“I’m sorry that I’ve put you in an uncomfortable situation.”

I’m sorry. He may be thrilled as he leaves overseas training camp after a long time, but the smile on his face has disappeared. This is the story of pitcher Ahn Woo-jin (24, Kiwoom), who won the Golden Glove last season. Ahn Woo-jin bowed his head, saying, “I’m sorry,” in the recent controversial remarks by Choo Shin-soo (41, SSG).

On the afternoon of the 29th, Ahn Woo-jin left for Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 to participate in the spring camp starting in Arizona, USA. Meeting with reporters before leaving, he said, “I don’t really feel it. It feels good to be able to go to a warm place and play baseball. I want everyone to do well and come back without injury,” he briefly expressed his feelings.

Recently, Choo Shin-soo made a deliberate statement regarding Ahn Woo-jin’s withdrawal from the WBC team, and the controversy grew and was hit by public opinion. On the 21st, Choo Shin-soo appeared on a local Korean radio broadcast in the United States and defended Ahn Woo-jin, who was not able to board the national team after being disciplined for school violence in the past. “I obviously did something wrong,” he said, “but it’s very unfortunate. He is the next most talented player after Park Chan-ho, but it seems that forgiveness is not easy in Korea. Seniors should step up for juniors who are treated unreasonably like Ahn Woo-jin, but no one steps forward.”

Shin-soo Choo’s remarks were criticized by public opinion as a lack of awareness of the seriousness of school violence as well as inappropriate remarks that did not consider the victims. Regarding this, Ahn Woo-jin said, “It seems that it has become an uncomfortable situation because of me. I’m sorry.” He bowed his head.

Although he was not selected for the WBC national team, he worked hard to prepare for a better season. Even during the off-season, he focused on individual training on the same schedule and in the same place as last year, improving his fitness. He confessed that because of his good grades last season, it became a routine. Ahn Woo-jin said, “I took a break after the Korean series, and then I started individual workouts at the same place and schedule as last year. I trained hard,” he said.

In fact, he had a career high season last year. He appeared in 30 games and pitched 196 innings, posting a 15-8 record with a 2.11 earned run average and 224 strikeouts. His earned run average, strikeouts, and innings ranked first, tied for second in the most wins category, and won the Golden Glove in the KBO League pitcher category. 메이저사이트

His goal this year is to do better than he did last year. His theme for this spring camp is ‘control’. He is determined to prepare more perfectly than last year. Ahn Woo-jin said, “The most important thing for me is to throw the ball you want where you want it. Last year, I paid a lot of attention to my ball, so I improved a lot, and I will pay the most attention to my ball so that I can prepare more perfectly this year.” That is my goal,” he said forcefully.

Lastly, he also delivered a message of support for Lee Jung-hoo, who is challenging the major leagues at the end of this season. He said, “(Lee) Jung Hu-hyung gives up a lot of RBIs and is good at defense. He is a dug out leader. He has no regrets because he naturally has the skills to go to a bigger stage. Still, he wants to achieve good grades once again when Jung Hoo-hyung is around.”