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On the day of the walk-off upset loss, Choi Hyung-woo, the eldest son of Tigers, was surprised on the bus on his way home from work

On the 16th, the bus of the KIA team was noisy on its way back to its accommodation after the game at SSG Landers Field in Incheon. It was after Jung Hae-young, who led 4-3 and lost 4-6 after hitting his 467th career home run, which was also a tie-breaking home run, by Choi Jung. In general, it was a finishing loss that would have been quite shocking.

However, Kia Tigers coach Lee Bum-ho was right when he said, "I think it was a good game for us as well as for SSG. Even though the team lost, the game would have been understandable to the players." After realizing once again that the game was not over until the end of the ninth inning, KIA players brushed aside what they thought was over because the closing pitcher gave him two strikeouts in a row with strong pitching. "We had too much kimchi," and added, "Let's win tomorrow."

Choi Hyung-woo (41, Kia) was very surprised to see him on the side of the bus.

After the SSG match on Thursday, Choi said, "After yesterday, on the bus and this morning, all the members shouted, 'Hey, we can do it again,' fighting. The mood was good, but it wasn't like that before. On the day when I lost after winning five consecutive games, I got on the bus and was quiet. In fact, that's the norm for any team. But yesterday, the way back home after the game was not like that. I felt the atmosphere was really different right now."

Even veteran Choi Hyung-woo, who has been through a rough patch, feels a fresh feeling, and KIA is starting its season in a special atmosphere of its squad. Although there are quite a few players injured, the team is playing smoothly without showing any sense of crisis. They take out the "Plan B" they prepared for the off-season early on and write about them in a flexible manner.

There are some areas where luck goes well, but most of all, all the players in the lineup perform evenly in the process. In particular, young backup players try to get a chance in the first team and show themselves even a little bit, which is linked to team victory. It leads to vitality in the squad. It is clear that the main and backup are divided, but young players fully feel that there is an opportunity, erasing the gap between the main players. Among the bullpen pitchers, who have risen to the strongest level this season, a healthy sense of competition is creating an energy for the team.

Choi Hyung-woo said, "They're doing so well. Honestly, I feel really good when I just watch it, but then my turn comes again, so I really think I should hit a double now, and I should do something to pay for my meal."

Choi Hyung-woo, the oldest player in the team, has an absolute presence by continuously performing so well that no one can mention his age. This year, Kia started the season in an unstable atmosphere due to the injury of its center hitter Na Sung-bum, but Choi elevated the mood of its team by banking on his hard hitting of two homers and five RBIs in the opening three games. Recently, Choi's batting has slowed down a bit. Prior to the opening of the three consecutive SSG games on Sunday, the team had five hits from 29 times at bat (0.172) in the previous eight games. During this period, Kia enjoyed six consecutive wins by banking on the performances of Seo Geon-chang, Han Jun-su, Hong Jong-pyo, and Kim Do-young.

Choi Hyung-woo is a legendary player who still breaks several records as he holds the record of most RBIs in his career in the league. All the cogs in KIA are working well now, making even Choi Hyung-woo, who always tries to stay quiet in the back, say, "It's time for my juniors to go out in the front," and say, "I need to pay for my meal."

In the match against SSG on the 17th, Choi Hyung-woo hit a timely hit in the top of the first inning with no outs and runners on the second and third bases, and a two-run double with two outs and runners on the first and second bases in the top of the third inning to take the victory to KIA. Choi Hyung-woo became the second player to reach the 4,000-base mark after Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop, and KIA completely won 11-3 on the day, erasing the spirit of defeat on the previous day.

Choi started the day when the batters exploded. "As you can see from the records, I was really bad for the last two weeks or so. I'm playing with a mindset not to cause inconvenience to others," Choi said with a smile.

BY: 토토사이트

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