Shin-soo Choo, 3 at-bats, no hits in Korea’s professional baseball debut…

Input 2021.03.21 16:10 | Revision 2021.03.21 16:10

Choo Shin-soo, who first appeared on the domestic professional baseball stage, struck out twice with no hits in three at-bats.

Choo Shin-soo, from SSG Landers (formerly SK Wyverns), who is making their debut in the Korean professional baseball stage this season, started as the second nominated hitter in the demonstration game of the KBO League NC Dinos and SSG Landers at Changwon NC Park on the 21st.

In the first at-bat in the first inning, he struck out standing, and in the second at-bat in the third inning, he was struck out by a missed swing by the ball of NC foreign pitcher Parsons. In the third at-bat in the 5th inning, he withdrew from the outfield hitting ball against young NC promising pitcher Song Myung-ki. He left the ground and smiled at Song Myeong-gi.

Choo Shin-soo, who graduated from Busan High School in 2001 and moved to the United States, debuted in the big leagues in 2005 and played an active part as a top hitter in the major leagues for 16 seasons.

Choo Shin-soo, who became a free agent (FA) in the major leagues after the 2020 season, decided to join the KBO League while searching for a new team and signed a contract with SSG, who had the right to hold. SSG gave Choo Shin-soo the highest annual salary for Korean professional baseball of 2.7 billion won.

After arriving in Korea on the 25th of last month and self-quarantine for 14 days, Choo joined the squad on the 11th of this month.

Choo Shin-soo said to the reporters before the game, “I will see as many balls as possible.” Choo Shin-soo, who joined the team after a two-week self-isolation period after arriving in Korea last month, said he is training hard enough to get blisters in his hand.

On the other hand, in the game that day, NC won a big win 11-3 with a batting line with 14 hits including 3 home runs.