LG Twins’ Oh Ji-hwan (33) was recognized by LG Legend Park Yong-taek (45) after leading the team to the Korean Series title.
LG had a historic season this year. They won the regular season title with 86 wins, two ties, and 56 losses, and then completed a reverse sweep in the playoffs, defeating rising KT in four games to win the Korean Series for the first time in 29 years since 1994.
At the center of this successful season was Oh Ji-hwan, who served as the team captain. In 126 games, Oh batted .422 (113-for-422) with eight home runs, 62 RBIs, 65 runs scored, 16 doubles, and a .767 OPS, and in the Korean Series, he led LG to victory by batting .321 (19-for-6) with three home runs, eight RBIs, six runs scored, and a 1.251 OPS in five games. He became the first player in a single Korean Series to hit a home run in three consecutive games and was named the Korean Series MVP for his performance.
Since joining LG as the first overall pick in the 2009 rookie draft, Oh has been a franchise star for LG. 바카라사이트 The win means a lot to Oh, who hasn’t moved teams since joining in 2009 and has played exclusively for LG. “I’ve been waiting for 15 years, but the fans have been waiting for 29 years,” he said.
At the beginning of his career,
Oh was criticized by fans for his frequent errors in defense and less-than-stellar batting performance. However, he overcame his struggles to become one of the best defensive shortstops in the league and one of the best shortstops in Korea.
Park Yong-taek, who retired from active play in 2020 and has his number retired by LG, was at Jamsil Stadium for Game 5 of the Korean Series to watch LG win the title. Park reached the Korean Series in 2002, his rookie season, but finished as the runner-up and hasn’t been to a Korean Series since.
In 2237 career KBO games (8139 at-bats, 2504 hits), Park batted .308 with 213 home runs, 1192 RBI, 1259 runs scored, 313 doubles, and an OPS of .822. He currently holds the KBO’s all-time hits record and is one of LG’s most beloved players.
Park Yong-taek, who watched Oh lead LG to the championship
“Of course, Oh played the biggest role. He was so decisive. The story is also good. I don’t know about baseball. A few years ago, in 2018, he was almost a national pariah, a national pariah, and now it’s completely different. Maybe the player who really sticks in the minds of LG Twins fans is no longer Kim Yong-soo, no longer Lee Byung-kyu, no longer Park Yong-taek, and now Oh Ji-hwan is the first player they think of. I think it’s really great,” he said.
Kim Yong-soo (No. 41), Lee Byung-kyu (No. 9), and Park Yong-taek are all permanent LG players. Kim Yong-soo had a career record of 126 wins, 89 losses, 1 hold, 227 saves, and a 2.98 ERA in 613 games (1831⅓ innings) and led LG to the 1990 and 1994 championships. In 1741 games (6571 at-bats, 2043 hits), Lee batted .301 with 161 home runs, 972 RBI, 992 runs scored, 147 stolen bases, and an OPS of .818.
Oh is already being talked about as LG’s fourth permanent fixture
After Kim Yong-soo, Lee Byung-kyu, and Park Yong-taek. While his career batting numbers don’t compare to the likes of Lee Byung-kyu and Park Yong-taek, with a combined batting average of .764 with 154 home runs, 807 RBIs, 945 runs scored, 256 stolen bases, and an OPS of .764 in 1750 games (5954 hits and 1579 runs batted in), it’s important to consider that he still has plenty of seasons left in his career and has one of the best defenses in the league at the defensively important shortstop position. Kim Ha-Sung (San Diego), the first Korean to win a Major League Baseball Gold Glove 온라인카지노 (National League Utility), also said, “There’s something Edison Russell once said. He said that in the U.S., no matter how fast you hit the ball, it feels like it’s coming from Simmons’ bed, but in Korea, it’s really hard. I think the U.S. is faster than Korea in terms of batting speed, but it’s easier because there are no irregular bounds. Considering this, I think (Oh) Ji-hwan’s defense is really good,” he said, acknowledging Oh’s defense.
After leading LG to the coveted Korean Series title, Oh said in an interview that he hopes to build an LG dynasty in the future. Can Oh win another Korean Series title and retire his number 10 at Jamsil Stadium in the rest of his career?