"Longer active duty," "Steady performance," "See you in the professional league." Lee Seung-yeop, Yang Hyun-jong, Noh Si-hwan, and Dragon Star's relay words of blessing
To mark the new year of Gapjinnyeon (甲辰年), the Year of the Blue Dragon, stars of the Year of the Dragon from the KBO League gave relay words of blessing to their juniors in 12 years. The main characters are Doosan Bears coach Lee Seung-yeop (48, born in 1976) who is the unprecedented "national hitter," KIA Tigers Yang Hyun-jong (36, born in 1988), who played 170 innings for the first nine consecutive seasons in the KBO League, and Hanwha Eagles Noh Si-hwan (24, born in 2000), who won the home run king and RBI king in the 2023 season.
Lee first gave compliments to Yang Hyeon-jong, the object of his blessing, by saying, "He is the best pitcher in Korea." "There is nothing more to say in terms of talent. He is an ace player until his mid-30s as a veteran. Even with that, Yang is already an amazing player," Lee said.
"My wish is to maintain my current skills and continue my career longer," Lee said. "I hope you can serve as a role model as long as possible, setting an example for younger players. I hope you continue your career in good health and not getting hurt."
Yang Hyun-jong gave words of blessing to the next generation, Roh Si-hwan. "I personally thought that I became a very picky and difficult hitter as I had such a good performance last year," he said. "I hope that the good memories of last year made by (No) Si-hwan will continue this year and build up into a strong 'skill'. I hope that he will become a batter who shows steady performance, not sparkling. Choi Jung-hyung is also the third baseman who has shown steady performance in the KBO League. I hope Si-hwan will show improvement every year and become a third baseman beyond Choi Jung-hyung," he said.
Roh had a special story to students born in 2012 who dreamed of becoming a pro baseball player. "Youths are going to have a lot of worries from now on. They will be able to exercise a lot and have a lot of worries about their future including entering middle school," he said. "I hope you overcome your hardships. I hope you overcome them well and exercise hard so that you can enjoy your school days." At that age, I didn't know that I would play professionally with my seniors born in the year of the dragon. However, now my dream has come true. Now I look forward to seeing my juniors born in the year of the dragon. 헤라카지노 I hope to meet them in the pro league."
The three dragon stars expressed their wishes for the new year. "I hope this year will be a year where Doosan and I can display our best performances at the stadium," Lee said. "In 2012, when I was 24, my performance was not good. This year, at the age of 36, I want to erase those memories with good energy from the blue dragon," he said. "I hope this year will be a year when I achieve my desired goal again. I want to become a player who grows up every year and be considered a star of the dragon year even at the age of 36."