"I'm so angry." Yang Eui-ji, excluding GG candidates... The '15.2 billion catcher' is going to do it again
"I'm so angry." Yang Eui-ji, excluding GG candidates... The '15.2 billion catcher' is going to do it again
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He has a batting average of 0.314 with 17 home runs and 94 RBIs, an on-base percentage of 0.379, a slugging percentage of 0.479, and an OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 0.858.
Nevertheless, it was a season where Yang Eui-ji (37, Doosan Bears), a living legend, remained dissatisfied. He played 119 games, the fewest since 2019, and his qualification for the most tie Golden Glove award ever was canceled.
Yang Eui-ji, who is preparing for the 38-year-old season, will once again enter the offseason mode with a determined attitude despite his solid status as a "catcher GOAT."
The 온라인카지노 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) finally confirmed and announced the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO Golden Glove candidate on the 27th. Catchers and fielders can be on the list of candidates for all players who played defense more than 720 innings (the number of team games X 5 innings), and Yang Eui-ji was naturally excluded from the list as he played only 608 ⅓ innings wearing a catcher mask this season.
Yang Eui-ji, who won the honor nine times between 2014 and 2017, has won the honor only once. If he wins one more honor, he will be able to list Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop and the winner of the 10th honor. This is the largest record in KBO history. Yang already beat Kim Dong-soo by winning the golden glove as a catcher last year.
He also left a regret as a designated hitter. Only when he takes the batter's box with 297 at-bats, or 2/3 of the regulation, can he qualify as a candidate at that position, but Yang Eui-ji, who won the Golden Glove as a designated hitter in 2021, played just 161 at-bats this time.
What would it have been like if he had qualified as a candidate? Yang would have competed with Park Dong-won (LG), Jang Sung-woo (KT), and Kang Min-ho (Samsung), but he was second to none. Park Dong-won had 20 home runs and Jang Sung-woo had 19 home runs, but other figures do not threaten Yang, and Kang Min-ho had a high batting average of 0.303, 19 home runs and outstanding OPS of 0.861.
Yang Eui-ji, who met at the 2024 Bears' Meeting site on the 24th, looked back on the season and said, "There were more minor injuries than I thought this year, and I was personally so angry because I didn't go out so much," adding, "This is the only thing I prepared, so I thought, 'I prepared wrong.' If there is a healthy season, there is a sick season, but I try to prepare well with the thought that I will relieve my thoughts and start again next year."
Yang Eui-ji, who has been running for a long time as a catcher with a lot of physical burden, has never left the first team entry. However, his physical condition was not complete. Although he finished the season in a bad condition, there were many days when it was difficult to wear a catcher's mask.
What was more painful was the painful memory of fall. Yang Eui-ji, who suffered a collarbone injury, was benched in the wild card game. He was listed in the entry list for a possible situation, but only played defense for a short time.
The team entered the fall baseball league in fourth place, but was silent with 18 consecutive scoreless innings, disgracing its first-ever upset loss.
Yang Eui-ji said, "I was watching it, but I cried in my heart. I felt so sorry for the team," adding, "But I believed that the team members would do well, but the results were not good, so I think I should be more responsible and prepare well next year."
Free agent Heo Kyung-min announced his retirement from KT Wiz, while Kim Jae-ho announced his retirement. At one point, he became the best player and even wore the captain's armband. Yang Eui-ji said, "When you meet someone, you can break up. I know that time will come someday, but first of all, I think new friends will fill the seats well," adding, "As a senior player, I think you should help me become the next Kim Jae-ho and Heo Kyung-min."
"(Yang) Seok-hwan did a good job, but the coach or staff appointed me as the captain, so I feel a lot of responsibility," he said. "I have a strong message that I need to do something next year. I think I need to lead him well and show good results."
Yang Eui-ji, who was appointed as the captain, made his first greeting as the captain in front of his fans. Fans welcomed the main homeowner with enthusiastic cheers. He finished the season, which was full of regrets for both individuals and the team. Attention is focused on Yang Eui-ji's move, which will burn up again in the 38-year-old season.