The moment I might not be able to come back...Maybe once in a lifetime, there's such a meticulous coach gift

Sep 10, 2025

The moment I might not be able to come back...Maybe once in a lifetime, there's such a meticulous coach gift
The game between NC and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 3rd, and Hanwha Hwang Young-mook, with one out and runners on the 2nd and 3rd bases, cheers with a walk-off hit in the bottom of the 10th inning of overtime. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.03/



The moment I might not be able to come back...Maybe once in a lifetime, there's such a meticulous coach gift
The game between NC and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 3rd, and Hanwha Hwang Young-mook, with one out and runners on the second and third bases in the bottom of the 10th inning, is being washed away with water. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.03/
"I didn't think it was that big...."

Hwang Young-mook (26, Hanwha Eagles) had a walk-off hit with one out and runners on first and third in the bottom of the 10th inning against the NC Dinos 5-5 at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 3rd. Hwang Young-mook's first walk-off hit since his debut. Hwang Young-mook opened his arms and enjoyed the joy of victory.

It was a valuable victory for Hanwha as well. Starting pitcher Cody Ponce broke the record for most strikeouts in a season. The previous record was 225 for Doosan Bears Ariel Miranda in 2021. Ponce struck out eight on the day, recording 228 strikeouts. Victory allowed the record to shine.




a situation in which one was confused by the joy of victory. A gift that will never be forgotten arrived to Hwang Young-mook. Immediately after the game, Ko Dong-jin, the power analysis coach, took the ball with a walk-off hit and delivered it to Hwang Young-mook.

Hwang Young-mook "I didn't think much about ending it that far. But coach Ko Dong-jin found the ball himself after the game.

There was a reason why coach Ko took Hwang Young-mook's finishing ball in a special way. Coach Koh delivered the ball to Hwang Young-mook, saying, `When I was a player, I went to extra time and hit a walk-off hit, and I thought I would hit it again now, but I retired like that.'




Hwang Young-mook "At that moment, he thought of it and said that he received the ball and took care of it right away. I was so thankful."

The moment I might not be able to come back...Maybe once in a lifetime, there's such a meticulous coach gift
The second game of the three-game weekend series between Hanwha and LG was held at Daejeon Stadium on the 19th. Hanwha won 8-7 in the bottom of the 10th inning with Ko Dong-jin's walk-off hit with no outs and second base. Ko Dong-jin shares his joy with his colleagues.

Daejeon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschocun.com /2014.04.19/
Coach Ko joined Hanwha in the second round of the rookie draft (32nd overall) in 2000 and played in the first division until 2015. He has been active until 2016 and has been coaching at Hanwha since 2017.

Ko's walk-off hit came in 2014. At the bottom of the 10th inning, when the game was 7-7 against LG in Daejeon on April 19, he finished the game by hitting a right-handed hit against Lee Dong-hyun at second base with no outs.




Coach Ko had a walk-off hit against LG in Hanbat (Daejeon) on April 19, 2014. At that time, he led the team to victory with a walk-off hit in front of right field against Lee Dong-hyun with no outs and second base in the 10th inning when the score was tied 7-7

Hwang Young-mook "It was a pity to hear from the coach like that. In a way, it was a moment that I couldn't come back to, but I don't think I was happier. Still, the KBO League record came out that day, and I think the team won and received a lot of congratulations" he said.

Hwang Young-mook "I want to say thank you very much to coach Ko Dong-jin. I was so thankful that you thought that way," he once again left a thank-you note.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.