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| The Samsung Lions Oh Seung-hwan's retirement press conference was held at the Orakai Hotel in Songdo, Incheon on the afternoon of the 7th. Oh Seung-hwan is giving his feelings about retirement. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.07/ |
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[Songdo (Incheon) = Sports Chosun reporter Na Yuri]"I've been thinking about retiring because I thought I couldn't perform 100%."
Samsung Lions 'Leader of the End' Oh Seung-hwan leaves the ground. Oh held a retirement press conference at the Orakai Hotel in Songdo, Incheon on the 7th. Oh Seung-hwan, who joined Samsung as a college graduate rookie in 2005, is a legendary closing pitcher who led the "Samsung Dynasty". He also played in Japanese professional baseball and Major League Baseball, setting a career record of 549 saves in Korea, the U.S. and Japan. The Samsung club officially announced Oh Seung-hwan's retirement on the 6th, and Oh Seung-hwan's back number '21' will be designated as a permanent absentee. It is the fourth permanent absence in Lions history after No. 22 Lee Man-soo, No. 10 Yang Jun-hyuk, and No. 36 Lee Seung-yeop. Oh Seung-hwan has decided to prepare for a retirement game at the end of the season by accompanying the first-team squad without registering for an entry in the future.
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| The Samsung Lions Oh Seung-hwan's retirement press conference was held at the Orakai Hotel in Songdo, Incheon on the afternoon of the 7th. Oh Seung-hwan at the press conference. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.07/ |
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Lee Jong-yeol and other Samsung team officials and junior players attended the retirement ceremony and handed over bouquets of flowers. Captains Koo Ja-wook, Kang Min-ho, Kim Jae-yoon and Won Tae-in cheered for their second life. General manager Lee Jong-yeol said, `I used to play with me, but now that I retire, I think about many things.' `I decided to retire with difficulty, and I prepared this meeting because you seemed to have a lot of questions about Oh Seung-hwan's future. The club will also do its best to help Oh Seung-hwan live a wonderful life after retirement" he said. Kang Min-ho "I pay tribute to Seung-hwan's brother's baseball life. I always learn a lot from watching him work out as an example in front of his juniors or playing in the game. I will also follow the message well until the end."
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| The Samsung Lions Oh Seung-hwan's retirement press conference was held at the Orakai Hotel in Songdo, Incheon on the afternoon of the 7th. Oh Seung-hwan is receiving a congratulatory bouquet from general manager Lee Jong-yeol. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.07/ |
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Oh Seung-hwan, who attended the retirement press conference in an away uniform, expressed his thoughts with a calm look on his face. While the team is in a fierce competition for rankings, the first thing to do is to think about whether I'm causing inconvenience to you is..." he said. "I made this announcement during the season, but it still doesn't feel real. The word "last" still doesn't touch me, but I think first that I was loved by my fans. I thank the club first, saying, "There is not a place for everyone to say goodbye like this, but I'm so grateful to the club." Then, when I thought about the number "21 again, my career was 21 years. The result of Samsung's first permanent absence as a pitcher was because there were fans. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you again" he said.
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| The Samsung Lions Oh Seung-hwan's retirement press conference was held at the Orakai Hotel in Songdo, Incheon on the afternoon of the 7th. Oh Seung-hwan, who is being congratulated by his colleagues. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.07/ |
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What is the decisive reason why he decided to retire after saying several times that `I still can't believe I retired.' Oh Seung-hwan said "Retirement doesn't seem to be sudden. I don't think it's strange at all to say that I'm retiring now. That's what I thought. I thought I should retire now"I was thinking about retiring when I felt a little strange in my body and thought that I couldn't perform 100% of the performance. I told the club about my retirement first, and I think this is going in a good direction."
Oh is preparing to take the mound for about one game at the end of the season. He said "I have to talk to the coaches, but I took the mound in the Futures League until last week and I'm not going to keep the ball." He has yet to decide his future after retirement. Oh Seung-hwan said, `I haven't made any decisions now. The club also told me that they would do their best to help, so I will continue to discuss with the president and the general manager about my future course of action.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
