Kia Tigers catcher Kim Tae-gun (35) hopes to win a fourth straight Korean Series title. He was proud to fulfill his promise to enter the Korean Series and win the championship when he was traded, and he was also proud of the fact that the Kia catcher position, which was a weak position, has become a strong position. He was also looking forward to the Korean Series.
Kim was traded from Samsung last year in exchange for infielder Ryu Ji-hyuk, who wore the KIA uniform. “We will win the Korean Series,” he promised. Upon his transfer, he wore a starter’s mask. He and Han Jun-soo, who came up from the second team, took care of the house. Last year, the team lost in the best-of-five series, but it was also evaluated that the safety was stabilized. He signed a free agent contract for 3 years and 2.5 billion won.
This year, he played catcher full-time and led the team to the league title. Han Jun-soo, the second catcher, also played full-time for the first time. He learned a lot from the senior catcher. It was a very beneficial trade. As a hitter, he had a solid 2-for-6 record with 34 RBI and a .711 OPS. Han Jun-soo wasn’t just a passing fancy in the batting order, hitting 3-for-7.
During the 2016 Korean Series runner-up campaign in NC, he went 1-for-10 in four games.
He was on the roster for the 2020 Korean Series but didn’t have any at-bats. At the time, Yang played the entire season. He has a championship ring, but he wasn’t a starter, 카지노사이트 so he’s very motivated to win this year’s Korean Series.
“I was very happy and proud to fulfill what I said when I joined the team,” Kim said at Champions Field. I heard that Kia’s catchers were weak, but now I’m proud to be in a position where I’m not losing to other teams. It’s not a catcher’s kingdom yet. It’s important to improve and get stronger,” he laughed.
In preparation for the Korean Series, he also stuck to the basics.
“The basics are important for people. The basics are important in big games. I practiced a lot of the basics I did when I was younger, just catching well, throwing well, hitting well. All three of our catchers are telling us that the basics are important. We keep telling them, ‘Don’t throw too hard just because the next runner is on base,’” he said.
“You also have to be careful with your pitches. I think we have to use a lot of good pitches. Every game of the series is important. You never know how it’s going to go in an atmosphere battle. I hope the wickets fall in my favor. Honestly, I want to win the series in four games. If I go any further, I’ll have to take vitamins and nutritional supplements,” he laughed.
“I went to the Korean Series twice in the NC. Baseball in 2020 was not very interesting. Because of the coronavirus, only 10% of the fans came out, and it felt like we just won. Now it’s the opposite. I think it’s more fun. Hae-young is my favorite to play catch. I saw him catch the ball in a practice game and he seems to have a good rail,” he said, giving a thumbs-up.