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| The eldest brother Choi Hyung-woo is performing a home run ceremony with a cane after hitting a solo shot. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com |
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Is Choi Hyung-woo 42 years old? Commentators and juniors were all surprised by Choi Hyung-woo's long-shot power, who hit a solo shot against the opponent's ace at the beginning of the game.
When Choi Hyung-woo, who hit his 399th home run in the KBO, entered the dugout, the juniors were busy preparing for something.
KIA Tigers, whose captain Na Sung-bum left the first team, played the last game of a three-game series on the weekend against the LG Twins at Gwangju Champions Field on the 27th.
Choi Hyung-woo, who was leading 1-0 in the fourth inning, turned the bat confidently as if he was waiting when LG starter Lim Chan-kyu's 140km fastball came in.
Choi Hyung-woo, who crossed the right fence with a cheerful hitting sound, celebrated his 399th career home run and turned the base vigorously. The commentators, who were surprised by Choi Hyung-woo's home run, who still maintains his long-range hitting power as much as his juniors despite his 42 years of age, were surprised once more by bringing up his age. When the eldest brother hit a home run, the juniors started to move busily.
When the eldest brother's home run hit the moment he needed a shot in the ace showdown, the KIA Tigers dugout atmosphere heated up. Choi Hyung-woo, who hit a home run and expected a tiger ceremony as usual, paused for a moment when he entered the dugout. The reason is that someone handed over a cane with a tiger bag.
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| The eldest brother Choi Hyung-woo, who celebrated coolly with a cane secretly prepared by his juniors. |
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As the old hitter showed off his long-shot power as much as he was in his 20s, the juniors seemed to have prepared a cane to tease the eldest brother because they thought this was the time.
For a moment, Choi Hyung-woo wore a tiger bag and a cane and performed a home run ceremony to make the dugout atmosphere pleasant.
Before the game, 42-year-old Choi Hyung-woo showed off his robustness by scoring points in two consecutive at-bats against Lim Chan-kyu, who had four wins and no losses in 2.14 seasons.
The game, which was 2-2 tight, turned the game around in the seventh inning with Kim Sun-bin hitting a timely hit against the changed pitcher Kim Young-woo with two outs and runners on the first and third bases.
Cho Sang-woo, who took the mound in the eighth inning with a 3-2 one-run gap, gave up a walk to leadoff hitter Hong Chang-ki, but he returned the follow-up batters Kim Hyun-soo, Austin and Moon Bo-kyung.
Closer Jung Hae-young gave up a hit to Park Dong-won after one out in the ninth inning, but he roared after turning Moon Sung-joo and Park Hae-min to Bum-ta. KIA had a thrilling victory by one point. Choi Hyung-woo, the eldest brother, and young pitchers completely filled the void where captain Na Sung-bum was left due to injury, and KIA won consecutive games.
Manager Lee Bum-ho, who achieved 100 KBO wins with this victory, smiled broadly for the first time in a long time. After the game, the eldest brother Choi Hyung-woo congratulated the two-year-old coach Lee Bum-ho on achieving his 100th win by giving him a bouquet of flowers.
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| Coach Cho Jae-young, who celebrated with respect to Choi Hyung-woo, who hit a shot at the moment he needed it. |
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| Choi Hyung-woo smiling with a cane prepared by his juniors. |
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| Choi Hyung-woo is the eldest brother, but he communicated with his juniors like friends. |
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| Gather together to celebrate the home run. |
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| Choi Hyung-woo, who led the vacancy of Na Sung-beom to the eldest brother's leadership, handed over a bouquet to director Lee Bum-ho, who achieved 100 wins in his career. |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
