Samsung's Koo Ja-wook said, "My goal to win the Korean Series..."I want to start the season soon"

Samsung's Koo Ja-wook said, "My goal to win the Korean Series..."I want to start the season soon"

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Samsung Lions captain Koo Ja-wook, who will mark the 2025 season, expressed his expectations ahead of the new season, saying he has recovered his physical condition to 100%.메이저사이트

He vowed to forget all his personal achievements last year and enter a new year with a new mind.

Koo Ja-wook attended the 2025 Shinhan Sol Bank KBO Media Day held at Lotte Hotel World in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 20th and expressed his determination ahead of the new season.

"I was excited and looking forward to it since the beginning of the camp. I hope it opens soon," Koo told reporters after the official event.

Samsung will play the opening game of the 2025 Shinhan Sol Bank KBO League against the Kiwoom Heroes at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 22nd.

Koo said, "The opening game is also held at home. Players can feel the heat and excitement in a stadium full of fans when the season starts. I hope they can feel the heat and enjoy it. That's the only thought I have now."

He was also confident that his physical condition was 100%.

Koo Ja-wook said, "The human body cannot be 100 percent, but I feel that the body and mind are 100 percent. I am not sick at all right now."

"My legs are okay now. I can't wait to get into the game," he said after suffering a knee injury in the second playoff game against the LG Twins last year.

Last year, Koo Ja-wook built a career high as an individual player, although he left a regret at the end of the season as a team.

He recorded 169 hits, 115 RBIs, 33 home runs and a batting average of 0.343 in 129 games last season. He is the only Korean player who also has the Golden Glove in outfield.

But Koo Ja-wook declared that he would not be drunk on past glory.

"I have a lot of good memories from last year, but when I pass by, it's just a memory," Koo said. "I tried to forget it as soon as possible. As the 2025 season is starting anew, I will try to start anew. If you have what you liked last year in your head, you can become sensitive and disappointed."

"Personally, I work on the season with the mindset that I need to grow every year. I don't really remember that I did well last year. I will try to grow further this year," he added.

At the same time, he did not hide his desire to win the championship as a team.

Koo Ja-wook said, "I entered today's Media Day event in the reverse order of last season's rankings. Looking at other teams' positions from behind, I felt that our team did well last year," adding, "I also have a clear goal to win this year."

Koo signed a multi-year contract with Samsung for up to 12 billion won for five years after the end of the last 2021 season. 2026 is the last season of his contract.

However, Koo Ja-wook said he was not conscious of the contract at all.

Koo said firmly, "It's not like you can make a contract alone. I think the first thing to do is to focus on winning games without being conscious of contracts at all."

As for the hairstyle that has been maintained for a long time since last season, he said, "If you cut it short, you have to go to the hair salon often, so I just keep it," and added, "I've organized it slightly since I went to this spring camp."