I haven't seen you smile all season.... Autumn hero of the twist turned into Hahoe mask seems to have gained confidence
Oct 21, 2025
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Is this the happiest autumn in baseball's life. His expression changed.
This is the story of Choi Won-tae of the Samsung Lions.
`Autumn Hero' Choi Won-tae's expression turned into a haeotal. Always smiling. The head coach also feels it.
Samsung manager Park Jin-man returned to Daegu Lions Park on the 21st and thought he was a silent player when asked if he had any talks with Choi Won-tae ahead of the third playoff game against Hanwha. I've never seen him smile during the season. But now he's smiling so well. I think I gained confidence. I feel like I'm in the mood of our team," he said with satisfaction.
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Choi Won-tae, who started in Game 1 of the semi-playoff against SSG Landers, who was hit with all of his original Garabito, led the first game to victory with two hits and no runs in six innings.
Choi Won-tae, who took the mound again in the second playoff game against the Hanwha Eagles on the 19th, 10 days later, played seven longer innings, proving to be a true big game feature, not a coincidence. Samsung, which fought well in the first game but lost to Choi Won-tae, achieved its away goal with one win and one loss and came down to Daegu with a light heart of 'Promise Land'. A hero who is dominating the blue fall with better-than-expected good pitching at every important crisis in autumn baseball.
Before this season, Choi Won-tae was 'Autumn Gye-reuk'. He was sluggish in 17 postseason games with no wins and two losses and an 11.16 ERA. It got smaller in the fall. Expectations were not high because there was no use.
He changed 180 degrees. It's because I changed my mind.
"I haven't seen him smile all seasonDirector Park Jin-man's words " are not a joke. Choi Won-tae was serious and serious.
Choi Won-tae always tried to throw a strong ball to every corner perfectly. Even when he came to Lions Park, he couldn't give up his regret for his strong four-mindedness. He preferred four-seam over a ground ball-guided pitching that enabled the birth of a 10-win pitcher during the Kiwoom era. I wanted to do something for the Lions, who chose him as a big FA of 7 billion won.
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I couldn't hear anyone because I was worried. Veteran catcher Kang Min-ho's advice, who went through all sorts of hardships, also did not reach his heart. Kang Min-ho "He didn't listen to me during the regular season. Just trying to throw the ball hard, I got a lot off. (Before fall baseball) Let's slow down and throw it in the square." That part went well in both games, he explained the reason for the rebound.
Choi Won-tae also admitted it. "I'm naturally a little stubborn. When I got excited, I couldn't control myself"Now I can control myself. I'll listen to Minho and do my best at next year's camp"I vowed.
The autumn quagmire that falls deeper as it moves. I emptied my mind. A completely different world opened up when he threw off his obsessed clothes and followed Kang Min-ho's advice of 「"Let's look down 144km and throw it".
The ordinary truth is that there is room to fill only when it is empty. I realized it late. Fortunately, that was the most important moment in baseball life.
Choi Won-tae found a bright smile. This fall is the starting point for his full-fledged success in a blue uniform.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
