Chae Eun-seong of the Hanwha Eagles hit his first home run after transferring. It is an opportunity to shake off the regrets of the past and live again.
Hanwha won a 10-3 away game against Doosan in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 4th, and wrote a two-game winning streak and a winning series. Chae Eun-seong, who started as first baseman and fourth hitter on the day, led the team to a great victory with 2 hits (1 home run), 4 RBIs and 2 runs.
Chae Eun-seong, who wore a Hanwha uniform through free agency ahead of this season, showed off a hot hit from the beginning of the season. Not all hits could lead to victory, but Chae Eun-seong kept Hanwha’s batting line strong with his unique RBI production ability. By April 20, when Hanhwa played 16 games, Chae Eun-seong’s batting average reached 0.391.
Of course, he couldn’t be all good. After that, Chae Eun-seong’s bat also began to slow down, and in 10 games until the match against Doosan on the 4th, Chae Eun-seong’s batting average was only 0.132. It was not easy for the team to win without Chae Eun-seong’s solution.
Then it was a big blow that exploded. Chae Eun-seong hit a 146km/h fastball from Doosan Kim Yu-seong in the top of the 5th inning, when the team was narrowly ahead 3-2, and scored the first home run after transferring. Hanwha, who escaped with Chae Eun-sung’s home run, later added 3 more points and achieved 2 consecutive victories.
Chae Eun-seong, whom we met after the game, said, “The baseball field was too big to judge it as a home run the moment it hit. Still, he thought that it was fortunate that he sent the ball deep into the outfield, but it feels good because the ball spread well,” he looked back on the home run situation.
He said, “It would be nice to hit well every time, but I always think that baseball is not an easy sport and of course there are times when I fall. Strangely, it worked out well from the beginning of this year, so I thought it would be time for me to drop, but I think it was difficult because I was losing in a row.”
Chae Eun-seong said, “During the slump period, all the balls that fit well went straight, and the number of swings decreased as the results did not come out. When you have to hit boldly, you have to use a bat, but I couldn’t do that, so I talked a lot with the coaches and prepared. He seems to have talked about going out more boldly.”
What is more important is composure. Jeong Eun-won said that she learned the part of not revealing her emotions outwardly from Chae Eun-seong. Chae Eun-seong said, “After the moment I hit the bat, there is nothing I can do. The regret seems to have been quickly shaken off. There is the next at-bat and the next day, but thinking only about that makes it difficult.”
At the same time, Chae Eun-seong laughed, saying, “The situation after being hit by a bat is to pick up trash hard, do a lot of good things, and buy a lot of meals for my younger siblings.” means luck. He said, “I also told my juniors not to fall into it too much because it can’t be helped even if they are blocked by the lake rain.”먹튀검증
Chae Eun-seong wrote the words ‘Shinhan fire, if you believe in sweat, you will not be shaken’, which has been inscribed in his heart since the LG Twins, even after coming to Hanwha, he wrote them on his helmet. Chae Eun-seong’s home run on this day was the result of believing in his own sweat.
Chae Eun-seong said, “When I was young, I thought of these words, ‘If you try, you won’t betray’, but he betrayed.” After laughing, he said, “Since I played baseball in the first team, the important thing was to hold on to my mentality. That’s why I think a player who doesn’t shake is more amazing.”
When asked, “Have you not been shaken in recent games?” Chae Eun-seong said. “A person shakes. Still, I keep thinking to catch my spirits.” On the 3rd chance, when asked how he felt when a well-matched ball went to the front of the fielder, he answered like this. “I haven’t done much good. I must have done better,” he said. Chae Eun-seong is a great player.