An interesting player has appeared in the SSG Landers. Since Yang Eui-ji (Doosan), Kang Min-ho (Samsung), a player with big star quality who can play as the main catcher of a team for more than 10 years is exuding potential.메이저놀이터

The main character is Cho Hyung-woo. Opportunities come all of a sudden. Cho was nominated by the SK Wyverns, the predecessor of SSG, in the second round of the rookie draft in 2021. Just by looking at the ranking of the names, you can see that he is a player with basic skills. When he was a student of Gwangju Jeil High School, he was close to Lee Eui-ri.

SSG named Cho Hyung-woo as its future flagship catcher. "I will raise him," he said. However, he failed to raise him. As the team is a strong team that aims to achieve higher performance than baseball in fall every season, including winning the 2022 season, it could not afford to let up-to-date catchers manage the entire season. The management of the team was focused on veteran catchers.

At least, Lee decided to use Cho as backup for this season. And Lee's unexpected injury changed the situation.

Cho will play as the starting pitcher starting from the series against the KT Wiz in China. But what's going on? The pitcher's lead and catcher's defense were not bad. On top of that, he had four hits including a home run in the game on Sunday. It was an opportunity to gain confidence by clearly impressing manager Lee Soo-yong.

And in the first game of the three consecutive games against the Kiwoom Heroes at SSG Landers Field on the 25th, the two teams hit a dramatic final solo shot in the eighth inning when they were facing 3-3.

Defending is a defense, but it is nice to see catchers who can hit home runs like Yang Eui-ji and Kang Min-ho. He has a large body shape and the swing itself is cool, so he seems capable of hitting long balls. When asked if he evaluates himself for long hits, Cho Hyung-woo said, "If he goes to many at-bats," giving a message of confidence. Asked how many times he can hit if he plays full time, Cho said, "Double digits are my goal." When asked if the batter who hit two home runs in three games was too simple, he proudly said, "Double digits for 20 and 30."

On not receiving the right opportunity, Cho Hyung-woo said in a strong tone, "The seniors must have overcome similar situations to me when they were young and became the main players. I can play well in my situation, so I just wanted to do well," adding, "I think the opportunity that has come now is a good opportunity for me. Now I want to take it. I don't want to lose it to anyone."

After hitting the homer, Cho Hyung-woo celebrated by watching the dugout on the first base as if he was sure it was a homer. However, his ball speed was too high. Kiwoom left fielder Lim Ji-yeol was also waiting in front of the fence to catch the ball. If he had been caught, he would have been flustered. The scene reminds me of Jeon Joon-woo (Lotte), who became a "world star" after being caught during the homer ceremony. "I thought I fell as soon as I got hit, but the ball flew so high that I thought it wouldn't fly," Cho said. So I was practicing the ceremony and thought, "Oh, no." "I was disappointed when I went to second base," he said with a smile and said, "If I had known it would have gone over, I would have made it cooler."