“I endured it like a weed.” Lotte 36-year-old veteran finally hit 1,000 hits, but why is it an emotional moment

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There are 18 players in the KBO League who recorded 2,000 hits in his career, making it difficult to show his business card, but it is a precious record for him.

Lotte veteran infielder Jung Hoon (36) finally reached the 1,000-hit mark. Jung Hoon started as the second batter and first baseman in the game against Samsung in the “2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League” at Munsu Stadium in Ulsan on the 5th and scored three hits and three RBIs in five at-bats, leading Lotte to a 10-3 victory. 토토사이트

His bat was unusual from the start of the game. He hit Choi Chae-heung’s 140km fastball at first base with no outs in the bottom of the first inning, giving the team a chance to score, which led to Lotte scoring four points in the first inning alone. In the bottom of the fifth inning with two outs and runners on first and second base, Woo Kyu-min’s 135km fastball and a timely hit to the center field doubled his joy as his team not only scored an RBI 7-3 but also achieved 1,000 hits in his personal career.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, he hit Jang Pil-joon’s 129km forkball with two outs and runners on first and second base, hitting a timely double that hit the left fence. It was a decisive blow for Lotte to run away 10-3.

Jung Hoon remained the 116th player in KBO league history with 1,000 hits. This year, he has been in his 18th year as a professional. He entered the professional stage as a nurturing player in 2006 from Hyundai, which has now disappeared into history. Having lived a weed-like baseball life since joining Lotte in 2010, he has recorded more than 100 hits in only four seasons, but he has already succeeded in recording 1,000 hits one by one.

Jung Hoon’s impression of achieving 1,000 hits is that “I feel like I’ve endured like a weed and reached 1,000.” Although he is already a 36-year-old veteran, his determination is to “run harder without stopping here.”

He also thanked his junior catcher Jung Bo-geun. “It was thanks to borrowing (Jung) Bogeun’s bat that I had a good sense of hitting,” Jung Hoon said, “I think there was a good energy in the bat of the junior who is playing well.”

Having started the season as a backup agent this year, he is now indispensable in the Lotte lineup. With a .270 batting average of four home runs and 21 RBIs this season, he batted only .214 with five RBIs in the first half, while batting in the second half.He is showing a different appearance with 304 four home runs and 16 RBIs.

Lotte is still moving toward the semifinals. I don’t give up. Lotte’s acting coach Lee Jong-woon also emphasizes, “Veteran players such as Jeon Joon-woo, An Chi-hong, and Jung Hoon should do it.” Jung Hoon also shows extraordinary determination. It was a game where I was able to cheer up more because my juniors were doing well without getting tired. “In the remaining games, veterans and young players will unite to produce good results,” Jung Hoon said.