Former baseball player Park Yong-taek mentioned how he was angry that the ‘Strongest Baseball’ gave up the captaincy to Jeong Seong-hun.

Park Yong-taek appeared on the YouTube channel ‘Jeong Keun-woo‘s Baseball Life’, which was released on the 20th, and said, “I was really angry” about the Strongest Monsters choosing Jeong Seong-hun as the new captain. “It would be fine if that were true, but in that case, shouldn’t they have told me in advance? I fell for the broadcasting station‘s expectations exactly.”

Park Yong-taek said, “I had a postseason commentary, and I asked the broadcast team to let me go to the ‘Strongest Baseball’ game just once, so I skipped the broadcast and went and played. I made those excuses and hit a home run in my first at-bat. He expressed regret, saying, ”After two and a half years, how could the production team do this?“ while also not hiding his affection for ”Strongest Baseball.“

Jeong Geun-woo, who was watching Park Yong-taek at the time, said, ”It was worse than when I didn’t start in Jamsil during Season 1 of “Strongest Baseball.” At the time, Park Yong-taek invited his entire family to the stadium, but he was left out of the entry list and couldn‘t play in the game.

Park Yong-taek explained the meaning of the position of captain of the Strongest Monsters, saying, “I don’t say anything when I play baseball. I‘m the type of person who doesn’t do anything on TV other than hitting and harassing the umpires. I should at least be the captain,” and laughed.

On this day, Park Yong-taek also talked about his retirement season with the LG Twins. Park Yong-taek said, “I thought, ‘I shouldn’t retire like this.‘” I hoped I wasn’t a nuisance to the team, and I was anxious while rehabilitating,“ he said. ”In all the teams, players my age had already retired a long time ago, and I felt very lonely as a player.“ He then expressed his gratitude to Jeong Keun-woo, with whom he played his final season, saying, ”Thanks to Jeong Keun-woo, I wasn‘t lonely in 2020.“ He continued, ”It’s so great now that I‘ve retired. I’m grateful that there are many things I can do without going out on the field.“

The two also recalled 2001, when they first met at Korea University. They talked about the time they first met when Jeong Keun-woo was a freshman and Park Yong-taek was a senior and spent time practicing together, as well as the stimulation and influence they gave each other.

Park Yong-taek said, ”Jeong Keun-woo was a junior that I liked more than necessary,“ and added, ”He was a friend who was quick-witted, quick-witted, and perceptive. When he came to our school without being drafted as a pro, I thought, ‘I have to raise him,’“ he said, and ”When considering the level and value of players, the saddest player to retire is Jeong Geun-woo,“ expressing his affection.

Photo = ‘Jeong Geun-woo’s Baseball Life‘

Reporter Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com misty82@donga.com

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