I don't blame the coach. Why did the winning catcher FA's 4.6 billion title veteran get choked up by the common finishing hit
Sep 03, 2025
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Not everyone can wear the winning catcher title. The same is true of FA contracts. He was a player who enjoyed all the glory, but he was emotional because he hit the winning shot once. What was the story.
The NC Dinos came from behind to win 9-4 against KT Wiz at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 2nd. In the first inning, temporary starter Kim Tae-kyung collapsed and gave four points, and it was a great upset victory made by players who did not give up on entering autumn baseball.
The hero of the day was veteran Park Se-hyuk. In the first inning, the main player Kim Hyung-joon was urgently replaced after being hit by a ball on his wrist while playing a catch. Park Se-hyuk, who came in as a sudden replacement, got on base with a pitch after a persistent game of five consecutive cuts against Ko Young-pyo in his first at-bat in the second inning. This dune became the start of the valuable chase point in the second inning, and eventually became the driving force for NC to turn the game around. Park Se-hyuk once again showed his presence with the final hit that overturned the game in the fifth inning. In the 1S disadvantage, Ko Young-pyo's change-up fell low and well, but he pushed it without being greedy and made it a golden hit. Park Kun-woo, who has been in the same team since Doosan's days, played home with all his might at second base to make Park Se-hyuk's winning RBI. Park Se-hyuk expressed his gratitude to Park Gun-woo, saying, `That's teamwork.'
In fact, this season could be a year I want to erase for Park Se-hyuk. Ahead of the 2023 season, he said he had a brilliant start by signing a 4.6 billion won contract with NC, but competition with rookie Kim Hyung-joon was waiting. This year, while he was away due to an injury in mid-June, Ahn Jung-yeol played a good role as a backup, so there was no room for Park Se-hyuk to come up. I spent almost two months in the second division. It was only in mid-August that he received a call-up opportunity, but this season Park Se-hyuk has played only 40 games. It is the smallest game since 2016.
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The same goes for Aim-su. Regarding the final hit scene, Park Se-hyuk said, `Ko Young-pyo was actually the last inning. He went to the batter's box after calculating that he would play hard with the change-up, his main weapon, because his strength was running low. I was able to respond, Nirini" he said.
Regarding his difficult career in the second division, Park Se-hyuk said, `I'm just grateful to be able to play again on the first division stage with cheers from fans like this. But I want to take this opportunity to say that I've learned and felt so much in the second division. Young juniors were a fan of him when I was a student. I worked hard watching you play baseball' They say this, but one word like this allowed me to cheer up. It increased my self-esteem. So I want to say thank you to the 2nd tier juniors, the coaching staff and the staff," he stressed.
Park Se-hyuk continues "I get a little emotional. In fact, he continued to play as a main player after his professional debut and signed an FA contract. I've never been in the second division this long in my career, and I think this time will remain a great asset for me as I play baseball in the future. It was a time to look back on me. I don't know how long I'm going to play baseball, but I'm not going to lose my mind now. I'll do my best for the team without any regrets," he added.
In the end, it is up to the coach to decide whether a player will go to the second division and return to the first division. When asked if director Lee Ho-joon was resentful, Park Se-hyuk said, `I never resent it," he said with a smile.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
