I'm embarrassed that I'm retiring, so I struggled to live.
Jun 08, 2025
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The loyal KT Wiz did not forget to take care of the unified winner. KT held an active retirement ceremony for outfielder Cho Yong-ho prior to the game against SSG Landers at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 8th.
Cho Yong-ho, a former Yatapo-Dankook University, has grown into KT's main hitter since the 2019 season after passing through the SK Wyverns. In the 2021 season, KT's first championship, he contributed as an integrated winning member, and in the 2022 season, he had a batting average of 388 hits, 146 hits, and three home runs.
Cho Yong-ho, who played 60 games in the first team last year with a batting average of 24.8 percent, was notified of no renewal after the end of the season and took off his uniform.
KT held a signing event to commemorate Cho Yong-ho's retirement for 100 fans before the game, and also screened a history video containing his performance as a player. Cho Yong-ho, who prepared his retirement speech himself, had a glorious time when his son Cho Ha-on threw the first pitch. Although he is not a star player with a brilliant career performance, he held a retirement ceremony to cheer for his second life as he has a memory of winning the club's first championship.
Cho Yong-ho, the person in charge of the retirement ceremony, was also at a loss. Cho Yong-ho said "I'm so grateful, but I wondered if I was that kind of player. In fact, I'm ashamed of this place right now. "I'm so grateful to the club. When I left the team last year, he also talked about (the proposal for retirement) and recently, we talked specifically about it."
Last year, Cho Yong-ho suffered the biggest ordeal of his life. Last summer, the second child, who was in the womb, was diagnosed with heart surgery as soon as he was born, and the team even notified him of his discharge, so the blue sky power declined.
"Now the child is okay after surgery, but it was the hardest mentally at that time. I had panic disorder, and it was the year I didn't want to remember the most in my life."
Cho Yong-ho, who is currently coaching young people at a lesson hall in Incheon, said he has found a sense of stability mentally while living a stable life with his family. Cho Yong-ho "I think it's a lie if you don't want to go back to playing again. As I was teaching the children, I thought 'I think I can do better if I do it now' he laughed.
Cho Yong-ho, who was evaluated as Geun-Geun-Geun-Geun-Geun-Geun-Bari, looked back on his professional life that he always tried to survive.
Cho Yong-ho said, `I've been struggling not to be released since the SK days. What if I go to an independent club, quit, come in after taking a test and get cut all the time? I had an idea that I should show you something. I think that's the player that was cut off," he smiled.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
