On the afternoon of the 23rd, ahead of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League SSG and LG confrontation, Incheon SSG Landers Field 1st base dugout.
SSG finishing pitcher Seo Jin-yong (31) drew attention with his hair. Because Seo Jin-yong appeared in the dugout with his shaggy hair neatly cut. When the reporters asked, “Have you cut your hair?” Seo Jin-yong, with a shy expression, said, “Yes,” and hurriedly moved to the locker room.
After a while, Seo Jin-yong met with the reporters again and said, “I was going to cut my hair, but the timing wasn’t right and there were no runs, so I didn’t cut it. Actually, it was frustrating. It’s nice to have a haircut. Well, there is nothing like that,” he said, regretting, “I laughed after being hit by Kim Min-seok.
Seo Jin-yong took the mound at the end of the 9th inning with the team leading 6-2 in an away game against Lotte at Sajik Stadium on the 21st. Seo Jin-yong, who had 16 saves in 20 games until the previous game, had an ERA of 0. However, Seo Jin-yong gave up consecutive walks to Kang-Nam Yoo, Seung-Min Ko, and Seung-Wook Park in the Lotte game at the time, and was driven to the bases safely, and Kim Min-seok hit a sacrifice fly to the left fielder and conceded one run. Afterwards, Seo Jin-yong kept the mound without conceding any additional points, and SSG took the victory.
Regarding the fact that the march with an ERA of ‘0’ was broken, Seo Jin-yong said, “It was going to be broken anyway. I’m going to be number one in saves, so I just have to keep pushing. The team wins, but if you finish well from behind, that’s the best.” Even a great pitcher can never do it, and I am satisfied and proud that I did it for 20 games. In the future, I will continue with saves.”
On this day,메이저놀이터 SSG coach Kim Won-hyeong also has a strong sense of Seo Jin-yong, who is firmly guarding the back door at the beginning of the season. Coach Kim met with reporters before the game and said, “In fact, I was very worried about Jin-yong Seo until the demonstration game. He was a suitable player as a finisher this season. ‘s stake is the largest,” he said vigorously.
