After catching a floating ball, he laughed at NC pitcher Song Myung-ki and said, “The ball is good.”
(Changwon = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-min = 2021 KBO professional baseball NC Dinos and SSG Landers demonstration game held at Changwon NC Park on the 21st. At the beginning of the 5th inning, there is no runner for one company. SSG No. 2 Choo Shin-soo is heading for the plate. 2021.3.21 [email protected]
(Changwon = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi In-young = Star Choo Shin-soo (39, SSG Landers) from the American professional baseball major league felt a special feeling that he did not feel in the United States on the 21st.
Choo Shin-soo made his Korean debut at the opening game of the demonstration match between SSG and NC Dinos held at Changwon NC Park in Gyeongnam. It wasn’t a regular season game, but it was the first time he played in a game hosted by KBO.
After graduating from high school in 2001, Shin-soo Choo, who moved to the United States and built a reputation as a successful major leaguer, came to the KBO League this year with a contract with SSG.
Choo Shin-soo said that when the national anthem came out before the game started, he thought, “It’s really the beginning.”
He said, “I only listened to the United States for 20 years in the United States. I wanted to see if I came to an international competition today,” he said.
(Changwon = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-min = SSG Choo Shin-soo salutes the national flag at the 2021 KBO professional baseball NC Dinos and SSG Landers demonstration game held at Changwon NC Park on the 21st. 2021.3.21 [email protected]
On this day, Choo Shin-soo, who started as SSG’s No. 2 batter, recorded no hits in three at-bats. NC starter Wes Parsons struck out two, and was caught by Song Myung-ki.
This is because he has not yet adapted to the KBO League and has not improved his physical condition.
Choo Shin-soo said, “I didn’t expect much. I didn’t think of a good batting ball in the first game,” and said, “I thought I got better at bats.”
He said he felt “indescribable feeling” by itself facing a Korean league pitcher.
Especially when I was caught as a floating ball, I had time to communicate with a 21-year-old Korean pitcher even in a short moment.
First, Shin-soo Choo said, “I laughed because I was in a good mood when I hit the ball.”
He added, “I haven’t talked to Song Myeong-ki, but they all seem like juniors. My eldest child (Chu Moo-bin) is 17 years old, and (at the same age) I thought he had such a good pitcher.”
Choo Shin-soo said that while returning to Dougout after being caught with a floating ball, he laughed and praised “I like the ball” when Song Myeong-gi greeted him.
(Changwon = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-min = 2021 KBO professional baseball NC Dinos and SSG Landers demonstration game held at Changwon NC Park on the 21st. At the beginning of the 1st inning, there is no one company runner Choo Shin-soo is practicing swing as SSG No. 2 enters the plate.
Shin-soo Choo is the first at-bat of KBO. 2021.3.21 [email protected]
Although he couldn’t hit it, Choo Shin-soo said, “I’m in a better shape than I expected.”
He said, “Now that’s the time when you’re going to bet live on the 3rd to 4th day of the US spring camp,” he said. “It’s a different feeling from that time. It feels like you’ll be able to find a sense quickly.”
There was also a harvest that he learned the strike zone of the KBO league himself in the first game.
After striking out, Choo Shin-soo received data from the opponent’s pitcher and restored the at-bat.
“I thought the ball was missing, but when I looked at the scouting data, I thought I had to change it. I thought I had to change it,” he said. “It was like that in America. I always checked because I could be wrong and the referee call could be wrong.”
SSG lost 3-11 to NC on this day. However, it was a meaningful game for Choo Shin-soo.
He smiled, saying, “It was a good feeling. I felt a good excitement and a little tension rather than tension.”
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