I forgot my knee injury 100% reversal of readings in sprinting...If the captain doesn't know the basics, I'll just jump

Jun 06, 2025

I forgot my knee injury 100% reversal of readings in sprinting...If the captain doesn't know the basics, I'll just jump
The KBO League match between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. Koo Ja-wook hit a timely RBI single in the seventh inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. Incheon =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.06.05/



I forgot my knee injury 100% reversal of readings in sprinting...If the captain doesn't know the basics, I'll just jump
The KBO League match between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. The bases loaded with two outs in the fifth inning. Koo Ja-wook is making an RBI infield hit. Incheon =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.06.05/
"If you can't, you should run."

Koo Ja-wook started as the third batter and left fielder in an away game against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th and recorded 3 hits, 2 RBIs and 1 walk in 4 at-bats.

Recently, Koo Ja-wook has been in a terrible batting slump. The batting average in 25 games in May remained at 236, and there was no special rebound caution even in June. Eventually, he was excluded from the starting lineup on the 4th and had time to take a break.




On the 5th, Samsung coach Park Jin-man announced Koo Ja-wook's return, saying, `I'm going back to my original position.'

Still, there was no cool hit. However, on this day, Koo Ja-wook did his part perfectly whenever the team was needed.

Koo Ja-wook, who grounded out to shortstop in his first at-bat, also grounded out to first base in the fourth inning with no outs. Koo Ja-wook sprinted and eventually made a safe. It was ruled out, but it was overturned to safe after a video review.




I forgot my knee injury 100% reversal of readings in sprinting...If the captain doesn't know the basics, I'll just jump
The KBO League match between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. The bases loaded with two outs in the fifth inning. Koo Ja-wook is making an RBI infield hit. Incheon =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.06.05/
With the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the fifth inning when the score was 0-0, he hit a ground ball toward third base. Koo Ja-wook ran hard once again, and similarly stepped on first base with the third baseman's throw to first base. The referee's decision is out. However, the video was corrected to Safe. The third baseman's score was also recognized, and it became the final hit of the game. In the top of the seventh inning, with runners on the first and second bases, he scored an additional point with a hit to the right.

a three-hit performance. After the game, Samsung coach Park Jin-man said, `The day the player showed that there are many ways to contribute to the victory,' adding, `I think Koo Ja-wook actually played alone, including sprinting"We applauded.

The head coach smiled, but Koo Ja-wook still looked worried about hitting. Koo Ja-wook said "It's true that I didn't like the batting, but I'm glad I won the game. It was a good result on the record, so I didn't get a good result in a good condition. I want to focus on the team winning."




I forgot my knee injury 100% reversal of readings in sprinting...If the captain doesn't know the basics, I'll just jump
The KBO League match between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. The bases loaded with two outs in the fifth inning. Koo Ja-wook is making an RBI infield hit. Incheon =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.06.05/
The coach also applauded. Koo was calm. Koo Ja-wook said "If you think you're going to live, you have to run at full strength. I kept the basics well. If it didn't work, I thought I'd have to run" he said.

He had a batting average of 343, 33 home runs, 115 RBIs, and 1.044 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) in 129 games last year. However, this season, he has slowed down with a batting average of 251 with nine home runs and an OPS of 0.779 in 60 games. Some view it as the aftermath of injuring his knee in the playoffs last year, but Koo Ja-wook drew the line saying, `It could be, but I don't want to make excuses.'

However, due to the continued sluggishness, Koo Ja-wook "I thought I wasn't very confident. Everyone around me gave me a lot of encouragement and support, which was good for me. "I'll try to find confidence and do my best in tomorrow's game. "

In addition, Koo Ja-wook said, `Even if I'm poor, other players are doing well. I'm not worried, but I think I should prepare well so that I can do well"I'm determined.

I forgot my knee injury 100% reversal of readings in sprinting...If the captain doesn't know the basics, I'll just jump
The KBO League match between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. Koo Ja-wook hit a timely RBI single in the seventh inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. Incheon =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.06.05/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.