"The last golden generation born in 1982," Oh Seung-hwan said, "It's not strange to retire right now, if you don't understand yourself...”
"The last golden generation born in 1982," Oh Seung-hwan said, "It's not strange to retire right now, if you don't understand yourself...”
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Oh Seung-hwan (43) of the Samsung Lions in professional baseball will play in the season with the determination that this year will be his last.
Oh headed to Okinawa, Japan, where the second spring camp will be held, via Incheon International Airport on Saturday. "This year feels new again," Oh said. "Every year is a time to start anew. In a way, it could be the last one. Nobody knows. That's why we prepared more thoroughly."
Oh, a veteran bullpen pitcher who recorded 44 wins, 33 losses, 19 holds, 427 saves and an earned run average of 2.25 in 726 games (794 ⅔ innings) in the KBO League, achieved the record of the most saves (408) in the Asian single league last year, but collapsed in the second half of the year, recording a 4.91 ERA in 58 games (55 innings) with three wins, nine losses and two holds. He ended the season regrettably because he was not included in the roster for the postseason.
"Last year, I didn't think I was of much help to the team," Oh said. "I also talked to the coach a lot in the game. This year, the first thing is to be of help to the team. I think I need to get in shape." He continued, "What the coach wants is that I will be of any help to the team. I also told him that I want to be of help to the team regardless of my position. The coach told me a lot of good things, too."
Oh was born in 1982, which is called the golden generation of Korean baseball. However, as Choo Shin-soo and Kim Kang-min retired from active roles last year, Oh was the only player born in 1982 to remain in the KBO League. "I would not be strange if I retire right now," Oh said. "The coach told me not to worry about such things and take it easy. I also don't think such matters should cause any trouble to the team. In order to do so, I think the first thing to do would be to prove that I am beneficial to the team."
"All my friends have left me, so I became the oldest player in the team," said Oh, smiling. "I don't know what will happen until this season or next season, but when I am wearing a uniform, I try to focus only on my performance in the season. I also thought about this and that a lot, but for now, I think it is right to focus on the present," he said, stressing that he will focus more on the season ahead of him than on retirement.
Oh Seung-hwan, who recently made headlines by revealing his solid upper body muscles on the club's YouTube channel, said, "As I said before, I'm in a different situation than other players. So let's do it without any regrets. I'm trying to do things the way I did before. I don't have any goals this year. I just want to be of any help in the real team's winning game. I think my goal is not to perform well, but to spend a good season with my teammates."
Oh has played in the KBO league as well as Major League Baseball and Japanese pro baseball. He is a leading living legend of Korea with 549 saves overall in Korea, the U.S., and Japan. Many fans want Oh to play for as long as possible. "I think it depends on the performance of this season 메이저사이트. We can't ignore the atmosphere and voices of fans, but the first thing that needs to be understood is that we should be able to do. We don't have to push ahead. We are preparing so that we don't regret ourselves," Oh said, renewing his extraordinary commitment ahead of the season, which could be his last.