Lee Hyun-seung on Returning to the Baseball Field in ‘Best Baseball’
[TenAsia = Tae Yu-na]
JTBC’s ‘Best Baseball’ Breakers‘ restaurant owner adn pitcher Lee Hyun-seung expressed his feelings about playing baseball again.
In the 126th episode of ‘Strongest Baseball’, which will be broadcast on the 17th, a match between the Breakers and the independent league national team will be held in the second round of the ‘Strongest Cup Tournament’ preliminary round, following the last episode.
In the last broadcast,the Breakers were unable to target pitcher Choi jong-wan of the independent league national team and faced a team no-hit situation. The Breakers, who gave up the first run, brought out pitcher Hyunseung Lee in the top of the 6th inning, but Hyunseung Lee hit a solo home run, adding to the curiosity about the direction of the game.
Meanwhile, ‘Best Baseball’ released a written interview with pitcher Lee Hyun-seung, the owner of a meat restaurant. Lee Hyun-seung recalled the memory of hitting a home run in the second game of the ‘Strongest Cup’ preliminaries and confessed, “I couldn’t think of anything else. The strong emotions I felt in similar situations as a pro went through my head.” He continued, “In order to make the best out of the worst, I thought, ‘How can I make up for it quickly?'” and “I thought, ‘I have to make up for it by doing exceptionally well,’ and threw the next ball. Please check the results on today’s broadcast,” he confidently said.
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More than anything, Hyunseung Lee feels proud of his family’s favor. Lee Hyun-seung said, “My wife loves it so much. She said it’s so cool that I’m playing baseball again, so she gives me nutritional supplements that she didn’t normally give me, and says I need to control my diet, so she doesn’t let me eat late-night snacks,” making people laugh by revealing the reality of close care.
At the same time, he expressed his gratitude to his wife, who gave him more affection and support than anyone else, saying, “My wife displays all the tickets and cheering equipment for the best baseball team in the restaurant and is more serious about ‘the best baseball’ than I do.It makes me proud to see that.”
Lee Hyun-seung said, “Actually, aren’t we a team with a lot of ups and downs?” and then confessed, “I started ‘Best Baseball’ with the intention of playing baseball again, but I was embarrassed and upset by public opinion going in a different direction than I thought.” Lee Hyun-seung asked the fans watching the Breakers to give a warm look, saying, “the players are working out together regardless of filming to become one team called the Breakers. Everyone has a job, but they are working really hard by reducing their sleep and rest time, so I hope you can see their sincerity.”
when asked what he wanted to say to coach Lee Jong-beom, Lee hyun-seung first expressed his sincere gratitude, saying, “Coach, I am really grateful for being the coach of the ‘strongest baseball’ Breakers.” He then appealed that he is working out hard, saying, “I have been getting nosebleeds quite often these days, which I didn’t even when I was a player,” and expressed his determination, saying, “I will work harder in the future.” Hyunseung Lee said, “Just like you always did this year, please become a leader next to the Breakers players who break the limits like a big brother and a teacher.”