"I was honestly proud that Lotte picked me."

'I don't have a brother like you' For Choi Hang (29) of the Lotte Giants, these words couldn't be more painful.

His older brother Choi Jung (SSG Landers), who is seven years older, is a living legend in the KBO. He holds various career records, including second in home runs (457), third in RBIs (1,454), and first in runs scored (1,454).

He followed in his brother's footsteps from the time he was drafted to the SK Wyverns in 2012 (8th round, 70th overall). However, unlike his brother, who was the best player in Tuta since high school and won the title of "boy wonder" in his first year as a professional, he didn't make a big splash at first.

After completing his military service in 2016, he showed flashes of potential with the Futures, batting .355 with a .963 OPS. In 2017, he showed promise in the first team as a table-setter and a utility player who could cover second and third base as well as his primary position, but he dislocated his shoulder while running the bases and was lost for the season. He continued to show promise in the following years, but was lost for the season in 2020 with another shoulder injury.

Choi was selected by Lotte in the second round of this year's draft, and 12 years after his professional debut, he is playing for a different team than his brother. "I'm not confused, but I'm proud and grateful that Lotte chose me. It will be a big change in my baseball life," he laughed.

Born in 1994, Choi Hang is not young anymore. He has also experienced the pain of repeated injuries. "In the beginning, I had an older brother to support me. But now that I'm older, I'm more focused on what I need to do than on him," Choi said. "I want to have my own role, whether it's a starter or a backup, and I want to be helpful to the team," he said. 바카라사이트 

"My brother was more excited than I was (about the move to Lotte), and he sincerely asked me to do well in the new team. Because he's my brother, he worried and supported me."

Lotte drafted Choi Hang to fill the void left by Ahn Chi-hong's departure as a free agent and to increase the team's depth. Now, Choi will have to compete with seniors Park Seung-wook, Go Seung-min, Lee Hak-joo, Oh Sun-jin, Kim Min-soo, Jung Dae-sun, and others for the starting second base spot and infield utility.

He is a close friend of Park Seung-wook, a strong competitor who motivated him to join SK. Park was the first person Choi thought of when he heard about the Lotte pick, and the first person he called. "It's actually a strange environment. (Park) Seung-wook introduced me to a lot of people and helped me get used to it." "Actually, there weren't many people my age on our team. The only one who came later was Kang Jin-sung, but Lotte had Kim Won-joong and Han Hyun-hee. I didn't know them before I came to Lotte, but I want to get to know them."

However, it's clear that Choi wasn't expecting the move. "I recently signed a contract for a house...," he said, adding that he was confused. Choi married his wife, who is the same age, at the end of 2021. Since the contract was already signed, he couldn't cancel it and had to sell it quickly. But Choi laughed, saying, "I can come down first, and the most important thing is to be good at baseball."

"I actually really like Busan. I'm happy and excited to come to Lotte. I don't have a goal of where I want to be, but I want to be the kind of player who can be an example for anyone, no matter where they are. Please give me a lot of support."