Why Yang Hyun-jong is a great pitcher… Fans no longer want players who are ‘just good at baseball’
An unfortunate thing happened.
At a fan event, some of our players have been accused of inappropriate behavior.
They made comments that shouldn’t have been made at an event with fans, and they didn’t hesitate to criticize a player’s appearance.
The event and his comments went viral on social media, and it turned into a huge controversy.
It was a big blow to the Kia Tigers, who were already noisy with their foreign and domestic controversies.
Eventually, the team’s president, Shim Jae-hak, posted an apology.
“I would like to bow down and apologize to all the fans who love and support the KIA Tigers for the misbehavior of some players at the Tiger Family Hanmadang event on October 28,” said Shim.
“We feel a heavy sense of responsibility for this incident and recognize our responsibility,” he said.
Adding insult to injury are the players themselves. 먹튀검증
Kim Seok-hwan’s comments about his family were misconstrued as praise for his fans. In addition, Jung Hae-young, who has always been warm to his fans, took the initiative to apologize to them.
This is a case where the club cannot be held responsible. It’s not as if the team didn’t have the relevant training, which is something that teams do every year when new players arrive.
However, professional athletes are not high school players.
They are adults who are responsible for their actions. It’s impossible for teams to control everything, so it’s up to the players to recognize that they are professionals.
As professional baseball has grown in popularity in recent years, many young players have lost sight of what it means to be a professional athlete.
It’s not uncommon for players to get in trouble for acting like they’re big stars and disrespecting fans, especially when they haven’t even earned a spot on the first team yet.
It’s a clear indication of how the players feel about fans and fan service in general.
This was an official event, organized and sanctioned by the club, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for fans. Baseball players are paid to play the game of baseball for the fans.
Without fans watching, baseball is just a game of ball. It’s the fans who watch, spend, and fight for the game that give it the name “professional”.
From there, players’ salaries are derived, issues are generated, broadcasting rights fees are derived, and it develops into an industry.
In baseball, and in any field, it’s fundamental to thank and serve the consumers who buy your products.
It’s a shame that so many people admire major league baseball, but don’t care about how major league players treat their fans or what kind of fan service they provide.
Of course, it’s wrong to ask an athlete for excessive fan service.
If it could affect their performance, it should be avoided. However, it’s a basic part of being a professional athlete to smile for your fans, at least at official events once a year.
Yang Hyun-jong of the Kia Tigers has pitched more than 170 innings for nine consecutive years.
Despite some disappointing performances this season, KIA fans still call him their “big man” and praise him for it. Yang Hyun-jong took the initiative to attend the event and said that next season’s homecoming will be held at Gwangju Women’s University.
He was also concerned about the “safety of the second-team players” in the field where he was breaking his own career win record.
Now, times have changed. Fans don’t want “baseball players” anymore. They don’t care how good you are at baseball if you don’t have the character. The idea of paying it forward with baseball is very outdated.
