Noh Si-hwan "I wish my salary was raised a lot I will do better next year."

Noh Si-hwan expresses his thoughts on winning the best batsman award

Noh Si-hwan (Hanwha Eagles) is expressing his thoughts after receiving the Best Batter Award at the '2023 Korean Professional Baseball Retired Players' Day' event held at Hotel Riviera in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 7th.

Son Ah-seop (35, NC Dinos), who hit the most hits this year, and Noh Si-hwan (23, Hanwha Eagles), who hit the most home runs, had an enjoyable battle of nerves.

The two players are from Busan and are close seniors and juniors from their hometown.

This year, Son Ah-seop ranked first in batting average (0.339) and hits (187), and Noh Si-hwan won the titles in home runs (31) and RBI (101).

It all started when Noh Si-hwan received the Daily Sports/Cho-A Pharmaceutical Best Batsman Award on the 4th and said, "My next dream is to be a batting king. Senior Ah-seop, I think you need to be more nervous."

Son Ah-seop, who accepted the challenge from his junior, counterattacked three days later.

Son Ah-seop received the 2023 Best Player Award selected by the Korea Professional Baseball Retired Players Association at Hotel Riviera in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 7th.

Son Ah-seop, whom we met after the awards ceremony, responded by saying, "Si-hwan was provoking me at the last awards ceremony, and I told him, 'You can't defeat me in this life.'"

Son Ah-seop also said to rookie pitcher Kim Taek-yeon (18), who chose him as the hitter he wanted to face, "I am honored and happy that he chose me," and then smiled and said, "If we meet in a game, I think I will have to show him that the professional stage is not easy."

Kim Taek-yeon, who was selected by the Doosan Bears as the second overall pick in the 2024 rookie draft, received a special amateur award that day.

2023 Korea Professional Baseball Retired Players' Day Awards Ceremony

Winners are taking a commemorative photo at the '2023 Korean Professional Baseball Retired Players Day' event held at Hotel Riviera in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 7th.

Noh Si-hwan, who won the best batsman award, also did not sit still.

Noh Si-hwan wittily said, “You are the same age as me. Let's see what happens in 12 years.” He added, “Isn't I better (now) than my 24-year-old senior?”

Of course, I did not forget to respect my seniors.

Noh Si-hwan said, “If you talk a lot about baseball, he is truly a genius. Most players have their own zone at the plate and aim for that course, but you just ‘see the ball and hit the ball.' But he has a batting average of that level. “It's great genius to do that,” he exclaimed.

Meanwhile, Noh Si-hwan's boldness also extended to the Hanwha team.

In his acceptance speech, Noh Si-hwan publicly wooed me by saying, "I did well this year, so I want to ask for a bigger salary increase," and when he met with reporters, he repeatedly emphasized, "I'll do better next year, so I hope you pay a lot of attention to me."

Regarding his off-season plans, he said, "I think now is the stage of improving my skills by gaining experience rather than improving my skills themselves. Since I did well this year, I will remember the process of last off-season and prepare similarly (for next season)." 카지노사이트존