Kook Hae-seong (34) of ‘Guktran’ conveyed his feelings wearing the Lotte Giants uniform.
On the 23rd, Lotte club YouTube ‘Giants TV’ released an interview with Kuk Hae-seong.
In an interview, Kuk Hae-seong introduced himself, “I played for Doosan Bears until 2021 and (this year) for Seongnam Magpies.”
“I am grateful to have joined Lotte. Even from other teams, it was a young, ambitious and wonderful team. It was really cool to see the fans cheering passionately and encouraging the players to do their best every time they came to the baseball field.” I will do my best to help.”
Kuk Hae-seong entered the pro as a foster player in 2008, and is in his 16th year of debut this year. He has been receiving attention for a long time as a switch hitter and a promising player, but he has not been able to reach his full potential in Doosan. It was not easy to compete with outfielders of the same age as Kim Jae-hwan, Park Gun-woo, and Kim In-tae, and in the end, he was released after the 2021 season due to overlapping injuries.
He said that he did not neglect his training while playing for Seongnam for the past year and a half. He said, “I tried to do the same as when I was a pro. In the morning, I tried to continue without breaking the routine while doing the main training,” he said. trained,” he said.
Due to his imposing physique and position as an outfielder, he is nicknamed ‘Kook Tran’. Lotte Jeon Jun-woo’s nickname is also ‘Jeon Tran’. Kook Hae-seong laughed awkwardly at the PD’s comment, “Let’s film a content the two of them do together,” saying, “I’ll do it if (former) Jun-woo hyung does it.”
In recognition of his efforts and potential as a pinch hitter and outfielder, he decided to play for Lotte. Fortunately, there are many acquaintances close to Lotte, so there is no problem adapting. I am close with the 2nd team coaches Ahn Kwon-soo, Yoon Myung-joon, Hyun Do-hoon and Kim Dong-han, all from Doosan. He is also close to his peers who played for other teams, such as Noh Jin-hyeok and Yoo Kang-nam. In particular, he has been friends with Noh Jin-hyeok since elementary school.
Kook Hae-seong expressed his anticipation for Ahn Kwon-soo, saying, “When I was at Doosan, I fed him. I bought him food every day.”메이저사이트
Kook Hae-seong greeted the Lotte fans warmly by saying, “If I return to the first team after preparing well, I will stand in front of the fans with great plays.”