Jin Woo-young’s surprise confession “My parents are from LG, I am Elin”…Hwang Young-mook “I can’t sleep thinking about the name”
High school and college students aren’t the only ones breaking through the narrow doors of professional baseball.
Reporter Hanjun Kim meets some of the “microcosms” who have realized their dreams, even if it took them a little longer than others.
Two players in suits stand out from the crowd of high school students.
They are Hwang Young-mook and Jin Woo-young, members of an independent baseball team.
After a nerve-wracking wait, the two players were called out side by side in the fourth round as if they had made a promise.
They kept their faces calm as they were called out, but their hearts were not.
▶ Interview: Hwang Young-mook / Hanwha Eagles 4th round pick
- “It took me six years after I graduated from high school, so I didn’t sleep well because every time I closed my eyes, I could hear the words ‘I’ve been drafted’….”
▶ Interview: Jin Woo-young / LG Twins 4th round pick
- “It took me a long time to get to the draft, and all the hard days that went by flashed by like a daylight….”
Young-mook Hwang is an infielder with contact and defense, while Woo-young Jin is known for his fastball that reaches 150 kilometers.메이저사이트
▶ Interview: Hwang Young-mook / Hanwha Eagles Infielder
- “My teammates, Choi Soo-hyun, second baseman Kim Yoon-beom, there are so many people to thank, and I’d like to take this opportunity to thank them all.”
Jin also talked about his connection to LG.
▶ Interview: Woo-Young Jin / LG Twins Pitcher
- “Both of my parents went to LG, and I think it’s fate that I went to LG as well.”
Having realized their dream of entering the professional ranks, their real baseball lives are just beginning.