"I did something I didn't do before..."" How did Park Byung-ho change? To the surprise of fans
"I did something I didn't do before..."" How did Park Byung-ho change? To the surprise of fans
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"I couldn't help but do it."
The Samsung Lions is a team that makes even serious Park Byung-ho do a "heart ceremony." Park Byung-ho is so grateful for his team's culture.
The Samsung Lions won the match 4-2 in Game 3 of the "2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO Postseason" Korean Series held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on Sunday. The team won the Korean Series in Daegu for the first time in nine years and 3,287 days since the first game in 2015. As a team that knows better than anyone else how to score points at a batter-friendly stadium, it beat Kia with four solo home runs.
Lee Sung-kyu hit a solo shot in the third inning, and Kim Young-woong hit a solo home run in the fifth inning. In the seventh inning, Kim Hun-gon and Park Byung-ho hit their ninth consecutive batter's home run in the history of the Korean Series. Four home runs in one game of the Korean Series are the most tied record ever. On the mound, ace Denny Reyes overwhelmed the KIA batters with five hits and one run as he pitched 107 pitches in seven innings.
Park also set a new postseason record when he was an active manager of the Doosan Bears. While playing for Samsung, Park had two homers in the semi-playoff, and six in the playoffs and the Korean Series. Park had one in the wild card game, nine in the semi-playoff, one in the playoffs, and three in the Korean Series.
In addition, he became the second player to hit home runs in the Korean Series among the three teams. He hit home runs for Nexen (currently Kiwoom), KT last year, and Samsung this year.
Although Park had no hits in 11 times at bat through the first two games of the Korean Series and the first two times at bat in the third round, Park's bat always scares opposing pitchers. Park pushed Jeon Sang-hyun's first pitch slider over the right fence in the seventh inning when no runners were out. "I could have been depressed after coming back from two losses, but I won. I think I'll have good energy until tomorrow's game," Park said in an interview after the game. "I felt good about the hit, but the downturn has prolonged since Gwangju. Even if I have a good sense of humor, if the downturn continues, I will naturally feel pressure. I'm glad that I can get a home run when I need a point."
When asked how he felt while running around the base after the home run, Park expressed his affection for his new family members. "Other players were more happy than me. Watching such a scene, I thought I received great energy from these players. I am so grateful to all the players here, and the thought of playing baseball together touched my heart," Park said.
Such thoughts have led to cute celebrations that he would not have done in the past. Park Byung-ho makes a heart above his head with a very bright expression these days. Fans were also surprised to see him not seen such a scene as he had a strong impression so far.
"Now that I am in this team, I have to adapt to this team," Park said with an embarrassing smile. "I saw a lot of those (bright) images starting from Kang Min-ho. That's why I had to do it. I felt that the gap between young and old players was very narrow. That's why I did a lot of ceremonies with a smile." 안전놀이터
When asked if he was awkward at first even though he replied, he laughed again, saying, "Yes, I did something I really didn't do."