Is he crying like that? Will the Stone Buddha Oh Seung-hwan shed tears…Finally, today... It feels a bit real now
Sep 30, 2025
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After announcing his retirement, he laughed more. Oh's expression was bright on the day of his retirement ceremony as well.
Oh Seung-hwan, who met at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 30th, said, `Is it already the 30th? It's a retirement ceremony today. I realized it."
For this day, the Samsung team has prepared various photo spots to commemorate Oh's retirement inside and outside the stadium. Fans dressed up in Oh Seung-hwan's uniform could be seen taking pictures in a row.
Oh Seung-hwan was so busy that he only saw pictures. But he laughed, saying, `I told my family to come early and watch a lot.'
Many friends, colleagues and acquaintances of Oh Seung-hwan, including Choo Shin-soo and Jung Geun-woo, also visited.
The following is Oh Seung-hwan's interview.
- How do you feel when it's your retirement ceremony? I think it'll be different from the retirement tour.
▶ I'm so busyI'm out of my mind because I've been there. A month ago, time really didn't go by, but last night, I thought it's already been 30 days. I went to work and many acquaintances came to the lobby, so I realized that it's a retirement ceremony today
- Thank you to the fans
▶Thank you for coming down from Seoul and supporting me. I'm going to be cheered on until the end. I received a lot of love, and thanks to the fans, the day like today came. I just want to thank you.
- Say something to your Japanese fans
▶I heard they are still loved by Hanshin fans. I think we should go back and say hello one day. I'm always grateful.
- If I were to say thank you to the fans of Major League Baseball
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There are many Koreans who helped me a lot while playing in the United States. They still contact us and support us. Thanks to you, I also ate a lot of Korean food. I really appreciated it.
- What did you feel on your way to work
▶I didn't have any particular thoughts. It still doesn't really feel like it. If we have a retirement ceremony, wouldn't it feel real.
- The director said he wanted to let me take the mound in the 9th inning if he had the chance
▶Today is a very important game. Apart from my retirement ceremony, the team that competed fiercely for a season may change its ranking in the remaining two games.
Watch the game, and I'll prepare as usual until the end.
- Choi Hyungwoo is getting ready to come in as a substitute
After returning to ▶, I got hit a lot when it was important to Choi Hyung-woo. I don't think we should get hit at the end.
If I go up to the mound today, I think I will feel different from before.
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I got a lot of calls when I announced that I would retire ▶. Lee Dae-ho said he would definitely cry, and Kim Tae-kyun and Jung Geun-woo said they really had a hard time. Choo also sent a coffee truck.
- There are a lot of photo spots near Lapak today
▶I only saw it in pictures. You paid a lot of attention. I told my family to come early and watch a lot
- I have never regretted announcing my retirement
▶I'm feeling a little better. Rather, my body condition got better little by little. I have no regrets. Because I threw the ball without regret.
- Can you reveal your future plans
▶ I didn't make any decisions because I didn't want to worry or get stressed until the retirement ceremony. I don't have anything to say at the moment.
- Did you meet with the team today
▶He came to get autographs one after another today and asked me to write his name. I thought he was letting me go now, and I told Kang Min-ho and Park Byung-ho that `you guys feel like you're going to feel it soon.'
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▶I was with some really good catchers. He was with Jin Gap-yong from the beginning, was (Yadier) Molina overseas, and even after returning, he is playing with Kang Min-ho. I think the catcher's luck was really good. Wouldn't he have benefited more from the catcher than from the pitching ball.
- The most memorable gift is
▶It's a Doosan moon jar. I heard that Doosan wrote what the players said to Lee Dae-ho and Lee Seung-yeop, but I asked for a phrase. I heard that the boss thought about it for two days.
- I heard that no one would hate Oh Seung-hwan, but the secret to comforting the players is
▶ After everyone took a shot, they said, 'You blocked a lot.'Every time I get hit, I get hit hard. Rather, I think there are many players I should blame. Since everyone likes it, I think you did a good job as a player.
- My favorite nickname is
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- I need to retire. Did you prepare in advance
▶ I prepared. After an interview, I always regret a lot. I want to talk about what's inside me, but I'm not good at expressing it.
I wrote it down in advance and prepared it, but I'll probably regret it if it's over again today
There was only one reading practice. I was a little emotional.
- What did you think while watching other retiring players?
▶I've never thought about not crying, but I've thought about why I cry so much when I see players crying too much.
- Whether or not the rest of the game will be played
▶I plan to move according to the team's situation. The ranking hasn't been determined yet, and there are two games left. I made my body so that I could throw it at any time.
- Will he be able to make 550 saves?
▶I don't think I need to think about it now. The team takes precedence over personal records. When I first talked about it, I didn't know it would be this fierce. It doesn't matter to me now.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
