Good-bye Doosan shortstop GOAT Kim Jae-ho, the team that chose me first, and the team that I chose later

Jul 06, 2025

Good-bye Doosan shortstop GOAT Kim Jae-ho, the team that chose me first, and the team that I chose later
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Good-bye Doosan shortstop GOAT Kim Jae-ho, the team that chose me first, and the team that I chose later
Kim Jae-ho, who will hold a retirement ceremony for the game between KT and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 6th, is interviewing reporters. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.06/
Doosan Bears 'One Club Man' shortstop Kim Jae-ho will officially retire.

Doosan made room for Kim Jae-ho to send him to a big game against KT Wiz in the KBO League in the 2025 season held at Jamsil Stadium on the 6th.

Kim Jae-ho made his debut with Doosan in 2004 and played as a franchise star for 21 years until 2024. Kim Jae-ho has qualified as an FA twice since the 2016 season and after the 2020 season, but has always stayed with Doosan. Kim Jae-ho thanked Doosan for choosing me first, and later for choosing me.




Doosan's retirement concept is Jae-ho Kim's 「Bears All-Time No. 1 Shortstop」. Kim Jae-ho, who joined the Bears as the first designated player in 2004, had a batting average of 0.272 (1,235 hits in 4,534 times at bat), 54 homers and 600 RBIs in 1,793 games in 21 years until the 2024 season. As a one-club man for the Bears, he made his name at the top of various records, including the most games played in the club's history, the most hits in shortstop, RBIs, and home runs," he said.

Acting Doosan manager Cho Sung-hwan did not hide his respect for Kim Jae-ho. Acting player Cho Sung-hwan said, `When I was active, I wanted to play a Keystone duo with him. When I came to Doosan as a leader, I found that he was a better player than I thought, and I haven't seen a player who was more serious than Kim Jae-ho in defensive training"It was highly appreciated.

Kim Jae-ho laughed at this, saying, `I agree 100%.' Even so, it is ambiguous to teach juniors what to do from the same player's point of view. When I felt that my juniors couldn't grow up, I thought I should show them through training. So I was more serious in training. I was the player I was trying to show by action."




I can't forget my first win in 2015. Kim Jae-ho said, `Since I was an amateur, I have never won a championship since elementary school. Even when I came to the professional league, I was not the main player at first. There were many seasons when Doosan built good members and played good games but did not win. In 2015, I shed tears of happiness as I won the championship, compensating for the tears I shed earlier. That was the most memorable time."

Good-bye Doosan shortstop GOAT Kim Jae-ho, the team that chose me first, and the team that I chose later
Kim Jae-ho, who will hold a retirement ceremony for the game between KT and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 6th, is interviewing reporters. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.06/
Good-bye Doosan shortstop GOAT Kim Jae-ho, the team that chose me first, and the team that I chose later
Kim Jae-ho, who will hold a retirement ceremony for the game between KT and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 6th, is interviewing reporters. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.06/
Good-bye Doosan shortstop GOAT Kim Jae-ho, the team that chose me first, and the team that I chose later
Kim Jae-ho, who will hold a retirement ceremony for the game between KT and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 6th, is interviewing reporters. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.06/
Kim Jae-ho was in his prime with Doosan. Kim Jae-ho's heyday was Doosan's heyday. From 2015 to 2021, Kim Jae-ho is the main player in advancing to the Korean Series and winning three times in a row.

However, this year, the first season Kim Jae-ho left, Doosan fell to ninth place. Kim Jae-ho said "Unfortunately, I went out and my grades were bad. I also wondered if I left without some responsibility. Doosan is a team that played baseball every fall, but now it has to think a little about reality. It looks like a change is needed,' he said, leaving a careful comment from the outside.




Kim Jae-ho asked his successors to fight 'strongly' He said "This is the beginning. It's a battle of who wins the position with a strong heart. I want you to think about how to succeed as a professional baseball player. You only live once. I hope you don't regret it."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.