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| Commentator Chae Tae-in is hugging Park Byung-ho warmly. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com |
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Chae Tae-in, who returned as a commentator, visited Lions Park and met with junior players.
Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 18th. A huge man in plain clothes appeared among Samsung players training ahead of the home game against the Lotte Giants. Chae Tae-in is the first baseman during the Samsung Dynasty.
Chae Tae-in greeted Koo Ja-wook and Park Byung-ho with pleasure. In an interview, Chae Tae-in praised Koo Ja-wook, saying, `He is a player who keeps evolving like a Pokémon.'
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| Chae Tae-in talks with Koo Ja-wook, the youngest member of the dynasty, after hugging him warmly. Chae Tae-in, who was Samsung's main first baseman, was traded to Nexen after being pushed out of the competition with Koo Ja-wook's growth. Nevertheless, Chae Tae-in praised Koo Ja-wook, calling him a `really proud junior.' |
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Chae Tae-in, who joined Samsung in 2007 as a special overseas player, played for Samsung until 2015 and played a key role in winning the integrated championship for four consecutive years as a key first baseman.
Chae Tae-in, who played in 1,241 games in the first division and had a batting average of 298 hits, 127 home runs and 678 RBIs, ended his career in 2020 after passing through Nexen, Lotte, and SK Wyverns (currently SSG Landers) after Samsung.
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The sixth game of the 2013 Korean Series between the Doosan Bears and the Samsung Lions was held at Daegu Stadium on the 31st. Choi Hyung-woo and Lee Seung-yeop are cheering enthusiastically as Samsung's Chae Tae-in hit a two-run shot to left-center in the bottom of the sixth inning with no outs.
Daegu=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2013.10.31/ |
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Chae Tae-in, who is still remembered among baseball fans under the nickname 'Charumbus'. The game against the Lotte Giants in Busan on May 3, 2011. Chae Tae-in, who was out as a runner on the first base, passed the second base on the next batter's double to the right-center, thought he was caught, and returned to the first base, but passed without stepping on the second base in the process of running to third base again. It's an automatic out of 'Who's ball?'. As this mistake overlapped with Chae Tae-in's usual friendly image, Chae Tae-in earned the nickname 'Challumbers'.
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| Chae Tae-in reenacted 'Challumbers' after pitching with his son last year. Photo courtesy of Samsung Lions |
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It is a nickname that can be embarrassing, but the pleasant Chae Tae-in sublimated it into his pronoun. When he was invited to the first pitch event with his son Ye-jun last year, he re-enacted the play of 'Challumbers' and received great cheers.
Chae Tae-in has been a commentator on Daegu MBC Radio since this season, broadcasting the game of his former team Samsung and meeting with fans.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
