"I wanted to come here." Kang Min-ho, who has been stigmatized for 21 years, said, "I want to be labeled as a player without a win."

"I wanted to come here." Kang Min-ho, who has been stigmatized for 21 years, said, "I want to be labeled as a player without a win."

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At the moment of victory, all Samsung Lions players rushed to the ground. They targeted only one player. They targeted catcher Kang Min-ho (39). Younger players gathered together to welcome the hero of the grand final home run and a senior who is advancing to the Korean Series 21 years after his debut.

Kang, who joined the pro league in 2004, will join the KS after 21 years since his debut. Having joined the national team as a starting member of the Lotte Giants since 2004, he has had a long run as a free agent for the second and third time at Samsung. As many as 2,369 games he played in the first team were played in, which is the largest number of games among KBO league players.

Even though he played for this long time, however, Kang couldn't quench his thirst. It is the KS. Kang has not performed on the best stage in Korea even once in the past 20 years. He entered the playoffs at Lotte in 2011 and 2012, and at Samsung in 2021, but stopped at the threshold. Kang earned the title of the longest active fielders who played in more than 2,000 games as a player who failed to advance to the KS.

Kang Min-ho unwrapped his resentment with his own hands. Kang, who started Game 4 of the PO against the LG Twins on the 19th, led his team to victory with a solo home run in the eighth inning, when the score was 0-0. With this victory, Samsung, which made it 3-1 in the series, advanced to the KS. In addition to the home run, Kang earned his own ticket to the KS by leading the pitchers to no runs.

He is a veteran of both preparation and mindset. As a result of thorough preparation for LG's speedy runners during the PO period, Kang blocked two stolen bases on the day, erasing the crisis of losing points. After the home run, he entered the locker room alone to control his mind, and quietly consolidated his mind. As a result, he reached his dream of becoming calm with two more innings left in defense.

"I wanted to come here (for the PO victory interview)," Kang said after the game. "I was so upset. It took me 21 years to get to the KS. I got a great opportunity after hard work." "I was so grateful to my juniors. My younger brothers did a great job in the first and second games, but after losing in the third games, they said, "Now you have to do it. I said it was hard for me to catch a catcher, but that's what happened."

According to Won, Kang met players at a sauna on the eve of Game 4 (April 18) and asked them to send him to KS. However, just before the game on the following day (April 19), Kang said, "I'll do it," and made a determined commitment. As he said, the winner of Game 4 will be Kang Min-ho, who gave up the final home run and no run. "It really went as he said. I was surprised that this year will be the year," Won said. 안전놀이터

Kang Min-ho said, "I want to get rid of the label of a player without a win." "I have a chance. I will give it to the good atmosphere and fight it without regret," he said. "I think LG was a tough team," he said of the rival Kia Tigers. "If we cut off the flow once, we can do it. If we cut off the flow once, we can have a chance," he said, vowing to win the game.