The first Taegeuk mark in my life at the age of 36... But he's calm? I want to win before the national cannonball
Oct 17, 2025
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Choi Jae-hoon (36, Hanwha Eagles) was named in the 2025 K-BASEALL SERIES national team announced on the 12th. the only member of the national team born in the 1980s. Choi Jae-hoon "He was the oldest. (19)I was the only one born in the 80s. Still, (Park) Hae-min is a fast (born in 1990), so he's a friend. "People say "Are you going as a guardian?" But I think it's right. He is also the oldest," he said with a smile.
For Choi Jae-hoon, it's the first Taegeuk mark. It's not that he doesn't have any experience in the national team. He participated in the Panama Baseball World Cup in September 2011 and participated in the 2012 Asian Baseball Championship, but all of them are not the first team, but the national team consisting of second team players and amateurs.
The 2025 K-BASEBALL SERIES will be the stage that will determine the players who will join the national team ahead of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March next year. However, as it is a place where the main players of the first team gather in one place, the meaning is different.
His junior teammates applauded for his first national flag since his debut, saying, `National team catcher.' Choi Jae-hoon also expressed his extraordinary emotion, saying, "'I have had a dream since I was young.'"
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Choi Jae-hoon said, `I have no intention of representing the country yet. Hanwha baseball is not over. I can only think of that." "I've been contacted a lot, but it's also a warm-up match. First of all, I'll do well in the evaluation match after Hanwha's postseason" he said.
Choi Jae-hoon has two championship rings. He won the title for two consecutive years in 2015 and 2016 when he was in Doosan. However, he failed to play in the game as Yang Eui-ji came out as the main catcher. As Choi Jae-hoon, I also want to win the championship by playing as a 「main catcher」. In 2013, Yang Eui-ji played in four games of the Korean Series due to injury, but was blocked by the Samsung Lions and remained in second place.
Choi Jae-hoon said, `I played in the Korean Series in 2013, but I think I did it when I was young without knowing anything. But I think I should still do that now. There should be a player who is enjoying it and goes crazy one by one. I wish my juniors would do that. I'm nervous, but I think it'll get better if we play baseball while enjoying it," he said.
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Choi Jae-hoon's goal is to win, too. He also replied to the national team story, "'I'm going to think about it after we're done winning the Korean Series.'" First of all, he's in good shape. Choi Jae-hoon said "I'm not sick anywhere. If I enjoy myself first, I think my juniors will follow me. In addition, (Lee) Jae-won also decided to make a hit from the veteran and do a big ceremony. That's how you get energy. He also said it would be a fine if he was timid. I told you to make sure it's cool and big.'
Choi Jae-hoon said "If I were to win the game and take the national team catcher, I think it would be really "Honours of the family"If we don't get too excited and calmly enjoy what we've been doing, wouldn't there be a good result?" he said, vowing to play in the postseason.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
