Lee Dae-ho said with his whole body, “Please sit me on the bench”[SS 포커스]

Lotte Lee Dae-ho is looking at the bat after hitting a hit at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 4th. Provided by = Lotte Giants

[스포츠서울 장강훈기자] A full home run, a timely hit, and an infield hit made by sprinting. ‘Big Boy’ Lee Dae-ho (39, Lotte) said with her whole body. “My juniors, let me sit on the bench.”

Big Boy showed his willingness to fulfill his pledge. Lee Dae-ho added the option to win the team to the free agent (FA) contract signed ahead of this season. This option, chosen at will, is a form of receiving 100 million won if Lotte wins the Korean Series. It is a contract with Lee Dae-ho’s sincerity, saying that winning the team is more desperate than money.

Lee Dae-ho, who met just before the start of the season, said, “I know that my player life is short, so I put in the winning option when signing. “It is a sincere and willingness to challenge the team that I wish for a lifetime,” he said. “This year marks the 20th anniversary of joining Lotte. It’s my hometown team and I’m a grown-up team, so I think I have to add strength to the championship. I haven’t been able to make it to the Korean series in 20 years, so if I can win a trophy at least once before retiring, there will be no room.”

Lotte Lee Dae-ho is striking. Provided by = Lotte Giants

There are also people who give a clean gaze to the invulnerable number 4 hitter. He hit 88 RBIs with 16 homers in 2019 and 110 RBIs with 20 homers last year, but failed to become a 30% hitter. There are also people who talk about the “aging curve” outright. “I don’t think that age and grades are in proportion,” said Lee Dae-ho. “I imagine my juniors proving their value with their skills and watching baseball comfortably while sitting on a bench. I am ready to sit on the bench and cheer for my juniors,” he said. In the professional world, skill comes first.

You can’t even define Lee Dae-ho as the built-in 4th hitter this season. Lotte coach Huh Moon-hoe said, “The manager’s job is to select a player who is in good condition and has good skills on the day. If a player other than Lee Dae-ho is in better condition, the number 4 hitter can change.” Lee Dae-ho also said, “If I put down No. 4 and enter the 6th and 7th batting order, I can put down my burden and focus on hitting. I hope this day comes soon. But that doesn’t mean I won’t look at it in competition with my juniors,” he laughed.

He showed off his health by exploding Season 1 Grand Slam at the Changwon NC game on the 6th, which was his second game in the opening. In a rival battle named’Nakdong River Derby’, Dickson’s carriage was evacuated with a headshot, and it was an impressive one that changed the cluttered atmosphere at once. He took responsibility for all the team’s 5 points with a timely hitting in the 5th inning, and showed the spirit of making an infield hit by sprinting after throwing a deep bat for 3 minutes in the ninth inning that tied. This infield hit became the prelude to the 9th big innings and led to a complete victory in the first match between the defending champion and the season. It was a meaningful victory that completely wiped out the SSG and the opening match.

Lotte Lee Dae-ho is picking up a timely hit. Provided by = Lotte Giants

Lee Dae-ho said in 2017 when he returned to Lotte from Seattle in the major leagues, “You shouldn’t be continually being hit by the NC. Lotte’s pride must be preserved.” After he said, he pulled a home run against the NC in the opening game of the season. Lotte, who won Seojeon as a victory, escaped from the so-called “NC Fright” ahead of the match against NC in 2017 with a 9-7 loss.

This is how the fourth hitter’s presence is. On this day, Dae-ho Lee’s high-level home run, timely hitting, and sprinting was a silent demonstration that it doesn’t matter what age you are doing your best to win the team. In addition, it was an activity that proved that he was still superior in competition with his juniors.

On the morning of the 7th, Lee Dae-ho received the news that the police had decided not to send him over to the suspicion of dismissal during his tenure as president of the Professional Baseball Players Association raised by lawyer Park Ji-hoon. He took off one of his shoulders and gained another momentum to focus on the hunt for the championship.
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