Let's go back to August! All KIA's atmosphere players, delivered by the eldest brother Choi Hyung-woo, are more desperate than anyone else

Aug 01, 2025

Let's go back to August! All KIA's atmosphere players, delivered by the eldest brother Choi Hyung-woo, are more desperate than anyone else
photo courtesy of the KIA Tigers



Let's go back to August! All KIA's atmosphere players, delivered by the eldest brother Choi Hyung-woo, are more desperate than anyone else
photo courtesy of the KIA Tigers
KIA Tigers broke their seven-game losing streak after a long struggle. Leading hitters Choi Hyung-woo and Na Sung-bum stepped up as troubleshooters.

KIA won the 2025 KBO League Doosan Bears 3-2 at KIA Champions Field in Gwangju on the 31st. Choi Hyung-woo, who was silent the previous day with no hits in 6 at-bats, played 2 hits in 4 at-bats, 1 RBI and 2 runs.

Choi Hyung-woo hit a tiebreaking solo home run (16th of the season) in the bottom of the fourth inning when his team was trailing 0-1. Choi Hyung-woo came out as the leadoff hitter and turned the first pitch. A thunderous home run went off. Choi Hyung-woo kicked a fastball toward his body and crossed the right fence. It flew 125 meters.




At the bottom of the sixth inning, trailing 1-2, he set the stage for a turnaround.

After one out, Kim Sun-bin opened the scoring with a hit to the right. Choi Hyung-woo also had a hit to right-center to attract runners. Na Sung-beom solved it at first and third bases with no outs. He called in Kim Sun-bin by hitting a timely hit to the right. Oh Sun-woo struck out and Byun Woo-hyuk scored a heavy hit. Choi Hyung-woo came into the groove.

KIA then kept the win thanks to Han Jae-seung, Sung Young-tak, Jeon Sang-hyun, and Jung Hae-young's good pitching in the relay.




After the game, Choi Hyung-woo said, `First of all, it was good to break the long losing streak of the team. I didn't expect the losing streak to be this long, but now I have to change the mood to a winning streak," he said emphatically.

Choi Hyung-woo said the team is getting more and more united.

Choi Hyung-woo was able to win because `from No. 1 to No. 9, players who came out as pinch-hitters, and bullpen players were all united and determined to win. I felt that the players' desire to win was brought together, and it was a valuable victory because all the players were more desperate than anyone else."




Personally, it was an opportunity to find a sense of hitting.

Let's go back to August! All KIA's atmosphere players, delivered by the eldest brother Choi Hyung-woo, are more desperate than anyone else
photo courtesy of the KIA Tigers
Let's go back to August! All KIA's atmosphere players, delivered by the eldest brother Choi Hyung-woo, are more desperate than anyone else
photo courtesy of the KIA Tigers
Choi Hyung-woo said "I haven't had a good batting feeling for a few days. That's why it was a more pleasant home run. Yesterday, it felt like the timing was constantly late, and the breaking ball was not attacking well. He was aiming for a fastball on his first pitch at bat in the bottom of the fourth inning, and he was able to make a home run on the course he wanted. Since then, other players' batting sense has risen, and I think the tie-breaking home run has turned the mood around"I was delighted.

It's not too late. Choi promised a counterattack.

Choi said, `There are many important games left for the ranking competition in the future. I think I can go higher enough if I forget the hard times in the hot season and return to the good June. I want to tell my juniors to break the stagnant atmosphere and make a winning game by focusing on a brighter team atmosphere from now on."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.