Park Dong-won, the national team's homeroom wife who appeared too late great performance in offense and defense
Park Dong-won, the national team's homeroom wife who appeared too late great performance in offense and defense
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Park Dong-won (34, LG Twins), the oldest player on the Korean national baseball team participating in the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12 2024, wore the Taegeuk mark for the first time.
The national team catcher position that he had always dreamed of was firmly held by Kang Min-ho (Samsung Lions) and Yang Eui-ji (Doosan Bears), and time passed without Park Dong-won getting the chance.
Park Dong-won's performance in this competition is so good that it makes you wonder why Kang Min-ho and Yang Ui-ji's successor has only appeared now.
Park Dong-won, who started in all four group stage games, is currently hitting .375 (6 hits in 16 at-bats), with 1 home run and 3 RBIs.
He has the most hits among the national team players, and all three of his RBIs are very valuable.
Park Dong-won was also instrumental in Korea's comeback victory over the Dominican Republic on the 16th, when Korea came from 0-6 down to win 9-6.
Park Dong-won, who started as the 5th batter and catcher in the game against the Dominican Republic held at the Taipei Tianmu Stadium in Taiwan, came to bat in the bottom of the 6th inning with 2 outs and a runner on 2nd base after the opponent's error and Moon Bo-kyung (LG Twins) hit made the score 3-6.
And he hit a deep double toward left field, taking responsibility for the run that brought the score to 4-6.
Park Dong-won, whom we met after the match against the Dominican Republic, said, "Even though we lost, I wanted to repay the fans. I think the players felt that way too. I'm glad we were able to give a victory to the fans who came from far away."
The fighting spirit of not giving up led to the victory against the 스포츠토토사이트 Dominican Republic.
Park Dong-won, who guarded home plate as a catcher while the mound collapsed in the beginning, said, "It was hard because the opposing batters were really good at dealing with it. But as I created a situation where I could catch up every once in a while, the opposing team got chased. I told myself in the dugout not to give up and to keep trying."
Park Dong-won recorded his first hit and RBI in an official national team game on the 13th, hitting a 1-RBI single against Taiwan's starting pitcher Lin Yu-min in the bottom of the 4th inning with 2 outs and a runner on 3rd base while trailing 1-6 in the game against Taiwan.
He also had a hit in the game against Cuba on the 14th, and in the game against Japan on the 15th, he hit a double in the 2nd inning and a game-tying solo home run in the 4th inning against Hitoru Takahashi (Chunichi Dragons), who has the highest ERA (1.38) in the Nippon Professional Baseball Central League.
Takahashi, who had allowed only one home run in 143⅔ innings pitched in Japanese professional baseball this season, gave up a home run to Park Dong-won.
Park Dong-won said, "Every time I face a pitcher, every player goes to the plate with a plan. That's why baseball is hard. I just hit a good ball because the ball came to the course I was waiting for. I was lucky."
Park Dong-won feels secure just by looking at his juniors from other KBO league teams that he met through this national team.
Park Dong-won said, "I felt that our players were better than when we played against them in the league. I believe that with such good players, Korean baseball will become stronger."