Let me come to the ballpark one more day. My senior's last wish was to play one more game, and the national team catcher was in tears

Nov 14, 2025

Let me come to the ballpark one more day. My senior's last wish was to play one more game, and the national team catcher was in tears
Korean baseball team Choi Jae-hoon is interviewing after his first training session at Tokyo Dome on the 13th. Tokyo = Reporter Kwon In-ha



Let me come to the ballpark one more day. My senior's last wish was to play one more game, and the national team catcher was in tears
The match between Hanwha and Lotte at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 22nd. Hanwha Lee Jae-won, who is training in defense. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.09.22/
Let me come to the ballpark one more day. My senior's last wish was to play one more game, and the national team catcher was in tears
In the game between KT and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 5th, Hanwha Choi Jae-hoon and Lee Jae-won are training for defense. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.06.05/
"Let me come to the ballpark one more day."

Choi Jae-hoon, a veteran catcher of the Korean national baseball team, shed tears while talking about Lee Jae-won, a senior catcher of the team who became a flanko rule.

Choi Jae-hoon and Lee Jae-won served as Hanwha's two-top catcher this season and helped form a strong mound by leading pitchers, while Hanwha finished second in the regular league and second in the Korean Series.




And Lee Jae-won became a play coach on the 11th. The Hanwha team recently proposed a playing coach role by highly appreciating Lee Jae-won's leadership qualities"Lee Jae-won, who accepted it, will play the role of a player and coach in the future," Lee Jae-won said. "I thought a lot about what I can do for the team now."I would like to thank the club for giving me the opportunity to become a leader. "

Choi Jae-hoon is expected to be the main player next season, and catcher No. 2 is expected to play in the first team.

In an interview after his first training session at Tokyo Dome on the 13th, Choi Jae-hoon said, "I came to Tokyo Dome for the first time. The ballpark is good, and it's too Lunar New Year??Da"Since I was young, I have dreamed of becoming a national team member, and I worked hard to achieve that dream, but it didn't go well. It's an honor for me to have this opportunity belatedly, and I don't want to miss it now," he said, expressing his feelings about coming to Tokyo Dome as a member of the national team.




Let me come to the ballpark one more day. My senior's last wish was to play one more game, and the national team catcher was in tears
2025 K-BASEBALL SERIES A warm-up match between South Korea and the Czech Republic was held at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 8th. Choi Jae-hoon is smiling after an RBI sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second inning with one out and third base. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.11.08/
Let me come to the ballpark one more day. My senior's last wish was to play one more game, and the national team catcher was in tears
Game 3 of the Korean Series between LG and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. In the top of the ninth inning, Kim Seo-hyun and Choi Jae-hoon, who defended the victory by catching Moon Sung-joo, a pinch hitter with one out and runners on the first and second bases, are celebrating. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.29/
Let me come to the ballpark one more day. My senior's last wish was to play one more game, and the national team catcher was in tears
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the LG Twins in Game 5 of the Korean Series at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 31st. In the top of the third inning, Hanwha catcher Choi Jae-hoon is visiting the mound to encourage Jung Woo-joo. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.31/
When Lee Jae-won, who endured this season together, talked about the news of his playing coach, Choi Jae-hoon seemed to get emotional as he spoke. Choi Jae-hoon "I was really grateful to Jae-won. I helped you a lot when I was in troubleHe said "In the last game (Korean Series Game 5), my brother told me "Please let me come to the ballpark for one more day", but I was so sorry that I lost Game 5, so I said "I'm sorry" and he rather "Thank you". "Thanks to you, I was so grateful to have come this far. It was heartbreaking," he said, revealing the conversation between the two in Game 5 of the Korean Series. Choi Jae-hoon said, `I was not in a good mood because I thought that I will soon be around Jae-won's age and that this day will come someday.'

Lee Jae-won played in only one game in the Korean Series. In the first game on Oct. 26, he played a logarithmic game in the bottom of the seventh inning. Other than that, Choi Jae-hoon wore a mask and ran. For Lee Jae-won, the first game of the Korean Series was his last appearance as a player.

Choi Jae-hoon said he would work hard to raise a junior catcher with Lee Jae-won. Choi Jae-hoon said, `Even junior players will pass on what I need. That way, our juniors will grow up a lot. I will try to show good performance to young juniors in the match and Jaewon will help me next to him, so I will get better."








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.