Is this still a national backup?
Park Kun-woo (33, NC) ranks third in batting average (0.327) among all hitters in the KBO League who have played more than 3,000 at-bats. He is Korea’s leading right-handed hitter and karate and fielder. Such Park Gun-woo participated in a total of 12 international competitions, including the 2017 World Baseball Classic, 2019 Premier 12, and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
His record was 3 hits in 13 at-bats, a batting average of 0.231, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored. Pushed by outstanding members, the 2017 WBC went out in only one game. After that, the two competitions were also not a main axis member. He became a regular member of the National University from sometime, but he became an all-weather or backup image.먹튀검증
However, Park Kun-woo is one of the most productive hitters of the national team in this tournament. Coach Lee Kang-cheol also actively uses Park Kun-woo, who is in good condition. In the match against Japan, they pushed hard and hit a superior solo shot, and in the final match against China, they hit a grand slam.
6 hits in 15 at-bats, batting average 0.400, 2 home runs, 6 RBIs, 5 runs, OPS 1.305 in 4 games in this tournament. On this day alone, he went 4 at bats, 3 hits, 5 RBIs and 2 runs. Although the level of Chinese pitchers was relatively low. As Korea’s elimination in the first round was confirmed through the match against Australia and the Czech Republic held just before, there was a side where the bats of Korean batters turned lightly.
Korea’s victory over China is a victory that only hurts. Still, for Park Kun-woo, he also raised his sense of hitting ahead of the 2023 season, and proved that his blows work to some extent on the international stage. It turns out that the third place in career batting average is not just a title.
In addition, Park Gun-woo had been secretly weak in the postseason, but with this tournament, he planted an image that he was no longer weak in big games. In many ways, he has the advantage of being an offensive right-handed outfielder that the national team needs. Park Geon-woo has achieved the beauty of Yujong.