39-year-old playing coach Park Se-woong shook and caught Ko Young-pyo..."I only focus on every at-bat." Dignity of a veteran
39-year-old playing coach Park Se-woong shook and caught Ko Young-pyo..."I only focus on every at-bat." Dignity of a veteran
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"I concentrate on every bat, every ball. That's all I have."
Kiwoom Heroes' "Playing Coach" Lee Yong-kyu led the team to victory with a three-hit game.먹튀검증
Lee Yong-kyu started as the first batter and center fielder in an away game against KT Wiz in the 2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 2nd and scored 3 hits and 1 point in 6 at-bats.
Lee Yong-kyu's bat fired from the start. Lee Yong-kyu, who appeared as the leadoff hitter in the first inning, opened Kiwoom with a heavy hit.
He lost his chance to take the lead early on. He faced his second at-bat with the bases loaded with two outs in the second inning. At the 2-2 count, Go Young-pyo threw a changeup, and Lee struck out swinging.
Strikeout awakened Lee Yong-kyu. In the fourth inning, Kiwoom had a hit to the midfielder in the third at-bat with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. Song Seong-moon's superb infield hit followed, allowing Kiwoom to score one run in the first place. In the sixth inning, he also had a hit to the left at the fourth at-bat, with no outs and runners on the first base. He combined four consecutive hits and a sacrifice fly to score four runs.
Lee Yong-kyu, who was born in 1985, will turn 40 on August 26. He also turned into a playing coach on April 18. It is not easy to expect the same performance as before. However, he is leading the team with his unique grit.
He immediately showed impressive play in the game against Lotte on April 30. He appeared as the leadoff hitter in the fifth inning and buntted out of the blue. The hit went to a place where the second baseman could not catch it, and Lee easily stepped on the first base. Park was greatly shaken by the play, and he gave up two runs in the fifth inning alone.
Ko was also beaten by Lee. Excluding strikeouts in the second inning, Lee continued to flow at every important moment. After Lee's hit, Ko was shaken to give up the score.
After the game, Lee Yong-kyu said, "The coach gave consideration to me to play two or three games and join Suwon. The team is in a (difficult) situation, and I just wanted to try it because of my personality rather than my sense of play."
As he joined the team early on, he did not feel any sense of play. "I just concentrate and try to pick a good ball. I think I need to play more games now to gain sense of play. Now I just concentrate on every single pitch, every single pitch. That's all I have."
His second at-bat strikeout was a medicine. Lee said, "I have been aiming for changeups. I was hit by a combination of balls. I had fastballs in a row, but I missed being able to hit two. I had a good changeup at the end," and added, "I admit that I was deceived by the pitcher who threw a good pitch. Instead, I thought not to be fooled by the same pitches in the next at-bat, but I am glad that I got a score (from hitting) there." Lee targeted changeups in both the fourth and sixth innings to garner hits.
How does it feel to play as a playing coach? "I can play enough, so I take care of myself. It's not difficult because I've been preparing to be of help in situations where the team needs me," Lee said.
There are only three more to go until the 400th base stealing. "I'm running at the right time to live based on the situation, and I'm not going to try just because of my greed," Lee said.
An old man never dies. As long as he can play on the ground, Lee will continue to play baseball.