Legends deserve respect! ‘Rival → Director’ SSG Lee Sung -yong “Oh Seung -hwan, I was scared like a stone Buddha” (SS Literature in)

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(Sports Seoul | Literature = Reporter So -young Lee)

On the 6th, news of the baseball world was reported. Oh Seung -hwan (43), who firmly kept the back door of Samsung, declared his retirement at the end of this season. As a legend pitcher who has played a tremendous performance not only in Korea but also in the US and Japan, the heads of the command tower are new. Lee Sung -yong, 54, was also surprised.

Lee met with the reporters ahead of the Literature Samsung War held at the Incheon SSG Randers Field on the 7th and recalled, “It was a player who never wanted to stick.”

Oh Seung -hwan, who wore Samsung uniforms in the first round of the second round in 2005, is a finishing pitcher representing the league. He has been responsible for Samsung Mound as a one -club man for the past 21 years, and has played 737 games in total, with 44 wins 33 losses 19 hold 427 saves and an average ERA of 2.32. Literally living ‘legend’ itself.

Lee said, “There were a few pitchers that could be thrown at the time,” he said. In fact, Oh Seung -hwan was consistent with no expression in any crisis and earned the nickname ‘Stone Buddha’.

“I was the opposing team, but it was great to throw my own ball.”

Lee, who was from the 2nd round of the Pacific in 1994, is 11 years older than Oh Seung -hwan. Lee said, “I am a junior but I can really respect it.” The director, who was once retired by a rival, is also a sense of feelings.

Meanwhile, SSG set up a starter lineup that leads to Park Sung-han (shortstop), Jung Joon-jae (2nd baseman), Choi Jung (third baseman), Giermo Eredia (left fielder) The starting pitcher is Kim Kwang -hyun. sshong@sportsseoul.com