"I have no choice but to do it for a long time."" 38-year-old Kim Hyun-soo and 43-year-old Choi Hyung-woo, how many more years? Director Lee Kang-chul also announced a long run, "Why on earth?" [the site of a water source]

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KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul (60), who was synonymous with a long run in the KBO League during his active days, predicted a long run between veteran Choi Hyung-woo (43, Samsung Lions) and Kim Hyun-soo (38, KT).

Coach Lee Kang-chul said, "I haven't seen you in a Samsung uniform in a long time, and it looks really good on you," while watching Choi Hyung-woo greet you before batting training ahead of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season home game at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 5th. I came out on the first day, but there is no awkwardness," he said with a hearty laugh.

Choi Hyung-woo signed a two-year FA contract with Samsung in December last year, up to 2.6 billion won, and confirmed his return to his former team. It was 10 years after he moved to the KIA Tigers on a four-year FA contract worth 10 billion won after the end of the 2016 season.

Choi Hyung-woo, who graduated from Jinbuk Elementary School, Jeonju Dong Middle School, and Jeonju High School, joined Samsung in 2002 as the 48th ranking in the second round of the KBO Rookie Draft. He made his first-team debut in 2002, but experienced one release after the 2004 season and rejoined the club in 2008 to become a top-ranked hitter in the league. With his consistent performance of double-digit home runs for 18 seasons from 2008 to this year, he contributed greatly to Samsung's fourth consecutive victory in the early 2010s.

Even though he was well over 40 years old, Choi Hyung-woo showed off his rusty skills. Last year, he also won the Golden Glove in the designated hitter category with a batting average of 0.307 (119 hits in 425 at-bats) of 24 home runs and 86 RBIs and an on-base percentage of 0.399 slugging percentage of 0.529.

KT also has this kind of player. Kim Hyun-soo, who joined the club after signing a three-year, five-billion-won free agent contract this year, is also synonymous with consistency. Last year, he led the LG Twins to an integrated championship with a batting average of 0.298 (144 hits in 483 at-bats) of 12 home runs and 90 RBIs and an on-base percentage of 0.384 slugging percentage of 0.422. In particular, he won the MVP award with a batting average of 0.529 (9 hits in 17 at-bats) and eight RBIs in five games in the Korean Series.

Manager Lee Kang-chul said, "We also have Kim Hyun-soo. I think Kim Hyun-soo and Choi Hyung-woo have no choice but to play baseball for a long time. "Even if I touch my body, I can't (finger) go in," he said, buying high self-care.

He continued, "I'm not growing down there. Even from the side, if you look at your cheeks, you will feel like you can do a little more. I think I have no choice but to add because of that because no pitcher is coming in that I really need to quit," he said, adding that he bought a high level of competitiveness that does not drop.

Meanwhile, KT will start Choi Won-joon (center fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (first baseman), Ahn Hyun-min (right fielder), Sam Hilliard (left fielder), Jang Sung-woo (designated hitter), Kim Sang-soo (second baseman), Oh Yoon-seok (third baseman), Han Seung-taek (catcher), and Lee Kang-min (striker). The starting pitcher is Caleb Boschley.

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