A shot from Captain Oh Ji-hwan, who is more earnest than anyone else, awakening the sleeping spirit of LG

 LG Twins captain infielder Oh Ji-hwan (33) is a player who is desperate for a championship more than anyone else. He joined LG in 2009 and played 31 postseason games until last year, but has no experience reaching the top.

In the past, he played fall baseball with seniors such as Bong Jung-geun, Lee Byeong-gyu, and Park Yong-taek, but each time he failed to cross the threshold of the Korean Series.

For this reson, the determination ahead of this Korean Series was great. Every time he appeared in an official interview, he shouted out his earnest desire to win.

Oh Ji-hwan said, "Now I really want to win the championship that I couldn't do with my LG seniors." He added, "My classmates born in 1990, Kim Sang-soo, Ahn Chi-hong, Heo Gyeong-min, and Park Geon-woo, all won championships with other teams, but only I couldn't do it. That's why I'm even more desperate." He said.

Oh Ji-hwan also said that he would definitely receive a 'Rolex watch' that the team would give to the Korean Series Most Valuable Player (MVP), and made a large promise to spend his own money to buy the watch for his teammate Lim Chan-gyu as well. This meant that the desire to win was great.

Game 1 of the Korean Series, which was filled with both earnestness and solemnity, was not very satisfying. His performance seemed to have declined, perhaps because he rested for about a month after winning the regular season.

At the plate, he only had 1 hit in 4 at-bats, and he also made one error on defense with a bad throw toward home. It wasn't like Oh Ji-hwan.

However, in the second game, the team showed off his skills as a captain by scoring a shot in a difficult situation.

Oh Ji-hwan only hit a hit in his first two at-bats, but hit a one-run home run against opposing starter William Cuevas in the bottom of the sixth inning when the team was down 1-4 and with no runners on base and one out.

It was the first home run for both teams in this Korean Series, and it was especially meaningful to the LG team.

Oh Ji-hwan became the first LG player to hit a home run on the Korean Series stage since Choi Dong-soo, who hit a 3-run home run in Game 6 of the Korean Series against the Samsung Lions held at Daegu Stadium on November 10, 2002.

In the 8th inning, when the team was trailing 3-4, he came out as the leadoff hitter and walked away with 4 balls in a row after 2 strikes against Park Young-hyun. Park Dong-won's come-from-behind two-run gun later led to a run.

On this day, all the spotlight was on Park Dong-won, but without Oh Ji-hwan's tying run in the 6th inning and Oh Ji-hwan's walk in the 8th inning, a comeback could not have been guaranteed.

In addition, Oh Ji-hwan also excelled in defense, unlike in the first game, while handling several difficult hit balls reliably.

f the team lost the second game, their morale could have fallen to the bottom, but thanks to Oh Ji-hwan's invisible dedication and performance, LG balanced the series record with 1 win and 1 loss and headed to Suwon for the third game.

Oh Ji-hwan said, "The support from LG fans was truly amazing. Thanks to that, I was able to calmly play the game without the burden of the Korean Series." He promised, "I have some regrets, but I will quickly forget them and show a better performance in the remaining games." did.


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