“You have 5 rings for the Korean Series, right?”
Choi Hyung-woo (41), the “hitting player” of the Kia Tigers, has the most number of rings on the list. He collected a total of five rings from 2011 to 2014 and 2017. He was an integrated member of Samsung for four consecutive years, and acquired another ring upon transfer to the Kia Tigers as soon as he moved to the FA.
KIA is the most prestigious professional baseball team in the KBO league. However, after changing its name from Haitai to KIA, it only had experience in the Korean Series in 2009 and 2017, and this is the third time it has played in the Korean Series. 토토사이트 The only postseason for Kia was to play wild card game in 2018 and 2022, respectively, after winning the title overall in 2017.
Therefore, Kia’s main players do not have ample experience in postseason games. Manager Lee Bum-ho, however, does not worry too much. Players who take the lead like Choi have experience in postseason and Korean Series championships. Yang Hyeon-jong was a combined winner in 2009 and 2017, while Na Sung-bum and Kim Tae-gun were combined winners of the NC Dinos in 2020.
When Choi passed the training session, Lee said, “You have five rings, right?” while watching the players prepare for the Korean Series at the Gwangju KIA Champions Field on Sunday. It was his answer to the question about Choi. “I think he played in the Korean Series seven to eight times,” Lee said.
In fact, Choi has experienced the Korean Series seven times (2010-2015, 2017). He has a batting average of 0.232 with four homers, 18 RBIs, 12 runs and an OPS of 0.698, as he has 33 hits in 142 times at bat in 38 games. Lee Bum-ho said, “The atmosphere, burden and pressure are different for the playoffs and the Korean Series, as well as for the regular season and the post season. Choi’s experience in 38 games in the Korean Series will be of great help to KIA in many ways.”
Coach Lee Bum-ho said, “I had no doubt that Choi would definitely make an important hit. In any case, the coach viewed that “Abidge” does not have much meaning in the short-term match anyway. Kim Do-young and Na Sung-bum are important in the centerline, but Choi has a rich history of hitting important shots at important moments. In this year’s regular season alone, he tied for eighth with 12 finishers. He has the largest number in his team after Kim Do-young with 15.
As a member of the Samsung Dynasty, Choi has ample experience in directly moving to the Korean Series. One month has already passed since he took rest as he finished the regular season on Sept. 19. Of course, he must have know-how on how to manage and control his physical condition during this period. In fact, he garnered cheerful hits in succession to left-center and right-center during batting training sessions on Sept. 11-12. “He will do well,” coach Lee Bum-ho said, nodding his head.
