Busan mound's emotional call to the team after 1665 days? I have no regrets about giving up my life in the Seoul metropolitan area
Apr 15, 2025
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He returned to his old team, where he had worked for 13 years. He contributed to the victory of the team that transferred to another team and took the ring. However, it was also my old team that called me when I was having a hard time.
Park Si-young (36) of Lotte Giants looked back, saying, `The first place I contacted after receiving the release notice was Lotte.'
Since 2021, he has played for KT Wiz for four years and built his own living base. His wife's workplace was also set up in Suwon.
Lotte's proposal was pleasing, but it needed a process of consulting with his wife. But the wife pushed her back, saying, `Of course I have to go.' Eventually, I put everything down and came back to Busan. Park Si-young was able to make a good decision thanks to his wife's support. I think I was lucky to make that decision now"I looked back.
And he made his return to Lotte through the match against the Busan KIA Tigers on the 9th. In his first appearance, he hit Park Chan-ho with a fly ball and struck out foreign slugger Wisdom. He was replaced after giving up a walk to Na Sung-bum.
It was his second appearance against the Busan NC Dinos on the 13th. He took the mound with two outs in the fifth inning and struck out Kim Hyung-joon, and in the sixth inning, he handled Kwon Hee-dong with a fly ball, but allowed a hit to Seo Ho-cheol and a walk to Kim Joo-won, and came down the mound with one out and runners on the first and second bases.
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It was the first time in 1,665 days that Park Si-young took the mound in Sajik since September 17, 2020. When asked how he felt "I've thrown it at Sajik even in KT's uniform…As expected, there are so many baseball fans in Busan. But I was happy that all these fans are cheering for me now," he smiled.
Park Si-young is one year older than Koo Seung-min (35), the eldest brother of Lotte's bullpen. Players older than Park Si-young, including Jeon Joon-woo, Jung Hoon and Kim Sang-soo, are just around the corner. Kim Won-joong and Park Se-woong, who he has watched since childhood, have now grown into a bridge supporting the team.
It's a team I've been involved with for a long time, but it's true that the composition of the team has changed a lot. Still, Park Si-young said, `There were a lot of players I knew before, and I helped them well, so there was no big problem. He communicates well with his young friends," he said with a smile.
At the second-tier camp, he built his body step by step with the advice of pitching coach Kim Sang-jin and Moon Dong-hwan. There are no injuries, and the unique fighting spirit and change-up are still there. He has confidence that his arms are still strong enough to reach 145 kilometers of pitch speed.
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"I think there is only one bullpen. Everyone shares one inning or one out to end the game together. Rather than playing any decisive role, I want to help the bullpen at all. We all want to go in the direction of getting better. If our bullpen finds stability, the performance will go up naturally."
When I asked for the goal, a smile hung around my mouth. He added to his simplicity, saying, `Lotte is an autumn baseball, isn't it?'
"There is no personal greed. Of course I have to go to the postseason, and I wish I had my name on the list. It's my wish to step up the stairs to the championship together."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
