Awesome! Koo Ja-wook shook off his knee injury, saying, "I feel like I've done a better job than last year." Confident

Awesome! Koo Ja-wook shook off his knee injury, saying, "I feel like I've done a better job than last year." Confident

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Koo Ja-wook (outfielder) of the Samsung Lions has been undergoing rehabilitation after injuring his ligament in his left knee during the second playoff game against the LG Twins last year. He is slower than usual, but he has no worries at all. Rather, he is in a much better physical condition."온라인바카라

"I feel like I have improved my body fundamentally. I feel like I have improved my body more than I did last year through constant rehabilitation training during the offseason," Koo said.

Koo played in 129 games last year and finished his career high season with a batting average of 343 (169 hits in 493) with 33 home runs, 115 RBIs, 92 runs, 13 steals, and OPS of 1.044. Do you feel pressured to do better after achieving career high? "I forgot all of last year's results. Rather, I feel more at ease. I am preparing more comfortably than I thought. There has been nothing wrong with me so far. I want to make it more fun," Koo said.

Having shown both accuracy and destructive power, he said, "I have established a batting posture since 2023. I tried to stand comfortably and aim to continue. I have no concerns about my batting posture."

Koo arrived in Okinawa early to build his body instead of Guam's first camp. He must have had some regrets. "I wanted to be with my colleagues, but I thought it would look bad that I had to do it separately (due to rehabilitation) and that I should not be considered alone, so I thought it would be better to come to Okinawa and prepare for it," Koo said.

Koo Ja-wook's leadership is a key factor in Samsung's advance to the Korean Series, defying expectations that it will be a low-ranked team last year. "Baseball may be good or bad. However, the basics remain the same. I wanted to let my juniors know the importance of basics."

He added, "For example, it's basic to sprint to first base after hitting, but I wasn't good at that either. Eventually, I realized that it was a negative part for me. If there is a junior who lacks this part, I think it's his role to correct it."

Koo is far from a pushy style. "Since there are many young players in my team, I am thinking about how I can point them out in a bad way," he said.

He, who missed last year's Korean Series championship, said, "I have the thought of making up for the disappointment, but I shouldn't be greedy."

Koo Ja-wook said, "Of course, it is right to aim for the championship, but I don't think we should be greedy. The gap between first and fifth place is not big. The opponent's record is also very important. I think it will be less burdensome to think that we need to be in the top ranks than to aim for the first place."

"If you win the first place, you will have more strength to push up, like last year. If you aim for the first place and rank third or fourth, you may lose strength. You need to prepare with flexible goals," he said.

Expectations are high that young players in the team, including Kim Ji-chan (outfielder), Lee Jae-hyun (outfielder), and Kim Young-woong (infielder), will show even better performance as they experience fall baseball for the first time since their debut. Above all, he highly appreciated his hard work to achieve better performance than last year.

Koo provided membership fees and supplies to high school baseball prospects in Daegu for several years in need of financial assistance. All the players with Koo's help were wearing professional uniforms. "There were times when I couldn't play baseball because I couldn't pay membership fees when I was young. I know how you feel. I was very proud when I heard from him after joining the pro league," he said with a good smile.