2024-04-25 09:27:06
Former manager Lee Man-soo congratulated his former student Choi Jeong (37, SSG Landers) on achieving the record for the most home runs in Korean professional baseball.
On the 25th, former manager Lee said through his social network service (SNS), “Choi Jeong, who is celebrating his 20th year in professional baseball, has become the king of home runs with the most home runs of all time with his sincerity and consistency.” He added, “I appreciate Choi Jeong’s sincerity, effort, and physical strength. “If you look at it, I expect that he will be the first to reach 500 home runs in the future.”
Choi Jeong-eun hit his 10th home run of the season and 468th of his career by hitting opposing starter Lee In-bok’s first-pitch slider in the top of the 5th inning in an away game against the Lotte Giants in the 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 24th.
With this home run, Choi Jeong-eun surpassed the record set by Doosan Bears coach Seung-yeop Lee, the ‘national hitter’, and became the number one home run hitter in the KBO League.
Former coach Lee, who has been a professional for 20 years and has been watching Choi Jeong since he was a rookie, congratulated Choi on achieving a great record. Former coach Lee was appointed as the team’s head coach in 2007 during the time of SSG’s predecessor, SK, and served as second-team coach and acting coach before leading the team for three seasons starting in 2012. At this time, Choi Jeong-eun played an active role as the team’s main hitter.
Former coach Lee praised Choi Jeong, mentioning the strengths of his student whom he observed.
He said, “Choi Jeong’s biggest advantage is that he is not afraid of the ball.” Choi Jeong hit 330 balls in his professional career. This is also the most number of times in the league.
Former coach Lee said, “If you hit the ball multiple times, when a fast ball flies towards you, your hips fall backwards without you knowing, and in the case of a right-handed hitter, when you hit, your left foot automatically opens differently than usual, so you end up in a slump without realizing it.” “He once again showed us how great and strong Choi Jeong’s mentality was in overcoming Sagu’s fear,” he praised.
In addition, former coach Lee selected swing as another strength of Choi Jeong. Former coach Lee said, “Looking at Choi Jeong’s follow swing is like looking at a work of art.”
He continued, “Choi Jeong has a typical level swing, and the bat has never gone below the left shoulder when following a follow swing.” He added, “If you look at the end of Choi Jeong’s batting, the bat is above the left shoulder after hitting. “Both Choi Jeong and Lee Seung-yeop have long follow swings, and the bat is always above their shoulders,” he said, praising the strengths of his students.
(Seoul = News 1)
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