Choi Jung (SSG Landers), one of the most consistent players in the KBO League, will challenge the 2024 season milestone.
Choi Jeong, who entered the professional league with the first SK (current SSG) nomination in 2005, has been reborn as a “home run hitter” representing the team and the league by hitting double-digit home runs every season since 2016, the second year since joining the team.
Notably, he had 20 home runs every year from 2016, when he reached the 40-home run mark for the first time since his debut in the KBO League, to last year. He also led his team’s offense by producing 29 home runs last season.
Having recorded 458 homers in his career so far last year, Choi will become the KBO league’s top homerun player, surpassing Lee Seung-yeop’s 467 homers, if he adds 10 more homers. In addition, he will be able to set a new record of double-digit homers for the first 19 consecutive seasons in the history of the KBO league.
It is a lie if you are not conscious of the record. “I really hope we can pass the 2024 SSG Landers Fan Festival in Songdo Convensia, Incheon, in an interview with reporters after the 2024 SSG Landers Fan Festival ended on Monday. I remember that when I was the youngest to hit a double-digit home run in 2006, I hit (former) Byung-doo’s ball, but when I went from nine to 10 home runs, I didn’t get a homer well,” Choi told reporters.
“I think my goal is to hit double-digit home runs every year, and I should feel like I hit 10 home runs without realizing it, but I’m a little worried because I don’t think I should keep paying attention. I think it’s going to be hard because of the pressure,” he said. “It’s great and an honor to put (my record) on top of coach Lee Seung-yeop’s name, but I think it’ll be a burden if I hit about eight home runs when I get closer to the record. Still, I have to hit more because it’s a position where I shouldn’t be satisfied with 10 home runs, but I’m worried because it doesn’t come out naturally. I think I’ll know when I open the lid.”
Choi focuses more on the record that he achieves every year than on accumulated records. He is one of the players who thinks it is important to consistently produce results. This is why he is proud of his double-digit home runs for 18 consecutive seasons.
Choi Jung-eun said, “I wouldn’t care much if I said I could break the record by hitting about 25 this season, but I’m worried because it’s a double-digit home run that I’ve always aimed for,” adding, “I think I’ll try to do it as easy as possible.”
Choi is preparing for the new season calmly as usual. “I think I had a lot of time to exercise as the team dropped out of the postseason early, and I took a week off after the postseason and immediately came to the ballpark. At the end of the year, I spent time with my family and kept exercising, so it was time to go to the spring camp,” he said.
What’s the secret of “long run”? “The number 20″ is not different. I’m controlling my mind to play, thinking that I’m in my early 30s. If I give meaning to my 20th year, I think my play will look weird and I think I’ll play more cautiously. I’m trying to prepare for the season, thinking that I was in my early 30s when I gained a lot of strength.”
“It’s all thanks to the coaches who have used me since I was young, and the second is that I didn’t get a major injury. I’m satisfied with that and I’m relieved because I didn’t get injured enough to be out of the season,” Choi said.
Choi Jung-ho, who joined the World Baseball Classic national team last year, may have relatively more time this year. However, Choi said, “This year is faster than last year. Maybe because I had a lot of time, I didn’t have much more to do even if I finished exercising. So I think I can do as I prepared and as my routine without having to rush at this spring camp.”
Choi Jung-ho, who joined the World Baseball Classic national team last year, may have relatively more time this year. However, Choi said, “This year is faster than last year. Maybe because I had a lot of time, I didn’t have much more to do even if I finished exercising. So I think I can do as I prepared and as my routine without having to rush at this spring camp.”
In terms of individual performances, 2023 was a decent year, but the team was full of regrets. Choi Jeong’s “senior” heart was also heavy. “There was a time when our team ran well and fell completely at a certain point, and I think that atmosphere remained until the end of the season 월카지노도메인. It was kind of hard as well as the atmosphere,” he confessed.
On the other hand, I hope that last year’s experience will greatly contribute to the growth of players. Choi Jeong-eun said, “I hope that the players can play baseball together so that I don’t want to repeat those memories again. I hope they don’t worry about the atmosphere of the dugout and have fun. If those things go well, I think I will be able to get good results this year.”
Many changes have occurred this winter. Middle and high school players including Kim Kang-min (Hanwha Eagles) and Choi Joo-hwan (Kium Heroes) have left their teams, and their coaching staff has also changed significantly. SSG, which has repeatedly emphasized “remodeling,” has set a goal to create a team that maintains its upper ranks consistently.
“At first, I was very embarrassed and couldn’t believe it, but star players will be traded to the Major League anyway. The season will start anyway,” Choi said, adding, “I was very surprised when (Kim) Kangmin was transferred. It must have been hard for Kangmin, too. Now, Kangmin seems to be working out hard. Anyway, since he’s a professional, he said he would do his best as a member of the team if he plays active duty wearing a uniform, but I think that’s right. I think he’ll get used to it later on.”
Choi Jeong did not forget to mention Noh Si-hwan (Hanwha) and Eric Peddy (Chicago White Sox, former NC Dinos).
