When KIA Tigers veteran hitter Choi Hyung-woo hit a home run, "Wrist" appeared. The juniors prepared a ceremony that mixed mischief, affection and respect for the eldest brother Choi Hyung-woo, who has already turned 42 years old.온라인바카라
Choi started the game as the fourth batter and left fielder at the game against LG in the 2025 KBO League held at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on Sunday. Choi led the team's batting average by making one hit, one homer and two RBIs from three times at bat. KIA won the game 3-2.
Choi singled out a first-run RBI single in the bottom of the first inning and an important extra-run homer in the bottom of the fourth inning. He called in Kim by hitting a ground ball to the second base with runners on the second and third bases with one out. He hit a precious solo homer in the fourth inning. It was his fourth in this season and his career-high 399 homers. Choi is just one shy of the second 400 homers in KBO history.
When Choi Hyung-woo returned to the dugout after hitting a home run, his teammates welcomed him with a cane. It is really difficult to maintain such skills even at the age of early 40s.
Choi Hyung-woo realized the years, saying, "There are only one hit every day. It's been a long time since I've been like this."
Choi said, "When I get a feeling, I have to keep going. But I've been different every day since I was in my late 30s. That's the problem. So now, I'm satisfied with every single hit. But I feel good when that hit comes out when it's this important," he said.
Choi Hyung-woo usually plays as a designated hitter, but he even went to left field defense for two consecutive days. This is to consider Kim Do-young, who returned from injury. As Kim Do-young entered as a designated hitter, Choi Hyung-woo moved more.
Choi Hyung-woo laughed, saying, "Our pitchers threw so well that the ball didn't come," and added, "I've been doing it for more than 10 years, but I do the basics."
Choi Hyung-woo works hard to maintain his condition day by day.
Choi Hyung-woo said, "My body is always different when I wake up the next morning. Everyone is like that in their late 30s. I really don't have that good energy when I wake up in the morning. I have to reset my body from the beginning again. Also, doing so doesn't make everything work out," he said.
He doesn't care about the 400th homer. "I'm not a homerun hitter," Choi said. "I've been talking about this for 24 years. I will say the same thing when interviewing 400 homeruns. I'm not interested in homeruns."