“It’s August 15th. I sang hurrah once.”
Seo Dong-wook (23, Lotte Giants) experienced failure in the rookie draft twice. After graduating from Hyocheon High School in Suncheon, he went undrafted in his first rookie draft. He entered Hongik University and attempted again, but his name was not called in the draft.먹튀검증
The period of discouragement did not last long. The Lotte Giants immediately announced their intention to recruit a training player, and Seo Dong-wook began his professional career.
As a catcher, he showed off his extraordinary talent in batting. He had a batting average of .377 in the first half of the season and also appeared in the Futures All-Star Game. He showed off his talent as a catcher by even stealing bases, but recently Dong-wook Seo started playing in the outfield instead of the home pitch.
As Lotte has a solid catcher lineup including Yoo Kang-nam, Jeong Bo-geun, and Son Seong-bin, it has become difficult to get an opportunity as a catcher.
Seo Dong-wook clearly remembers the day he would begin training as an outfielder in earnest. Seo Dong-wook said, “It started on August 15th.” The reason, he said, was that he “sang hurray.”
He showed a humiliating scene by not being able to catch a fly ball, but his mentality was different. He said, “I thought, ‘It’s just practice, so what?’. I think he worked harder because he thought he had to make mistakes while practicing.”
He also clearly demonstrated his strengths. As he has strong shoulders, he smiles and says, “I even did Bodhisattva once.”
After moving to the outfield, his batting skills dropped once, but he had hits in all three Futures League games before being called up. Seo Dong-wook said, “I lost my balance while playing catcher, but he recently found it again.”
Although he was talented enough as a catcher to participate in the Futures All-Star Game, he had to play as an outfielder. Although it may have been disappointing, he said, “I think he said it because he thought about it because the outfielder has a higher chance of playing in the game. I am grateful that he took care of it for me and I will try my best.” He added, “(The Futures All-Star Game) will remain a good experience.” “It’s the same. As a catcher, I had a good experience by stealing bases in front of many people. Using that as a stepping stone, I was able to faithfully play catcher or the outfield.”
His role model is Baek Yong-hwan, Futures Battery Coach. Seo Dong-wook said, “I was originally a player with Yang Eui-ji, but as we trained together in the second team, I felt that I really had a lot to learn. I want to learn both from what he taught me and from his personality.”
Regarding his own strengths, Seo Dong-wook said, “I think I can make strong batted balls well. I think I hit good batted balls when I try to hit the center.” He said, “I will show that I have a good bat when I am in the first team. I will also show that I have a good bat in the outfield.” “I worked hard, so I will go out and show that I can do well safely,” he said.