“I couldn’t hit it, but I’m satisfied…I will continue to study”
Choo Shin-soo (39), who made her debut in Korea at the starting point of her team’s SSG Landers, said, “I was happy to hear the cheers of (domestic) fans.”
Choo Shin-soo played the first regular league game through a home game against the Lotte Giants in the opening game of the KBO league of professional baseball held at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 4th.
Choo Shin-soo, who started as the nominated hitter No. 3, walked without hitting three at-bats and recorded one stolen base.
The first hit I expected did not come out, but the face of Choo Shin-soo, whom I met after the game, was bright.
“I think process is more important than the result,” he said. “Except for the second at-bat, I saw 5 or more balls of the opposing pitcher.
I look forward to the game in the future,” he said.
As it was the first game in the KBO League, I thought it was a process of adapting to the new environment.
He laughed, saying, “It was more meaningful to win against Lotte, the prestigious team in the first match of the team’s founding,” and “I think the first button is well fitted.”
On this day, Choo Shin-soo also played impressively in the attack at the end of the 5th, which preceded it 3-2.
Choo Shin-soo, who entered the at-bat from the second company, walked against the opponent’s starter Dan Straley, picked up on base, and tried to steal the opponent’s hustle.
Shin-soo Choo said, “Because one point is an important moment, I boldly stole it,” he said. “Because the next batter is Choi Jung, I thought that even if I went out, I could make a chance from the top in the next inning.”
It was veteran.
“Isn’t it sad that I couldn’t record a hit?” he said, “I’m satisfied that it wasn’t easy to go out,” and “I’ll study more about the KBO League strike zone and the propensity of the referee.”
When it comes to physical condition, he said, “No problem.”
On the 2nd, Choo Shin-soo complained of microscopic pain in the pelvis, and on that day, he started as a designated hitter.
Choo Shin-soo said, “I trained running ahead of today’s game,” and said, “If you were young, you would have (even defense), but if you overdo the first game of the season, we decided that the whole season could be affected.”
He also revealed his feelings about his first match with his hometown team, Lotte.
Shin-soo Choo said, “I thought Lotte was only one of the other nine teams,” he said. “Before the opening, a rival structure (called a distribution competition group) was created, but only when there is competition, it can develop.
(Jung Yong-jin) The owner must have also emphasized that point,” he said.
When it comes to the enthusiastic cheering of the crowd, he said, “I was happy.”
Shin-soo Choo said, “In the United States, the crowd is not enthusiastic at every moment.”
This was the first time I had graduated from high school,” he said.
He emphasized, “I was happy,” saying, “I could feel once again that I was playing in Korea.”
/yunhap news