"I want to go back"…Park Min-woo, who is reunited with Hodu, should we unite as NC One Team

"I want to go back"…Park Min-woo, who is reunited with Hodu, should we unite as NC One Team

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"(Coach Lee Ho-joon) emphasized that when he is the captain and wearing uniforms in the dugout, all the team members should become one. I wanted to change this culture a lot."

Will Park Min-woo, who will reunite with "Hoduji" head coach Lee Ho-joon, be able to unite the NC Dinos as an original team.

Park Min-woo, who was called by NC as the ninth overall in the first round in 2012, is a franchise star who has been active only in NC until this year. In 1,283 games, he has a batting average of 0.320 (1,482 hits in 4,625 at-bats) with 39 homers, 488 RBIs and 275 steals (on-base plus slugging) of 0.818.

Lee is deeply connected to manager Lee Ho-joon, who recently took the helm of the NC Dinosaurs. Lee, who made his professional debut with the Haitai Tigers in 1994, joined the SK Wyverns (now the SSG Landers) in the 2013 season and shared a team-up with Park. Lee Ho-joon showed outstanding leadership and helped NC make a soft landing in the KBO League before retiring in the 2017 season.
Park Min-woo, whom I met recently, said, "I didn't share a room (when I was a player at NC with the coach), but I always brought tools and uniform laundry. At that time, I was the youngest, 'Takkari', and the senior I had at that time came as a coach."

"When the coach was the best, the team culture was really good. I can't touch him when he is wearing his own clothes, but when he is wearing his uniform in the dugout, he stressed that all the team members should be one," he said. "Whether he goes to the game or not, he always supports and encourages him. Even if he loses, he shouldn't have said that he lost because of anyone. It was a culture where everyone rejoices as if it were his or her job, and when he does something wrong, everyone gets upset. There were so many games he lost because of me, and whenever he did that, he bought me a lot of food and drinks."

The relationship between the two continued even after coach Lee Ho-joon stepped down from active duty. He met as a batting coach and player in the 2019-2021 season, and Park Min-woo kept in touch even when Lee was a coach at the LG Twins. Since then, the two have reunited as manager Lee Ho-joon took the helm of NC.
Park Min-woo sincerely welcomed director Lee, saying, "I thought it was good because the senior I saw and learned when I was the youngest came," and added, "I think it's very good that a director who has the same thoughts as me and the direction I think came." 메이저놀이터

Park Min-woo, who served as captain during this season due to Son Ah-seop's injury, expressed regret over the team's atmosphere several times. "I learned from that (from the coach, including the culture of one team), but it was very sad to see it disappear. I thought a lot about wanting to change this culture," Park said.