Now it's NC Choi Won-jun, not KIA Choi Won-junI wonder what's changed. There's a big twist hidden.

Aug 10, 2025

Now it's NC Choi Won-jun, not KIA Choi Won-junI wonder what's changed. There's a big twist hidden.
NC Dinos Choi Won-joon is hitting against the Lotte Giants on the 29th. Photo courtesy =NC Dinos



"You talked a lot."

Choi Won-joon, Lee Woo-sung, Hong Jong-pyo, Kim Si-hoon, Han Jae-seung, and Jung Hyun-chang KIA Tigers and the NC Dinos in a 3-3 mega trade. For now, it looks like it will be a win-win trade. What is certain is that NC is not losing money.

Because Choi Won-joon is doing well. Choi Won-joon, one of Kia's flagship players and national outfielder. A bigger performance was expected this year as the main player of KIA's integrated victory last year. This is because he can be motivated ahead of his first career FA qualification.




But it was shocking. It was so sluggish that I wondered if it could really fall like this. The offense was also an attack, but the bad flow reached the defense of the outfield, making a wrong mistake that could not be called a professional. Twice in May alone, he went down to the second tier.

Now it's NC Choi Won-jun, not KIA Choi Won-junI wonder what's changed. There's a big twist hidden.
Lee Woosung Choi Wonjun Hong Jongpyo (from left) as NC Dinos. Photo courtesy =NC Dinos
And it was even traded. KIA, which was in a hurry to transfuse the bullpen, put Choi Won-joon up for sale. It meant that he was not willing to give a large amount of money as an FA after this season. It could have been an opportunity for Choi Won-jun. This is because it was a trade that could change the atmosphere and change the mind as it would have to be 'FA re-examined' at this rate.

NC manager Lee Ho-joon strongly wanted Choi Won-joon. NC also has plenty of resources in the corner outfield, but the center fielder position was a hole. There were also insufficient players who clearly established themselves as table setters. For coach Lee, Choi Won-joon was a customized card. However, on the premise that it shows the performance until last year.




And director Lee's intuition was right. Manager Lee believes in Choi Won-jun's ability and continues to play as a second-center fielder. Choi Won-jun is paying back. From the three consecutive Kiwoom Heroes games during the week to the KIA game on the 8th, he had eight hits with one home run in four games. On the 7th, the match against Kiwoom hit a dramatic equalizer in the ninth inning. It was very impressive. He also has a batting average of 293 in 10 games since his transfer.

Now it's NC Choi Won-jun, not KIA Choi Won-junI wonder what's changed. There's a big twist hidden.
Choi Won-jun, who played as the second batter as soon as he was traded to the NC Dinos. Busan = Reporter Kwon In-ha
Coach Lee smiled happily about Choi Won-jun's performance, saying, `This is what Choi Won-jun was originally like.' Then "I didn't come here and change my form or anything in particular. It's just that he keeps playing in the game and helps him do well. When I looked up the batting order, the score was the best when I was in number 2. That's why I put it in number two."

In the end, psychological problems have pressured Choi rather than technical problems. Manager Lee said, "(He is doing well in our team, so he makes defense exciting, too. I heard he was a quiet, introverted player, so I tried to deal with him accordingly, but when I saw him in the dugout, he talked a lot." It is evidence that Choi Won-joon has completely changed to NC.




KIA manager Lee Bum-ho also left, but he took care of his disciples until the end. Coach Lee Ho-joon called Lee Bum-ho after the trade and said they are really hardworking players. And he was right. You're working really hard. Of course, Hong Jong-pyo needs to work harder. imaginative style," he said, giving a laugh.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.