Roh Si-hwan (Hanwha Eagles) was selected as this year's best hitter by retired professional baseball players. He also thanked his senior Lee Dae-ho for his help in rebounding this year. He also showed off his wit by mentioning his signature bat.
On the 8th, Noh Si-hwan won the "2023 Nutrition Day Ilgu Award" at Versailles Hall on the third floor of the Rivera Hotel in Seoul.
Noh Si-hwan played in 131 games this season, posting 0.298 with 31 homers and 101 RBIs and an OPS of 0.929. He was the only batter with 30 homers and 100 RBIs in the league following the homerun king. He also played for the national team. He took the fourth batter at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games and the Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC), and became a representative powerhouse of Korea.
"I sincerely thank you for giving me this award," Noh said. "I didn't want to be the home run king this season, but I wanted to hit many long balls. I think my hard work paid off. I think this season will be a memorable season in my baseball career," he said.
In particular, Lee Dae-ho and Noh Si-hwan have deep relationships. Since Lee Dae-ho is a senior and junior at Kyungnam High School, he is also an idol of Noh Si-hwan. The joy of receiving the award in person to his idol Lee Dae-ho was doubled.
What's more, Noh Si-hwan went to Busan and sweated a lot while training with his senior Lee Dae-ho ahead of this season. With his advice, he changed the weight of his bat from 860 grams to 900 grams, which was effective. He thus achieved the highest performance ever. "I have not been able to express my gratitude to Lee since I have not seen him in the past. I will give him a good gift this time. I will give him my autograph bat as a gift," Noh said, sending the audience into laughter. Lee also showed a big smile.
There is an anecdote about signing a bat. "I will give my autograph bat as a gift for Lee Dae-ho's retirement tour," Noh promised at media day of the regular season last year. 토토사이트
In a way, it was a bold promise made by his junior. Roh made the promise while pledging to become a player who outperforms Lee Dae-ho. And Roh understood his pledge. He appeared in his uniform at Kyungnam High School during the Lee Dae-ho's retirement tour at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on Sept. 20 that year, and presented Lee with a bat. Lee Dae-ho once said, "Si-hwan is a player who needs to play Korean baseball together with our team Han Dong-hee. I'm glad that I let him play before I become a bigger player."
As Lee Dae-ho predicted, Noh has grown. He has taken on not only the fourth batter but also the fourth batter for the Korean national team. He has been busy attending award ceremonies since the end of this season. He has become a regular guest at award ceremonies. He received the grand prize as well as the best hitter award. He has also acquired the Golden Glove, the third baseman.
