Small Giant Covering Super Catch MVP

The LG Twins beat the KT Wiz 6-2 in Game 5 of the Korean Series held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on April 13 to clinch the title for the first time in 29 years. After the game, Kim said with a big smile, "Everyone did a great job today," adding that all the players' performances led to their victory in the last game. As such, many players were qualified as heroes.

The Korean Series MVP was taken by captain Oh Ji-hwan, who hit a nutritious home run in three consecutive games from Game 2 to Game 4, and the Daily MVP in Game 5 was taken by Park Hae-min, who played a crucial diving catch with two hits, two RBIs and two steals. Although he was not considered the best player, "small giant" Moon Sung-joo also steadily got on base in the eighth batting order with three hits and one RBI, contributing a lot to the team's six points.

A month later, Moon Sung-joo started preparing for next year. He started exercising with Hong Chang-ki, Baek Seung-hyun and Lee Jae-won at the Yoon Hyung-joon Training Center in Bangbae-dong. On the 12th, I asked Moon Sung-joo to recall his memory from a month ago. Moon Sung-joo said, "I didn't have a bad feeling even before I entered the Korean Series. I tried to keep playing without paying attention to the result, and I got good results. I think heaven helped me."

He said he had a good feeling and wanted to continue playing baseball even after the last game. Moon Sung-joo said, "I wanted to do more. I had a great feeling. From Game 2 to Game 4, I hit one hit at a time, but I was confident that I could do better. I did it with that confidence, and I got a good result in Game 5."

In Game 4, he had a two-run triple that drove away 9-1 to 11-1 before celebrating with a bright smile. "I think it's because I was in a good mood. I was able to enter the batter's box with a good atmosphere in Game 5 as well," Moon said.

Since he has emerged as a key player by playing in more than 100 games since 2022, he will mark his third year as a key player next year. However, Moon still has a nickname that he has yet to completely remove. His pace deteriorated at the end of the season for the second consecutive year. When he got the same result even after managing his at-bat this year, manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, "I don't think it's a physical problem."

"We won't know until next year, but since we failed in the first and second seasons, we should prepare well so that we don't repeat the same failures next year," Moon said. "When such a situation (slump) comes, I don't think it's good or bad, but I'm going to try to think positively about it." "Last year, I played a lot of designated hitters, and this year, I played a lot of defense. (From experience) I think there will be fewer physical problems next year," Moon added. 먹튀검증

Meanwhile, the ABS (automatic ball strike judgment), which will be introduced next year, could be a big variable for Moon. Moon has had 34 strikeouts and 67 walks in 534 at-bats in 136 games this year. He has twice as many walks as strikeouts, and his walks and strikeouts are the highest among batters who meet the requirements. "I don't think you have to pay attention to (decision) and hit the same thing," Moon said. "Even a breaking ball that comes in low will result in a strike, but you have to keep pace with it. In the past, when I caught a high pitch, I was a bit nervous because I was short. After another season, I got used to it, so I got used to it," Moon said.