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| After self-isolation, SSG Landers Choo Shin-soo greets players including Choi Jeong (left) at a team meeting after a practice match between the Lotte Giants and SSG Landers held at the Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the afternoon of the 11th. 2021.3.11/News1 © News1 Reporter Kim Jin-hwan |
After 16 years of life in the big leagues, Shin-soo Choo (39), who challenged the Korean professional baseball (KBO), decided to win the team by setting a personal goal.
On the 11th, Shin-soo Choo visited the Sajik Stadium in Busan, where the SSG and Lotte Giants practice matches were held to greet new colleagues.
Choo Shin-soo, who joined SSG at the KBO’s record-high transfer fee of 2.7 billion won, was released on the same day after entering Korea on the 25th of last month and living in self-isolation for two weeks.
Shinsoo Choo, who met with SSG colleagues for the first time, approached them first.
At a meeting with the players, Choo Shin-soo reached out, “I think I will ask for help in many areas as I am still lacking. If there is a part I am not familiar with, I hope you can come and talk to me anytime.”
Choo Shin-soo, who has lived in the US Major League for 16 years and has been selected as an All-Star, has been reborn as a top-notch player, but I could not see his arrogance.
Even in an invisible place, Choo Shin-soo first thought of melting into the team. Choo Shin-soo worked hard to understand the personality of his colleagues even when he was self-quarantine for two weeks. In addition, on the day off until the 12th after joining the team, priority is to identify the staff as well as the staff and support staff.
The appearance of Choo Shin-soo approaching a colleague was also evident in the scene of giving a gift to Lee Tae-yang, who gave way to his uniform number 17.
Choo Shin-soo said, “No. 17 is a meaningful number to me. Other players have a lot of meaning, so I was very careful to talk about the uniform number. But I am grateful that Taeyang Lee gave up the uniform number first.” Delivered.
In addition, Choo Shin-soo pledged good grades at SSG.
Shin-soo Choo said, “I thought about a lot until I came here, but the final reason I decided was to win. I didn’t come to gain a good experience, but I came to win with all the players,” he said several times, saying, “I came to win.” Even at a press conference, he did not hide his greed for his first victory in his life, saying, “I saw the possibility that SSG could win.”
As SSG coach Kim Won-hyung said, “I heard that Shin-soo Choo approaches his colleagues first,” Choo Shin-soo approached his colleagues first and quickly finished preparing to melt into the team. Both coach Kim Won-hyung and SSG club are smiling at Choo Shin-soo’s attitude.