“What are the odds?”
Hwang Sung-bin (27, Lotte Giants) received the ‘Best Performance Award’ at the All-Star Game held on the 6th.
As soon as he was confirmed to play in the All-Star Game, he was greedy.
Hwang received a total score of 22.96 in the All-Star Game voting (70 percent of fan votes + 30 percent of team votes). He ranked fourth in the Dream All-Star outfielder category after Guillermo Herredia (SSG, 37.74 points), Jung Soo-bin (Doosan, 30.70 points) and Yoon Dong-hee (Lotte, 28.68 points).
Herredia’s trip to the All-Star Game failed due to a calf injury, and Hwang Sung-bin had a chance.
Hwang Sung-bin, who has been confirmed to participate in the All-Star Game, has set a clear goal. He is determined to win the Best Performance Award. Last year, Lotte Kim Min-seok won the award while imitating singer Jenny’s dance. It was his strong will to have a winner at Lotte for the second consecutive year.
Although the preparation time was short as he rode the “last train” of the All-Star, Hwang Sung-bin completed the planning and necessary supplies in a short time.
He transformed himself into a delivery man. When his first batter’s box came back with one out in the bottom of the third inning, he appeared on a scooter wearing a helmet with the phrase “Delivering evil.” Hwang had an infield hit off pitcher Kim Young-kyu (NC). Upon arriving at the first base, he spread out a note saying “Delivery completed.”
He also showed a movement of “go or not” to second base, which became a hot topic earlier this season.
Hwang started defense after the inning, but his performance did not end. When Park Se-woong gestured on the mound, he showed up with an iron bag. He took out rosin from inside an iron bag that had a large “fast delivery” message and delivered it to Park. He even showed himself taking out change. 메이저사이트
Hwang won the Best Performance Award by garnering about 51% (97,447 votes) from fans.
Hwang Sung-bin said, “I actually had a desire to be funny. I didn’t have enough time because the fans seemed to expect a lot, but I prepared really hard.”
Hwang said his point was to hold back his laughter ahead of the match, but he couldn’t keep his smile off his lips during the performance. “I couldn’t stand it. I thought we should smile and wave our hands comfortably,” he said.
At the stage of planning the performance, the advice of the fans and younger brother played a part. “At first, I asked the fans if there was a performance they wanted to see through the team’s Instagram post. While talking with the marketing team, I thought this would be the best. My younger brother told me to do it properly if I was going to do it. I thought it would be better to make it cool and funny than in a vague way, so I prepared it that way,” he said.
“All the scenes have been prepared. Notably, the scene where they brought rosin to Park gave a glimpse of their teamwork.” “[Park] Se-woong said he liked it when he told (Rosin) what he thought,” Hwang said, “and asked me to have rosin. I asked him to write ‘express delivery’ in red on the iron bag.”
Haneul also helped. He was able to get on base with an infield hit, and his performance related to stealing bases is more beneficial only when facing left-handed pitchers. There should have been no runner in front of him. “It was amazing. The hit also helped me become a safe hitter. What are the chances?” Hwang said.
Although he showed the best performance, he could not be optimistic until the end. Ronnie Dawson (Kium) showed off his talent nonstop, and rookie Park Ji-hwan (SSG) also challenged the best performance by showing off his hot dance moves.
Hwang Seong-bin said, “Up until yesterday, I thought it would be Dawson or me. But when I saw (Park) Ji-hwan dancing in the latter half of the game, I thought it would not be easy. I went to drink water right away after seeing him do another ceremony after hitting a hit,” smiling, “I think it would have been okay if (Park) Ji-hwan got it. Choi Jeong made me stand with Ji-hwan before the announcement.”
In addition, he said, “I was so grateful and honestly, the pressure to be funny was hard. After the announcement was made, I thought about what I should do now. Now that it’s over, I’d like to thank the fans for focusing on the game and voting a lot. I received it for two consecutive years, and this time, Futures also received the Performance Award. I don’t know who will receive it next year, but I hope I feel pressured.”
There was also a point that impressed many people. She brought her uniform before entering the game. Even after the award, she did not forget her uniform. “Many fans picked her, so I was able to come in fourth, but it was a pity that Herredia could not come out due to her injury. Honestly, I think I know how she feels because I’ve been out with an injury,” Hwang said. “I talked to SSG with my team, and they gladly helped me. I hope Herredia recovers quickly and comes back. However, Lotte will play in Incheon as soon as the All-Star break is over, and I hope it will pass our game. He is an influential player.”
In 65 games this season, Hwang had a batting average of 349, four homers and 34 steals. He has made no secret of his ambition to play “Autumn Baseball.” He said, “The second half of the year is starting, and I really want to play Fall Baseball. I am confident in the short term. I am No. 1 as a variable card. In fact, in short term games, I think we should be able to get on base more and create variables rather than having a high batting average. I will prepare well for the second half of the year so that I can reach the (Autumn Baseball) stage now.”