“My Balance Wasn’t Good, Yet I Allowed Only One Run”: FA Star Choi Won-tae Wins Seventh Game of Season
Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Choi Won-tae won his seventh game of the season as the Samsung Lions defeated the KIA Tigers in Daegu.
- Despite recording the win, Choi highlighted his teammates’ defense and thanked catcher Kang Min-ho for their battery partnership.
Choi Won-tae earned his seventh win of the season for the Samsung Lions, but he directed the credit elsewhere. After the game, the pitcher said the team won because its fielders defended well.
The “70 billion won free agent” also singled out catcher Kang Min-ho, who worked with him behind the plate. Choi said he followed the locations Kang told him to throw to, emphasizing the catcher’s role in the performance.
We were able to win thanks to the fielders playing good defense.
Choi started the Samsung Lions’ home game against the KIA Tigers at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 8th. He pitched five innings and allowed one run, despite acknowledging that his balance was not good.
I threw only where Min-ho told me to throw.
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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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