"Tears" Shirakawa's last gift as he left... the heavy shoulders of the surviving

All he said was, "I feel like I'm going to cry." However, everyone around him was able to clearly see the tears that were running down his eyes. No tears, no one shedding tears, and no one watching them shared a warm affection. The dripping rainwater was perhaps more sentimental.고소득알바

The SSG team held a special farewell party at Changwon NC Park on Wednesday. It was a venue for sending Keisho Shirakawa, 23, who had been with him for the past six weeks as a substitute for his injury. Shirakawa, who joined the team as a substitute for Roenis Elias, who was sidelined due to abdominal pain, showed off his skills by throwing in a total of five matches for the first team. However, it did not lead to an official contract. The team chose to take Elias.

It was a week of intense internal disagreement. Originally, the decision was to be made last week, but the decision was postponed until July 1 due to conflicting opinions within the team. When I asked about the opinions of the players as well as the front desk and coaching staff, the approval rating was split even. It was an unprecedented situation. However, with his contract set to expire (July 4), he had to choose either side. And SSG has chosen a safer option: a foreign substitute card with Elias.

When the decision was made, SSG notified Shirakawa of the fact after final report on the 2nd. Initially, if Shirakawa does not sign an official contract, he had planned to take the mound as a bullpen on the match against Changwon NC D.C. on the 2nd, but decided not to do so due to various circumstances. Instead, the team prepared a special gift. All of the players signed Shirakawa's uniform and made a frame. On top of that, they prepared a lineup card against Gocheok Kiwoom on June 1, when Shirakawa made his KBO League debut, and a rolling paper containing the affection of his teammates.

Shirakawa knew there was a farewell party, and he may have known from media reports that there was a gift. But everything came suddenly. The game, which was expected to be held as originally scheduled, was canceled due to continued rain, contrary to the forecast. Shirakawa, who thought he would have a farewell party after the game, had to hold an impromptu farewell party. And tears were shed over a gift with everyone's affection and support and a warm word. Although it is a long time, short time, Shirakawa and his SSG colleagues were already in one body.

He had no experience in Japanese pro baseball. He applied for the draft every year. Then he came to Korea. It was his first time playing professional baseball. I had never played in front of so many fans. And I had never played baseball with such support on my back. But I already had a professional attitude. He faithfully managed himself, played baseball humbly, and faithfully followed the team's policy. Rather, he was an example of young players. The front desk and the team opened their hearts to Shirakawa for a reason.

SSG coach Lee Sung-yong, who participated in the farewell party in person and gave him the frame as a gift, was also disappointed. "I met him earlier and explained the situation to him properly," Lee said ahead of the match against Changwon NC Dinos on Tuesday. "Now, even though we are not coaches and players, but our nationalities are different, I hope you believe in yourself when you see how we prepare, how we see ourselves as baseball players, how we deal with baseball, and how we treat baseball." "I think you are good enough to go to the NPB. You have those qualities and are good enough to do so. If you trust yourself a little more, you will produce a good performance. Whether you go to a Korean KBO League club or another team, I think you will meet again someday even if you go to Japan. I hope we can meet again while smiling," Lee said, expressing regret.


"I have to say good-bye to Shirakawa. He has been so good to me, and I have become attached to the team," SSG coach Lee Soo-yong said after the farewell meeting on Sunday. "We have created an opportunity where we can deliver such good memories thanks to consideration from the team and the front." Captain Choo Shin-soo said, "When Shirakawa won for the first time in our team, we prepared a lineup paper and a rolling paper in which players wrote goodbye message individually. I hope it will remain a good memory even when we go back to Japan."

In fact, the SSG players had a lot of affection for Shirakawa. While understanding the inevitable reality, he shared his last memory and wrote a rolling paper. Shirakawa left such good memories that all the players willingly participated in the rolling paper. It was even more so because some players preferred Shirakawa to Elias.

Shirakawa, who received the gift, said, "I think I'm going to cry. When I first came to Korea, I was so nervous that I wanted to go back to Japan right away, but now I feel sorry that I could only contribute two wins to the team. Many seniors in Busan encouraged me, so I was able to become stronger and work harder. It's a pity to leave Korea because everyone was nice to me for a short period of a month and a half. It will be my last goodbye, but I think it will be very memorable for you to pay a lot of attention and greet me in Japanese for a short time. Everyone was so nice to me like you, so I'm having fun playing baseball and going back."

He is such an affectionate player and recognizes his skills, but in the end, he had no choice but to make a cool-headed judgment for the entire second half of the year. And I thought Elias was a little better. Lee said he considered the post season as well. I thought about whether Shirakawa, who has little experience, will be able to overcome the pressure on the big stage."

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