2.6 billion FA's New Year's goal, "I want to try on a suit in winter." Why?

2.6 billion FA's New Year's goal, "I want to try on a suit in winter." Why?

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Professional baseball Samsung Lions infielder Ryu Ji-hyuk expressed his determination ahead of the first season of his FA contract.토토사이트

Ryu Ji-hyuk, who joined Samsung through a one-on-one trade with Kim Tae-gun (KIA Tigers catcher) in July 2023, contributed to Samsung's advance to the Korean Series last year as a utility player who can play all infield positions.

Ryu has demonstrated leadership to lead younger players from the middle position in the squad as well as performing operations that are essential for diverse team tactics. Samsung has granted Ryu, who became an FA for the first time since his debut, up to 2.6 billion won (2.7 million U.S. dollars) for four years.

Ryu Ji-hyuk, who is preparing for this season at the second camp in Okinawa, Japan, said, "I entered the game early and improved my condition. If I enter the game while making my body clearer, I can lower the risk of injury, so I made my body clear at the Futures Camp with the coach's consideration."

Captain Koo Ja-wook said, "(Ryu) Ji-hyuk had a lot of stress ahead of the FA contract. Maybe because of the pressure (on the FA contract), I was able to perform better last year, but I failed to display my ability. Since I signed a contract on good terms this time, I think I will be able to achieve a career high this season with a lighter mind."

Ryu Ji-hyuk responded, "I didn't feel any better from the beginning. I hurt my shoulder after a few games, and I think something is wrong, but the reason I applied for the FA despite my poor performance was because I thought I would never be able to do it again."

"The terms and conditions of the contract are not important, but I have to play baseball, which I like, and I felt like I was taking a test every day. I didn't want to play baseball like this," he added.

Ryu Ji-hyuk was somewhat later than the FA players of other teams who chose to stay. Colleagues also kept updating baseball news on portal sites and waited for Ryu's contract.

"Everyone knows that I'm playing with Samsung. (Laughs) Minho (Kang) and Ja-wook (formerly) called me every day and said, 'All the other players have contract articles, but why aren't you coming out?'"

Ryu Ji-hyuk, who cited improving his batting ability as his main task, said, "I am asking here and there whether the part I think is right or not. We need to show some performance in the part where we hit. We are supplementing what we have not done so far."

Samsung advanced to the Korean Series for the first time in nine years, but failed to overcome the barrier of the KIA Tigers. "I told my teammates ahead of the postseason, 'I won the runner-up prize at Doosan, but I really can't do it. If you're not going to win, you shouldn't go to the Korean Series. If you go to (the Korean Series), you have to win no matter what. Let's clench our teeth and win the championship." I don't want to feel so bad and resentful again," Ryu said.

"There are a lot of young players in the team, and if I take the initiative, they will follow me on their own. I try to be as comfortable as possible. They are all nice," Ryu said.

When asked about Ryu's goals for this season, he gave a perfect answer. "I want to try on a suit in winter. It has many meanings," he said with a smile.