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538-home-run legend surprises longtime teammate with coffee truck at retirement ceremony

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

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  • SSG Landers star Choi Jeong gave playing coach Kim Seong-hyeon a surprise coffee truck for his retirement ceremony.
  • Kim is holding the ceremony at SSG Landers Field in Incheon during the team’s game against the Doosan Bears on the 5th.
  • He is scheduled to start at second base and play his final game before greeting the fans.

SSG Landers star Choi Jeong surprised playing coach Kim Seong-hyeon with a coffee truck at Kim’s retirement ceremony.

Kim is holding the ceremony on the 5th at SSG Landers Field in Incheon, during the team’s KBO League game against the Doosan Bears. The event marks the retirement of a player who spent 21 years with one club and is described as Choi’s close friend.

Kim is scheduled to start at second base for the retirement game before giving fans a final farewell. Messages on Choi’s coffee truck urged him to oppose retirement and immediately put his uniform back on: “Retirement opposed! Put your uniform back on right now.”

Retirement opposed! Put your uniform back on right now.

· Choi JeongThe playful message Choi placed on the surprise coffee truck for Kim Seong-hyeon’s retirement ceremony.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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