A man from a backup won 1,500 games and 2,000 hits → Today is the most meaningful day. If it wasn't for my former team, Doosan SK..

Aug 10, 2025

A man from a backup won 1,500 games and 2,000 hits → Today is the most meaningful day. If it wasn't for my former team, Doosan SK..
A game between Kiwoom and Doosan at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 10th. Doosan's Park Chi-guk, who allowed a tying solo home run to Kiwoom Choi Joo-hwan in the eighth inning. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.08.10/



A man from a backup won 1,500 games and 2,000 hits → Today is the most meaningful day. If it wasn't for my former team, Doosan SK..
A game between Kiwoom and Doosan at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 10th. Kiwoom Choi Joo-hwan, who hit a tying solo home run in the eighth inning. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.08.10/
Kiwoom Heroes Choi Joo-hwan set a record of 1,500 games and 2,000 hits in a day.

Choi Joo-hwan started as the fourth batter and first baseman against the Doosan Bears in the 2025 KBO League at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 10th. Choi Joo-hwan hit a valuable tying solo home run (9th of the season) in the bottom of the eighth inning, trailing 2-3. Choi Joo-hwan played three hits in four at-bats, helping his team to come from behind to win 4-3.

After the game, Choi Joo-hwan said, `In fact, I didn't expect to achieve 2,000 hits today. I'm even more happy to set a record with a home run."




1,500 games, which symbolizes consistency, are meaningful. It is the 71st in KBO history.

Choi Joo-hwan said, `More than anything else, business trip records mean a lot to me personally. Arithmetically, it is a figure that can be achieved by playing 100 games for 15 years. It was not an easy record because I was a backup for a long time. So I think 1500 games is more valuable than any other game I've ever played. Since it's still ongoing, I want to continue after 2000 games" he wished.

Recently, the feeling of hitting has increased.




A man from a backup won 1,500 games and 2,000 hits → Today is the most meaningful day. If it wasn't for my former team, Doosan SK..
A game between Kiwoom and Doosan at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 10th. The bases loaded with one out in the fourth inning. Kiwoom Choi Joo-hwan, who is advancing from second base to third base when Kim Gun-hee hit an outfield fly. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.08.10/
A man from a backup won 1,500 games and 2,000 hits → Today is the most meaningful day. If it wasn't for my former team, Doosan SK..
A game between Kiwoom and Doosan at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 10th. Kiwoom Choi Joo-hwan, who has a hit in the fourth inning. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.08.10/
Choi Joo-hwan is looking back on the batting faithful to the basics by communicating with batting coach Kim Tae-wan. It is thanks to this that the results are gradually improving in the second half of the year. Recalling his experience of striking out yesterday at bat when he hit a home run, he made a spell by himself saying, `Let's not see the ball easily.' I think that concentration led to a good result."

It was the most meaningful day of baseball life.

Choi Joo-hwan said "Today seems to be the most meaningful day out of 1,500 games. This is because he played 1,500 games in one game and achieved 2,000 hits at the same time. Without his former teams Doosan and SSG, he would not have been able to come to this position. Thank you to both the team I've been with for a long time and the current team. I'll do my best as a member of Kiwoom"I vowed.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.