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| Baek Yong-hwan, who became a coach, visited KIA Choi Hyung-woo and greeted him with pleasure. Jeon Jun-woo also hugged Choi Hyung-woo with a respectful look on his face. Photo, video = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com |
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The junior who played with him for a long time came back as a coach. KIA Tigers' Choi Hyung-woo greeted the giant's battery coach Baek Yong-hwan with pleasure. Choi Hyung-woo, who is consistently playing as the best hitter in the league even at the age of 41, and a junior who is on the coach's path after retiring from active duty, picked up his thumb.
Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 4th. KIA Tigers' Choi Hyung-woo faced welcome faces. Coach Baek Yong-hwan came to Choi Hyung-woo, who was warming up on the ground ahead of the game against Lotte.
Coach Baek, who is six years younger than Choi Hyung-woo, joined KIA in 2008 and played as a catcher in the Tigers' uniform until the middle of the 2021 season. Coach Baek, who had his prime with 10 home runs in the season, including a grand slam against SK (current SSG) Kim Kwang-hyun in 2015, transferred to Hanwha through a one-on-one trade with Kang Kyung-hak in the 2021 season.
Coach Baek, who ended his career after the 2022 season, began his leadership career as Lotte's second-tier battery coach from the 2023 season. On June 8, he changed positions with Jung Sang-ho and moved to the first-team battery coach.
As of the 8th, Choi Hyung-woo is ranked third with a batting average of 0.326 and No. 1 with an on-base plus slugging percentage of 0.992. While Kim Do-young, Na Sung-bum, and Kim Sun-bin have left the team due to injuries, Choi Hyung-woo has played almost all games and has been consistent. Choi Hyung-woo, who was named the oldest All-Star MVP last year, will continue to play in the All-Star Game this year.
Coach Baek remained the first-team battery coach even after Yoo Kang-nam, who went down to the second division with coach Jung Sang-ho, returned to the first division. Coach Baek is guiding Yoo Kang-nam's throwing motion before the game. Yoo Kang-nam led the team's victory by hitting the winning hit in the KIA match on the 6th, when the team was on the verge of a sweep loss.
Jeon Jun-woo is shaking hands with Choi Hyung-woo with a respectful look. Jeon Jun-woo is also following Choi Hyung-woo's path. Even at the age of 39, Jeon Jun-woo is practicing his captain's responsibility by playing in 85 games except one game this season. His batting average for the season is 0.299 and his batting average in the last 10 games is 0.350. In particular, in the game on the 6th, he pitched four hits in five at-bats to lead Lotte to regain second place.
a hot hug from veterans who forget their age
The two veterans, who are playing hard without showing off, warmly encouraged each other, saying, "There's no place that doesn't hurt when you wake up."
'The youngest in this area' Jeong-hoon, 37, embraces Choi Hyung-woo warmly.
Yang Hyun-jong, a child born in 1988 who joined the 'old man' group
"Way to go, senior!" You can check the warm meeting between Choi Hyung-woo, coach Baek Yong-hwan, Jeon Jun-woo and Jung Hoon through the video.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
