“If you are a player like Shin-soo Choo, you should call me first… have a good conversation.”
Kim Kyung-moon (63), the coach of the Korean baseball team, preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, heard an interview with Choo Shin-soo (39, SSG Landers), who said, “I want to play for the national team if I have the skills to be selected.”
“If you are a player like Shin-soo Choo, no matter how much I am a baseball senior, even if I am a coach, it is right to call first.
As coach Kim Kyung-moon reached out first, Shin-soo Choo, who was contemplating’Is it polite to call the national team manager first?’, also put down a big burden.
Coach Kim told Shin-soo Choo, “I have to decide on a preliminary entry for the Tokyo Olympics soon, and I want to include Shin-soo Choo,” and Shin-soo Cho replied, “Thank you very much.”
Coach Gyeong-moon Kim, who won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and Shin-soo Choo, a veteran hitter who hit 218 home runs, the most Asian majors in the US major leagues, honored each other in this way.
Director Kim Kyung-moon said in a call with Yonhap News on the 12th, “When Choo Shin-soo was in self-quarantine, I called.
I’m a senior, and although I’m a manager, I decided that’you should respect Shin-soo Choo’. “It’s also time to decide on a preliminary entry for the Tokyo Olympics, so I called Choo Shin-soo and said,’I want to put it in the preliminary entry.’
Shinsoo Choo answered,’Thank you.’ I was also grateful for such a reaction,” he said.
Choo Shin-soo wore the Taegeuk mark at the 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC) and the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games.
However, after that, he was not able to join the national team against the opposition of the major league club.
There are no obstacles to joining the national team in 2021 while playing for the KBO League SSG.
Director Kim Kyung-moon said, “Isn’t it good news for many fans that Choo Shin-soo decided to play in the KBO League?”
He came back to Korea in good shape, such as donating a substantial amount of his salary,” he said, welcoming Shinsoo Choo to the KBO League.
As a commanding tower for the baseball national team, Choo Shin-soo maintains his skills and competes in the Tokyo Olympics this year.
However, Director Kim tries not to burden Choo Shin-soo in advance.
Director Kim said, “Choo Shin-soo is already going to play the KBO league with a lot of pressure.
“I don’t want to put any burden on Choo Shin-soo.”
It is not necessary to disclose whether the national team will be selected as the final entry.
Director Kim said, “I hope that Shinsoo Choo will play a good role in the development and success of the KBO League, and I will watch the season,” he said. “The final entry will be decided in consultation with the coaching staff.”
First, coach Kim and KBO plan to confirm and announce preliminary entries for the Tokyo Olympics on the 15th.
The Japanese national baseball team made up 185 preliminary entries on the 10th.
Director Kim said, “I was planning to put about 110 people in the preliminary entry.
“There are a lot of young and good pitchers who want to watch a little more, and we plan to include more than 110 players in the preliminary entry.”
/yunhap news