Confessing that I was struggling because I was sluggish, but I wasn't worried about my personal grades...We need to create an atmosphere
Apr 20, 2025
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Koo Ja-wook (32, Samsung Lions) led his team to a 10-3 victory by playing 2 hits, 3 RBIs and 1 walk in 4 at-bats against the Lotte Giants at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 19th.
Koo Ja-wook, who had a batting average of 343, 33 home runs, 115 RBIs, and 13 steals (OPS) of 1.044 in 129 games last year, did not get off to a good start early this season. Until the match against Hanwha on the 6th, his personal batting average remained at 173, suffering a severe hitting slump. The batting slump, which lasted about 15 days, began to rebound little by little in mid-April. Koo Ja-wook, who went down to a batting average of 10% but started by hitting one hit each, played three consecutive multi-hit games until the 19th against Lotte after hitting two hits against LG on the 17th.
On the 19th, he drew a walk against Lotte starter Kim Jin-wook in his first at-bat in the first inning, and in his second at-bat in the second inning, he hit the first pitch and crossed the right fence. Koo Ja-wook's fifth home run of the season. The atmosphere continued in the next at-bat. He hit Park Jin's fastball in the fourth inning to make a double. After that, Park Byung-ho scored a goal with a home run. With Koo Ja-wook's performance, Samsung won a big victory.
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He continued "First of all, I practiced hitting my body with Kim Jin-wook's data from the practice. So there was a good result. Coach Lee Jin-young threw a batting ball like Kim Jin-wook's style, helping him to get a sense of hitting. "I had a good result for making me comfortable before I went to the batter's box."
He seemed to be increasing his hitting sense, but Koo Ja-wook "He's coming up a little bit, but he's not in perfect swing condition. I think I'm in a position to make it somehow, so I think I go in a little more carefully every time I play."
There must have been a lot of heartache. Koo Ja-wook tried not to get stressed and to appreciate being able to play. It's not enough to bounce back yet. In fact, rather than individual performance, I wanted to create an atmosphere to win the game somehow. I had to raise the mood, but it was rather difficult because I had a few poor games" he vented.
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Ariel Furado will go out as the starting pitcher for Samsung on the 20th. He has started quality in the last four games, but has only lost four games. Koo Ja-wook said "The players want to do well when Furado goes out. But rather, I think I can put more power into it. I want you to be comfortable"If you're too greedy, it can be too much, so I think we should play one game." he said.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
