It was too short? I should've done one inning...I reminded you once again that 506HR Living Legends was a promising pitcher
Jul 13, 2025
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Choi Jung (38, SSG Landers) is a representative home run hitter in the KBO League. After joining the SK Wyverns (currently SSG) in 2005, he has hit 506 home runs so far this year, the most in the KBO league.
In this year's All-Star Game voting, he received 1,301,246 votes for fans and 162 votes for the team, and was selected as the best 12 in the Dream All-Star third baseman category.
As he entered the All-Star Game in 2019 with the concept of 'Home Run Factory Manager', expectations for Choi Jung were also set to home runs or hits this year.
Choi Jeong, who started as the third batter and third baseman, stood at the plate in the top of the first inning with helmets and bats delivered by Cho Byung-hyun and Lee Woo-woon. He was treated as the first KBO league player to hit 500 home runs and took the batter's box. The result is dune. He even scored by combining wild pitches and infield hit opponents' errors.
That's how Choi Jeong's performance seemed to pass. However, Choi Jeong once again stood in front of fans at a point that no one could predict.
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The Nanum All-Star lineup broke out. Starting with leadoff hitter Park Chan-ho's double, a base hit, a timely hit, and a hit came out one after another. In the end, the score widened from 2 outs to 1-7.
Woo Kyu-min's pitch count has already reached 30. As it was an event game, it was difficult to drag it on for a longer time. The bench moved. KT manager Lee Kang-chul took the mound, third baseman Choi Jung as a pitcher and Woo Kyu-min as a third baseman.
Choi Jung-eun's first pitch became a ball against Lee Ju-hyung, but he drew a swing and miss for the second pitch. Lee Ju-hyung's bat came out on the third pitch, and the ball headed over the first baseman's head. Lewin Diaz, who was at first base, jumped, and the ball was sucked into Diaz's glove.
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Although it was an event game, Choi Jeong showed off another charm as a pitcher, not a home run hitter, while showing stable control.
Choi Jung-eun "I kept getting hits, so I was looking at it thinking 'I'm tired" Suddenly, (Woo) Kyu-min was struggling and gestured to me. "When I saw the gesture, I thought 'Do you think I'm going out?' but I prepared myself. But manager Lee Kang-chul came and asked me to be a pitcher. So I said 'Okay'."
The first mound in 16 years. Choi Jung-eun "I was a little serious when I played against KIA in 2009. I threw it to win. At that time, I was a little more confident because I had only been a pitcher for about four years. I was really trying to catch the out count, but now I wasn't even going to throw the ball hard. I was a little worried about whether I could throw a strike well, but for now, I was able to control it well. I was fortunate to have another hit."
Choi Jeong-eun "If you throw it like that, it's all good." I threw it lightly because I shouldn't hit the batter for no reason while throwing it hard."
It was embarrassing to suddenly take the mound, but it was enough to awaken the pitcher's fun that he had forgotten. Choi Jeong "Too short a pitch. I think it would have been a satisfactory performance if I pitched an inning"It felt like it ended so futilely on the 2nd out. Still, I appreciate it if you enjoyed watching it."
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As he pitched in his first at-bat, some viewed him as a 'performance'. Choi Jung-eun "Who asked "Is this a ready performance?" The moment I got hit, I was really surprised. It was the first time for a hit ball in the All-Star Game. I got hit once in the home run race before, but it was my first time."
Ponce, who hit Choi Jung, kissed the injured part and expressed his sorry. Choi Jung-eun "I'm not even angry because it's an all-star match. I was wondering if I was right. It hurt so much in real life. I asked Ponce what he was going to do, and he kissed me"I laughed. Ponce also said "I did it because I was worried if I wasn't hurt."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
