Knowing is power? It's not good to know...Even Koo Ja-wook in the world is worried about this. I found baseball difficult

Jun 17, 2025

A match between the Samsung Lions and the KT Wiz at Daegu Lions Park on the 14th. Samsung's Koo Ja-wook is cheering after hitting a two-run shot with no outs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Daegu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.14/

A match between the Samsung Lions and the KT Wiz at Daegu Lions Park on the 15th. Samsung's Koo Ja-wook is taking a hit. Daegu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.15/

He even played MVP last year. However, the worries about baseball continued constantly.

Koo Ja-wook (32, Samsung Lions) is batting .264 with 12 home runs and 46 RBIs in 68 games until the 16th.

The on-base percentage and slugging percentage were not bad, but Koo Ja-wook's worries deepened due to the batting average that rarely rose. In particular, the batting average fell to the 10% range at the beginning of April this season.

Expectations from people around him were even higher because he played MVP-class with a batting average of 343, 33 home runs, 115 RBIs, and 1.044 on-base percentage (OPS) in 129 games last year.

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/

The long worries have recently begun to unravel little by little. Once again, I started to hit.

Ahead of the game on the 12th, Samsung coach Park Jin-man said, "(Goo) Ja-wook is a batter who drives when his pace comes up again."

Park's explanation was accurate. Koo Ja-wook has rebounded perfectly in the last five games, batting .400 (8 hits in 20 at-bats) with two home runs and an OPS of 1.229. He hit four hits against the Gwangju KIA Tigers on the 11th, and he also had multiple hits, including a home run, against KIA on the 12th. On the 14th, he hit a home run again against the KT Wiz, and held a home run streak for two consecutive games.

Koo Ja-wook also seemed to have relieved his concerns recently. Koo Ja-wook said, "'Baseball has recently felt difficult, but the idea that not knowing is better than not knowing came to mind during the game. How to hit what you have to learn with your body can be rather poisonous." In the future, I plan to focus on practice and make a routine to remember with my body."

Lotte-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 19th. Koo Ja-wook is welcomed after Park Byung-ho hit a two-run home run with one out and second base in the bottom of the fourth inning. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.19/

There was also a good adviser. Koo Ja-wook said "The return of the hit helped Byung-ho. Yesterday and today, I tried to find my batting sense by following Byung-ho's routine, and it seems to be working."

For Samsung, it is time for Koo Ja-wook to play well. Foreign player Denny Reyes left due to injury, and Baek Jung-hyun, who showed good performance in the bullpen, is also not in the first team due to shoulder inflammation.

It is necessary to lighten the pitcher's shoulders a little more with the performance of batters. Coach Park also "It's hard for the pitcher right now. For the time being, the pitcher is difficult, so we have to watch the game with a hit, but Ja-wook's pace has come up, so he is positive," he said, looking forward to Koo Ja-wook's performance.