In the 2nd team, I'll continue to be one year old... Thank you for holding out, I didn't know that I would be a hope for KIA at the age of 29
May 24, 2025
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Who knew Oh Sun-woo (29) would be the hope of the KIA Tigers this year. He didn't even know. Oh Sun-woo graduated from Bae Myung-go and Inha University and joined KIA in the 50th place in the fifth round of the second round of the rookie draft in 2019 and remained a full-time prospect until last year. Even when I thought I performed well in the second division, the opportunity did not come well in the first division. There were many moments when I wanted to give up, but I waited and trained.
Oh Sun-woo, who also celebrated his season in the second division this year, waited for his opportunity in the Futures League with a batting average of 0.338 (25 hits in 74 at-bats), four home runs and 19 RBIs. When left-hander must-win group Kwak Do-kyu left due to an elbow injury, KIA manager Lee Bum-ho called Oh Sun-woo to the first team on the 12th of last month.
Oh Seon-woo did not miss the opportunity he took with difficulty. In 30 games, he hit .316 (30 hits in 95 at-bats), three home runs, 13 RBIs, and OPS 0.830 hard hits, while also playing defense comparable to outfield and first baseman, filling the vacancy of Na Sung-beom (calf hamstring) and Patrick Wisdom (back pain).
Manager Lee said, "(Oh) Sun-woo was very aggressive when he was in the Futures. His offense was quite high because Socrates was in left field (until last year) in the defensive position. He was either left fielder or first baseman, didn't he suffer such losses. But now, he's made a solid defense in Futures, and when I was (in Futures), the defense at first base was pretty good"I thought the well-prepared player had a good chance when he got the chance.
Oh Sun-woo is finally getting a taste of playing baseball this year when he turned 29. He says he feels like he's shopping at the ballpark every day because his cheering song was created for the first time this year and his grades are good.
In the match against the Samsung Lions in Daegu on the 23rd, he even made a homebody saving his team in the bottom of the seventh inning with one out and runners on the first and third bases. Oh Sun-woo, who played left field, caught Kim Sung-yoon's ball and threw it hard home. Samsung's third baseman Lee Jae-hyun also tried to rush home quickly, but the ball arrived home faster and was tagged out. End of the inning with a double play. Thanks to this, KIA won seven to six in the eighth inning by scoring three more points, including Kim Do-young's two-run shot, and was able to win two consecutive games. Manager Lee praised Oh Sun-woo for his stellar performance as a contributor to the victory.
Oh Seon-woo said "I can do this here (in the first team). I felt something like that. I can't say I'm over something yet. First of all, it's the beginning. I think it's going to be a fight about how to keep it as long as possible," he said calmly.
KIA, which had a difficult early season due to a series of injuries and sluggish players, might have had a difficult mid-range fight if Oh Sun-woo had not become a new vitality and helped veteran Choi Hyung-woo. How has Oh Seon-woo, who has emerged as Kia's hope, endured in the second division for the past six years.
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I did not forget my gratitude to the second-tier staff who supported me to become a first-team player.
Oh Sun-woo said, "There is no one in the 2nd Army who does not help. Second-tier coaching staff, coaches, second-tier management team leaders, and seniors. The seniors came to me once in a while and thanked me, saying, `Let's hang in there a little longer.'
The family waited as long as Oh Seon-woo for the moment when he played in the first team. Oh Sun-woo is doing his filial duty properly these days.
Oh Sun-woo "My parents love it. This must continue. I'm not satisfied with doing it for a while now. My parents don't encourage me or say anything like that. She's careful. Because I'm old now. He said, "Just don't get sick. Don't get sick."
Oh Sun-woo has never played a full-time season in the first team, so he is paying more attention to physical management. This is because we have to endure the summer well to continue the flow until the end of the season. Oh Sun-woo gained up to 102kg during the spring camp, but he is now a little worried as he has fallen to 93kg.
Oh Sun-woo "I'm losing weight. I'm trying not to fall out, and I'm trying to maintain my condition as much as possible by receiving training or treatment. Losing weight is usually severe, so I gain weight somehow in winter. He vowed to maintain the 90kg range somehow, saying, "Because I lose a lot of weight during the season."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
