"I almost cried. Thank you Austin." Choi Dong-hwan faced his former team for 16 years
"I almost cried. Thank you Austin." Choi Dong-hwan faced his former team for 16 years
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KT Wiz Choi Dong-hwan, who spent 16 years with the LG Twins, faced his former team.
The 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League exhibition game between KT and LG held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 9th.온라인카지노
When Choi Dong-hwan took the mound in the fourth inning, LG fans in the away cheering section on the third base made a fuss. And he welcomed Choi Dong-hwan by clapping his hands.
Choi grounded out Shin Min-jae, the first batter, to the second base. With one out, he allowed Hong Chang-ki to hit an infield single to the left at second base. He extended his glove to the ball passing by the pitcher's side to block it, but it was not enough. Choi, who allowed pinch runner Choi Won-young to steal second base, faced a crisis as he allowed Park Hae-min to walk.
However, he handled center fielder Austin and Moon Bo-kyung to center fielder flies, overcoming the crisis of losing points. He ended the game by allowing no run on one hit and one walk in one inning.
A heartwarming scene was also staged on this day.
Austin Dean took off his helmet and greeted Choi Dong-hwan at 90 degrees as he entered the batter's box, and Choi Dong-hwan also took off his hat and greeted each other politely and treated each other as enemies in his colleagues.
After the game, Choi ran to his team's players who welcomed him. He hugged and greeted captain Park Hae-min, Kim Hyun-soo, Oh Ji-hwan and Hong Chang-ki.
Choi Dong-hwan said, "When I went up to the mound, LG fans applauded and cheered for me loudly. It was all the more touching because I didn't expect it at all, and I was about to cry," adding, "I was so busy that I couldn't say hello, but I would like to say hello to LG fans if I have a chance during the regular season."
Asked how he felt about playing against his former team, he said, "LG players welcomed me with a smile every time I came to bat. It was my first time playing against him except for the match between Blue and White, and it was really nice to see my old teammates after a long time. I want to thank Austin for greeting me with my hat off."
Choi Dong-hwan, a native of Kyungdong High School who joined LG in 2009 as the 13th overall pick in the second round, spent 16 years as an LG player until last year. He and Oh joined the team in the same period.
In all 344 games in the first team's 13 seasons, he pitched 368 ⅓ innings and recorded a 10-6-4 save 16 hold average of 5.11 strikeouts.
Choi Dong-hwan was included in the released list announced by LG on October 8. He asked the club to release him to get more opportunities, and he will start anew at KT.
Choi Dong-hwan's rebound is also expected because manager Lee Kang-chul is good at utilizing veteran pitchers.
Meanwhile, KT came from behind to win 9-4 against LG to win two consecutive games.