“I decided (to retire) just because I can continue to wear the LG Twins uniform.”
Chung Ju-hyun, who is retiring from active duty at the end of this season, greeted his fans.
Chung Ju-hyun said on his SNS on the 2nd, “I would like to say to my fans that I am truly grateful for the so much interest and love over the past 15 years. At the end of this season, I decided to retire from active duty and am about to start the second act of my life as a leader.”
Chung Ju-hyun, who was nominated by LG 36 times overall in the second five rounds in 2009, was an infield utility resource for U-Tuuta. He received a lot of attention as a player with a lot of potential for batting as well as his natural main focus.
After failing to display stellar performance in the first place, Chung has made his mark in earnest since the 2018 season. Chung Ju-hyeon, who secured the position as the main second baseman, posted a batting average of 0.261 (79 hits in 303 times at bat) with six homers, 31 RBIs and 18 stolen bases in 115 games. 메이저 토토사이트
However, the path to becoming a professional was never easy. He played in 129 games in the 2019 season, but had a batting average of 0.231 (87 hits in 376 times at bat) with two homers, 27 RBIs and 15 steals. In 134 games in the 2020 season, he also accepted his disappointing report card of 0.247 (81 hits in 328 times at bat) with four homers, 30 RBIs and eight steals.
On top of that, Seo gave up the starting lineup to Seo Kun-chang in the 2021 season, reducing his chances of playing in the game. He struggled to play in 73 games, but had to settle for a batting average of 0.238 (43 hits in 181 at-bats) with three homers, 10 RBIs and three stolen bases.
Chung Ju-hyun, who has never been called to the first team in the 2022 season, has performed his part this year, however. With Shin Min-jae, a pinch-runner agent, emerging as the second baseman, he played in 89 games and recorded a batting average of 0.273 (24 hits in 88 at-bats) with 12 RBIs and one stolen base, contributing to LG’s overall win for the third time in 29 years since 1994.
Chung Ju-hyeon, who was included in the list of players released after the end of the season, later announced his retirement from active duty. His overall career record was 0.237 (392 hits in 1,653 times at bat) with 18 homers, 153 RBIs and 68 steals in 762 games.
He made this decision because he was able to continue wearing LG’s pin striker uniform. Although the position has not been decided yet, Chung Ju-hyun is expected to join LG as a coach.
“Though it was a very difficult time before I decided (to retire), I decided to wear the LG Twins uniform only because I could continue to wear them, not other teams’ uniforms. To me, the LG Twins is such an existence,” Chung said.
He added, “I was happy and honored to play with the TWINS mark on my chest for 15 years, and I am very happy and grateful to continue to wear the TWINS mark on my chest. I want to say thank you to the club officials for giving me this opportunity.”
Chung Ju-hyun, who started his professional career when he was under the dark ages of LG, saw his twin corps stand at the top, and ended his career as an active player. In particular, in Game 4 of the Korean Series against KT Wiz, he was also applauded by many fans as he was deployed as an advance guard.
“I joined the LG Twins at the end of the dark ages in 2009 and was able to grow up with good teachers for 15 years until my first win in 29 years in 2023, I met good clubs, played baseball happily, met good seniors, learned a lot, met good friends, played baseball fun, and even won with good colleagues. I was so happy and it was an unforgettable memory,” Chung Ju-hyun said.
Finally, he said, “Our LG fans are the best. For me, regardless of my grades, our LG fans were always the best. Thank you so much, thank you so much, and thank you so much. I will greet you as a good leader in the future.”