I'm sorry to Reyes for the two-point catch an apology from the captain's sincerity
Jun 02, 2025
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It is a wonder that Koo Ja-wook, the center of the Samsung Lions, came down to No. 6 amid a slump. Koo Ja-wook, who had a batting average of only 259 until April, was worse at 236 in May. He is completely different from Koo Ja-wook, who scored 33 home runs and 115 RBIs in 343 last year.
When he didn't hit, he saved the team by defense. At the bottom of the second inning, when the score was tied at 1-1, Park Hae-min's double-base hit to the left ran back and reached out to catch it. If he didn't catch it, he would have given up two runs and continued the crisis of two outs and second base, but the tall Koo Ja-wook's long arm snatched the ball.
Unfortunately, however, the great defense did not lead to a good hit. In the top of the first inning, he stepped down with a ground ball in front of the first base with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, and struck out in the top of the third inning with one out and runners on the first and third bases. He also struck out in the top of the sixth and eighth innings.
No hits in 13 at-bats until the previous two games. Koo Ja-wook, who was at his last at-bat in the top of the ninth inning with no outs and runners on the first and second bases, pushed LG rookie Kim Young-woo's low fastball of 153km and flew it to left-center. And he ran all the way to second base to make an RBI double. Koo Ja-wook roared at a precious hit in 14 at-bats.
Thanks to Koo Ja-wook's swoogita, Samsung was able to win by a two-point margin of 6-4 and win seven consecutive games for the first time in 10 years since 2015. The sweep of the three consecutive games against LG was also the first since 2015.
Koo Ja-wook, who met in the dugout after the game, still looked shy in the interview with reporters.
When I asked him about his good defense in the top of the second inning, he said, "I felt so sorry for Reyes for giving up a hit due to a mistake in my batting judgment."
It was an expression of regret for making a hit in front of Austin's missed short fly ball in the bottom of the third inning with no outs.
Still, when asked again about the defense that saved two points, Koo Ja-wook said, `I was so happy that my practice with coach Lee Jong-woon turned out to be the result of the match. I think I caught it because I only thought of the trajectory of the ball without looking at the ball. So it was good that I practiced it"Only then did he smile.
I also thought about being the sixth hitter myself. Koo Ja-wook said "I was thinking that the batting order would go down by breaking the flow from the scoring position, but I think I was comfortable at bat because the coach was considerate."
Still, he hit a double in his last at-bat, raising expectations for the next game. Koo Ja-wook joked that "I think it's only 30 pitches that went out to the outfield" and thought it was the same as having no hits in four or five at-bats." I went to the batter's box with the idea of eating a cool three strikeouts because I couldn't swing with confidence, but the result was good.
Will this hit help me find a sense of hitting. Koo Ja-wook was still suspicious. "Baseball is.... This season, I felt less than two days of hitting. "I'm going to practice because I'm off tomorrow."," he said, trying not to lose his sense of hitting.
Koo Ja-wook has been sluggish in hitting, but Samsung has won seven consecutive games in 10 years to rise to fourth place. Koo Ja-wook said "I'm so grateful to the players. The players are doing their best to me, so I will prepare hard to do my part when the players are having a hard time" expressed his determination.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
