“Autumn baseball? Of course, I want to go there. My dream is to win the Lotte Giants with my own hands. I’ve been thinking about that a lot since I was young.”
Kim Won-joong’s expression was bright after finishing the difficult match.
Lotte won 2-1 against the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 10th with Reyes’ final hit in the top of the 10th inning after a bloody battle in the 10th inning.
Kim Won-joong, who took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning with a 1-1 tie, kept his team’s victory by allowing no runs in two innings.
In the ninth inning, Austin was allowed to hit deep in the left field, but fortunately, left fielder Jeon Joon-woo caught it in front of the fence.
In the bottom of the 10th inning, the situation was even more formidable. LG’s leadoff hitter Park Dong-won allowed a hit, and fast runner Choi Seung-min appeared.
However, Kim Won-joong struck out Lee Young-bin with three pitches. Lotte’s third catcher Kang Tae-yul then cheered by blocking Choi Seung-min from stealing second base. He gave up a walk to Park Hae-min, but he managed to catch Koo Bon-hyuk with a fly ball to second base to end the game.
Kim Won-joong, whom I met after the game, said, “I always take the mound with the same mindset. I am determined to stop it.” On July’s sluggishness, Kim said, “I try not to have bad thoughts. I don’t even think I slowed down. If I falter, my team falters, too. In life, there are hard times. I tried to forget it quickly. After the game, I eat something delicious, and as you know, I play a game or two to organize my thoughts.”
As for the multi-inning, he added, “It’s my job to go out if the coach tells me to go out. I just think that if I go up, I will block it unconditionally.”
“I have a good relationship with (catcher) Kang Tae-yul. I know he is strong-willed. I had faith that if I don’t lose the timing, he will catch me, and I did one for him,” he said with a big smile. “All three of our catchers are strong-willed. Whether they throw folk balls or runners go out, I trust our catchers and throw them.”
“When I was starting, I threw responsibly for 100 pitches and five innings. I just think that I have to complete my mission even now. Austin’s batting went farther than I thought, but I believed that Jun-woo would do a good job.”
On healthy hobbies such as playing games, Kim Won-joong said, “I don’t do it until late at night. It’s about one or two games after I eat. When I rest, I try to forget about miscellaneous thoughts about baseball. Isn’t that my hobby?”
Regarding coach Kim Tae-hyung’s advice during the game, he said, “He strongly talks about the elements. You have to solve it, we can’t let you shake when we’re all looking at you. Go in confidently. You win. Hit harder,” he explained.
Lotte is holding on to its faint hope for fall baseball 토토사이트. At the end of this season, it will become a free agent. For Kim Won-joong, putting Lotte on the fall baseball team is the way to increase his value.
“Of course. I want to win the Lotte Giants with my own hands. I compete with the belief that I win every game. Rather than being chased, I want to win while enjoying myself.”