SSG Landers Choo Shin-soo is giving a watch as a gift to Lee Tae-yang (left), who gave up his uniform number 17 at the team meeting after the Lotte Giants and SSG Landers practice match held at the Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the afternoon of the 11th. News 1
How much is the value of the back number ’17’ of Choo Shin-soo who joined SSG Landers? Choo Shin-soo gave himself an expensive watch on the 11th to Lee Tae-yang, who gave his back number to him, and proved its value.
On this day, Choo Shin-soo gave a surprise gift to Lee Tae-yang, the club’s right-handed pitcher, at the first meeting with the team. After the practice match of the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium was over.
Shin-soo Choo said, “There are all senior and junior players, but I think I should learn it first.”
Following this, Choo Shin-soo presented the Swiss watch brand’Roger De V’to Lee Tae-yang. Shin-soo Choo said, “No. 17 is very meaningful to me, and since I was a child, there has always been number 17 after my name.” “He explained.
It is said that in the American Major League (MLB), it is customary to present expensive watches to players who give up their back numbers. It is estimated that the black Roger V products that Lee Taeyang received on this day are currently trading at around $16,000 (approximately 19 million won) on luxury watch trading sites overseas.
After receiving the watch, Lee Taeyang expressed his impressions, “I think I can show good results and make good grades.” Lee Taeyang said, “I’ll die even when I die. It’s okay to check later.”
The relationship between Choo Shin-soo and Roger V is special. Choo Shin-soo has been wearing a Roger V watch after signing a contract worth over 150 billion won with the Texas Rangers in the past. Roger De V appointed Choo Shin-soo as the brand’s goodwill ambassador in 2015, and in 2016 announced the product’Cho Shin-soo Special Dedication Edition’ in Korea.
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