the season → Crucial scene
photo courtesy of Lotte Giants
Jeon Jun-woo said, `I've been playing baseball for a long time, but just because I'm good for a year, I don't necessarily do it the next year. However, our players prepared hard, and the players who will lead Lotte in the future…" We can't do well all year, and there is a role of a veteran. It becomes a team that does that, and it leads to good performance."

It is a season in which the lineup is broken by injuries and sluggishness at the beginning of the season, and the burden of defense has increased. But Jeon Jun-woo said, `I can't just be the designated hitter, can I. He emphasized, "Taking turns as a designated hitter and arranging his physical strength, and in that case, I should go on defense as a team play."

"I don't give you a handicap because I'm old. You can't stay back. It is a professional who does his best in any position, until he takes off his clothes."



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.