Lack of desperation → Please change your eyes this year." The only captain in his 20s' sincerity...An affectionate act towards a five-year-old junior

Lack of desperation → Please change your eyes this year." The only captain in his 20s' sincerity...An affectionate act towards a five-year-old junior

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She has been the "captain" for two consecutive years since last year. The Kiwoom Heroes started last place in the beginning of this season as well.안전놀이터

This reporter asked Kiwoom Song Seong-moon (29) about the weight of his captain's armband at Sajik Stadium in Busan on Sunday. "As a captain, I want to help young players a lot, but baseball is very difficult," Song said.

In the first game of the series against the Lotte Giants, Song fired a solo shot at the top of the eighth inning when his team faced off 5-5. It was an important shot that enabled him to take the lead. It is interesting that Lotte captain Jeon Joon-woo's come-from-behind shot hit in the bottom of the eighth inning. It seems that the captains exchanged shots.

Kiwoom has traditionally been a young team. Its captain is also young. Kim Hye-sung (LA Dodgers), who advanced to the Major League, once wore the captain's armband at the age of 22.

Nonetheless, the KBO League is conservative. In many cases, the best players such as Lotte, Doosan Bears' Yang Eui-ji and SSG Landers' Kim Kwang-hyun are the captains. Na Sung-bum of the KIA Tigers, Chae Eun-seong of the Hanwha Eagles, and Park Hae-min of the LG Twins do not deviate significantly from this category.

Song is an example of a mid-sized franchise star in his team serving as the captain, such as KT Wiz Jang Sung-woo and NC Dinos Park Min-woo. However, he is the only one in his 20s among the 10 team captains.

Last year, he showed off his power of "Gochuck Muscle King" to the fullest and burst into potential. He struggled to fill the gap between Lee Jung-hoo and Kim Hye-sung, who left the team with a batting average of 3419 homers and 104 RBIs, and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 0.927. He has slowed down a bit this year. He has a batting average of 238 and an OPS of 0.780.

There are also veterans such as Lee Won-seok, Choi Joo-hwan and Won Jong-hyun. However, Kiwoom is the only team where young players in the first or second year, including Eo Jun-seo, Yeo Dong-wook, former Tae-hyun, and Kim Geon-hee, are immediately active. In the second year, Kim Yoon-ha was the third starting pitcher, rookie Chung Hyeon-woo was the fourth starting pitcher, and rookie Yoon Hyun was in charge of the fifth starting pitcher position at the beginning of the season. "Our team has so many young players who are playing in real games. From my point of view, I want them to show off their fighting spirit."

"He is young and his salary is low in reality. If you look at the dugout across the street, you will be intimidated by the players. He is full of seniors he has always admired, so he tries to keep his mental capacity. How many players try to play a game, at bat, for one minute. We are standing where everyone dreamed of being. I hope he cherishes that opportunity more."

Captain Song's junior is Park Chu-hong, 24, who is five years younger than him. He has been waiting for a long time until last year. He hit his first home run since his debut this year, and is displaying potential little by little. "He has the most questions for me as a junior," Song said. When asked if he broke the shell, he shook his head firmly. "Now he is back to his normal position."

"To be honest, Park lacked desperation. If you're going to do that, spit it out 200 million won, give it to me at the speed of the ball," he said. "This year, the eyes are different. There are a lot of baseball concerns. I can see that he has improved his mental skills."

Song Seong-moon said, "I said no, but I still had some regrets until last year. This year, I would like to say, 'Don't you think your performance will follow because your attitude is different?' This is the first time that (Park) Joo-hong takes baseball seriously like this. I think it will be a completely different year from the previous five years."

This year is also a challenging year for Song. Despite his potency at the third base last year, he has cleared the spot and taken the second base. He should also play leadoff role, which he is not used to. "Honestly, the defense method is very different between third and second bases," Song said with a smile. "Please call it a new challenge rather than a difficult one."

Kiwoom ranked last for two consecutive years. For this reason, the team that used to be a regular postseason player seems to have moved away from Lee Jung-hoo's trip to the U.S.

Song said, "We still have 120 more games to play. We will work together in every game and do our best. If you value one ball, one ball, I believe you can play fall baseball," he stressed.

"There are a lot of people who need to be good at it. Puig pretends to be strong, but he is very soft-hearted. He is a "bad boy" on the outside, and he is passionate and sincere. I hope our players will not be discouraged. This is not to say run comfortably. It is to say that we should not shrink from mistakes and try hard to survive."