The monster is serious about "Autumn Baseball." Ryu Hyun-jin was the first to pledge to "get in off the coast of Taean" in case of a failure in the fifth round

"I'll get it off the coast of Taean."

Hanwha captain Chae Eun-sung made an unusual pledge at the 2024 KBO Media Day event held at Lotte Hotel Seoul in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 22nd.

When asked about the goal of this year's regular league ranking, Chae Eun-seong replied, "We have set our goal for fourth place." Among the 10 teams that attended the event, Hanwha was the only one who pledged both achievement and failure.

Chae Eun-seong, who delivered his failed pledge, said, "If we fail to make it to the fifth round, all veteran players will get in the waters off Taean after the end of the season." The criteria for veteran players are Lee Tae-yang, An Chi-hong, and Jang Min-jae, all born in 1990.

Roh Si-hwan, who attended together, said, "If the team wins, we will prepare all fans who come to the home opening game of the new stadium next year to watch baseball for free."

After the event was over, I was able to hear from Chae Eun-seong about his failed pledge. It was Ryu Hyun-jin (37) who first came up with the idea of his failed pledge.

Chae Eun-sung said, "(Ryu) Hyun-jin told me for the first time why he always makes pledges only when he succeeds," and added, "Since then, there has been an atmosphere to do this if senior citizens can't make it to the fifth round."

This shows how senior Hanwha players, including Ryu Hyun-jin, are determined to play in the new season.

Various pledges were poured out at Media Day, which was held a day before the opening of the regular league.

Defending champion LG's captain Oh Ji-hwan said, "After winning last season, (Cha Myung-seok) held a beer party with about 50 fans," and promised, "If we win this year, we will have time to communicate by increasing the number of people to 500 minutes."

Starting with LG, the pledges have also been contested, and the scale has grown. "If we win, we will invite 1,000 fans and hold a daily hoop," KT's captain, Park Kyung-soo, said.

Lotte captain Jeon Joon-woo said, "We will have a good time with 100 fans at the best tower called Signiel that we have."

Kim Won-joong, who attended together, sighed deeply at Jeon Joon-woo's joke that he brought up "Marriage" as a pledge for No. 1 and said, "If you win, you can't do anything."

KIA Lee Eui-ri said, "We will hold a recreation where we can invite as many fans as possible to the baseball stadium and enjoy it together."

BY: 스포츠토토핫

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