Brazilian Bomber Araujo, who is fascinated by baseball, said, "Please cheer for Korea and visit volleyball courts a lot during the WBC." [the scene of Incheon]

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I finished the season with a disappointing result, so I decided to erase volleyball in my head now. "Brazilian Bomber" Rafael Araujo (35), the main gun of Seoul Woori Card, visited the ballpark, not the volleyball court.

Araujo visited the stadium as a spectator in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League showdown between SSG Landers and Kiwoom Heroes at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 1st.

It is the second time after last year. Araujo, who visited Incheon in September last year ahead of the opening of the V-League season, expressed another interest at the ballpark he visited for the first time and expressed his desire to visit the ballpark again after the season.

Since 2008, he has naturally headed to Incheon with the interpreter Woo Sang-baek, who enjoyed the time of glory by indulging in SK Wyverns (SSG) baseball. Director Lee Moon-hee of the secretariat laid down his legs and visited SSG Landers Field for the second time with one trainer.

Araujo, who went through the Japanese league after Europe, transferred to Woori Card ahead of the 2025-2026 season. The 207cm tall Apogit spiker quickly established himself as the ace of Woori Card and had an impressive season, ranking third in scoring (809 points), fourth in overall offense (52.13%), third in serve (0.401 points per set), and first in open attack (44.81 percent).

In particular, in the fifth and sixth rounds, he led the team to the rise and won the MVP award for the second consecutive round and led the team, which remained at the bottom of the "Woori Card Magic," to spring volleyball. Araujo, who suffered a bloody defeat in the playoffs, told Star News at SSG Landers Field on the same day, "When I look back on one season, of course, I feel sorry, but I'm also quite grateful. Not only me but also my teammates were able to finish the season without any major injuries, and my performance was not bad," he said.

"But of course, I still feel like I'm missing something," Araujo said, making up his mind not to watch the championship match, contrary to his original plan. Instead, I plan to focus on recovering my tired body for a season. In addition, I intend to turn off my nerves about volleyball and empty my head. As part of that, I visited the ballpark on that day.

Araujo, who was at the center of the fierce competition, plans to have more fun than anyone else. My first encounter with baseball was when I was in Japan. "In the 2023 WBC, I found out that Japanese players are really enthusiastic about baseball. "As I watched it together from the side, I became interested," he said. "I watched it hard this WBC, and when Korea advanced to the quarterfinals, I was happy with my colleagues."

Sports are more interesting when you decide on a cheering team. Due to the influence of Woo Sang-baek's interpretation, both in-person games were played by SSG, and I think I'm leaning toward SSG. Araujo hand-painted the L, the symbol of Landers, indicating that he would support SSG.

Coincidentally, it was SSG's home game against Kiwoom, Gyeonggi-do, on September 2nd last year and won 6-1. Will I be able to become the winning fairy of SSG again on this day.

I didn't forget my duty as a volleyball player. Looking at the large crowd at the ballpark, Araujo said, "I think many baseball fans will also like volleyball. Volleyball is a sport in which you feel a lot of emotions in each action and various results are produced, he said. "Even in the fourth set of the (PO) last game, the game ended 41-39 and you can see that it is a really unpredictable sport. I think you'll find it very attractive in that way. Please come to the volleyball court a lot," he said.

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