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| SSG Choo Shin-soo shakes hands with the SSG squad, who ended a practice match with Lotte, a professional baseball team, at the Sajik Stadium in Busan on the afternoon of the 11th. Choo Shin-soo finished self-isolation on this day and joined the team. 2021.3.11 / Yonhap News |
Shin-soo Choo of SSG Landers, Incheon, has finally joined the team.
Choo Shin-soo, who returned to Korea at the end of last month and completed self-isolation for two weeks, moved to the Busan Sajik Stadium, the venue of SSG’s practice game on the 11th.
After a practice match between SSG and the Lotte Giants, Choo Shin-soo, who had a meeting with coach Kim Won-hyung and the team, presented a watch to Lee Tae-yang, who gave up his back number 17 to himself.
In the following interview, Choo Shin-soo said, “I wanted to meet the players as soon as possible. I waited for a long time, and I was excited.”
He expressed the idea that baseball is the same as in the US or Korea.
He said, “In Korea, I will be at bat with the same mindset as I did in the United States, and I will try to do the same in the preparation process and approaching baseball.”
He also revealed his desire to win.
“As a major league player, I always thought about winning,” said Shin-soo Cho. He said he is in very good shape at the moment.
Shin-soo Choo explained, “I think I have to check the state while training the next team, but it won’t take long to find the normal condition,” he said. “In practice game at bat, you have to learn your senses regardless of the result.”
Finally, regarding this year’s goal, Shin-soo Choo said, “The thing that always matters is health. I am not young, so I have to pay attention.” The goal is to play the opening game in a healthy way, rather than telling about your grades,” he said.
Meanwhile, coach Kim Won-hyung announced that he will use Choo Shin-soo as the second batter on this day. Coach Kim said, “It is important for our team to strike 5-6 times, but in order for Choi Joo-hwan and Hanyu Island to take this position and get a chance, Shin-soo Choo, who has a high on-base rate, will play a role.
/ Reporter Kim Young-jun [email protected]