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Pitcher Ko Woo-seok, who fulfilled his dream of becoming a major leaguer, has returned to Korea. He explained the tense situation at the time, saying that the contract with San Diego was completed only 7 minutes before the deadline.
This is reporter Seong-Hoon Lee.
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Go Woo-seok rushed across the Pacific Ocean on the 3rd to complete his contract with San Diego, get on the same plane as Park Chan-ho, the club’s adviser, and return as a ‘major league’ in three days with a new bag with San Diego club logo engraved on it.
He admitted that the situation on the day of the agreement was much more urgent than had been made known.
[고우석/샌디에이고 투수 : 크게 기대하지 않았는데 막판에 오퍼가 들어와서, 시간이 얼마 남지 않아서 걱정하고 있었는데, 7분 앞두고 계약이 딱 성사되고 나니까 기쁠 줄 알았는데 안도의 시간이었던 것 같아요.]
Go Woo-seok, who missed training at Jamsil Stadium shortly before leaving the country and at Petco Park, his new home stadium, said the morning after signing the contract that he was not yet a “real big leaguer” and vowed to not let his guard down until his time.
[고우석/샌디에이고 투수 : 아직은 내가 메이저리거라고 얘기하기에는 조금 성급한 면이 있는 것 같아서, 몸 잘 만들어서 서울에서 첫 경기 할 수 있도록 잘해보겠습니다.]
He left a message of gratitude to LG fans who have watched and supported his growth over the past seven years.
[고우석/샌디에이고 투수 : (팬들의) 뜨거운 열정이 있었기 때문에 결정하기 어려운 부분이 있었던 것 같아요. 제가 영원히 떠나는 게 아니기 때문에, 더 발전해서 와야 한다고 생각하고 있습니다.]
(Video broadcast: Jeong Sang-bo, video editing: Lee Hong-myeong)
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