Number 1 to 3! Number 50! I was attached to my idol's number, but...My bag at the news of my best friend joining me? Rice is enough

Nov 23, 2025

Lee Won-seok's number 50. Miyazaki (Japan) = Reporter Lee Jong-seo

[Miyazaki(Japan) = Reporter Lee Jong-seo of Sports Chosun] "I got 50 times from the first to the third."

Hanwha Eagles announced on the 20th that it signed a four-year total of 10 billion won (down payment of 5 billion won, annual salary of 3 billion won, incentives of 3 billion won) with Kang Baek-ho (26) of FA.

Kang Baek-ho is the KBO's representative slugger who can hit .300 with 20 to 30 home runs. This season, he slowed down a bit with a batting average of 265, 15 home runs, 61 RBIs and an OPS of 0.825, in 95 games, but his presence at bat is different, hitting 26 home runs in 2024.

Kang Baekho's trip to Hanwha. Attention was also drawn to 's number'. Kang Baek-ho played with No. 50 when he played for KT. Lee Won-seok (26) is currently using No. 50 in Hanwha.

Lee Won-seok played in 129 games this season and recorded 22 steals by playing as a logistical guard and pinch runner. He has played an important role in the middle and second half of the game.

When a large player moves to the FA, if he wants the existing number, he or she asks for understanding and gives a gift to the player. Shim Woo-joon, who shared a meal with Kang Baek-ho at KT, laughed, saying, `Lee Won-seok is excited to receive something.'

FA Kang Baek-ho signed a four-year total of 10 billion won contract with Hanwha Eagles on the 20th. Photo courtesy = Hanwha Eagles

For Lee, number 50 was also a precious number. Lee Won-seok said, "(This is the uniform number of my idol Mookie Betts (L.A. Dodgers), and I got to wear No. 50 at the same time as Sung Yeol was retiring."We're doing the uniform number survey this year, and we have to write down the first to third rankings, but we've written down a total of 50.", he said,

However, since he is a "best friend" Kang Baek-ho, he expressed his willingness to give up. Lee Won-seok said " (Kang) Baek-ho and the agent are the same, and they hang out together." We are close, so we play a lot of jokes, but once in the past, he told me to wear number 50 when I come to Hanwha. If you buy me a meal, I'll give it up."

Lee Won-seok continued "He's the same age, but he's coming to the FA. I thought of giving way right away. The number can't be mine forever"I said "My parents like it, but I told them that I could change my uniform number."

Lee Won-seok who calls Kang Baek-ho on the 21st. Miyazaki (Japan) = Reporter Lee Jong-seo

Negotiations have already taken place once. After the Cheongbaek match on the 21st, the call was made under Shim Woo-joon's arrangement. Kang has yet to decide whether to use No. 50 in Hanwha.

However, Lee Won-seok also thought of a new number. Lee Won-seok said "I really like number 50, but I'd like to wear number 0 if I changed it."

Park Chan-ho, who recently signed an FA contract with Doosan, hoped for No. 7 and decided to buy a bag to Lee Kyo-hoon, who was wearing No. 7 at Doosan. Lee Won-seok said "I don't have a bag at all" It's good for me if my friend comes and gets good energy from the number and gets good grades. We can have a meal together," he said with a smile.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.