Actor Choi Hyun-wook enjoyed fall baseball in a hip way.
At 2 p.m. on the 9th, at Incheon SSG Landers Field during the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League semifinal playoff (best-of-five) Game 1 between the SSG Landers and the Samsung Lions, Incheon native Choi Hyun-wook threw the ceremonial first pitch.
His fall baseball first-pitch fashion was special. Choi paired an Incheon uniform with casual pants and appeared at the stadium wearing sunglasses. Wearing his cap in a hip way as well, he stood on the pitcher's mound and shouted "I will do my best too. Landers fighting," before taking the mound.
In fact, Choi Hyun-wook learned baseball as a former catcher. Wearing a catcher's mitt as he stepped onto the mound, he threw the ball with a nonchalant, chic manner. Nervousness sent the ball's trajectory well wide of the catcher's mitt, but the unexpected high-velocity pitch surprised everyone at the game.
After his hip first pitch, Choi Hyun-wook left the mound while waving toward the dugout.
Meanwhile, known as an ardent SSG fan, Choi Hyun-wook drew attention last year by throwing a high-velocity ceremonial first pitch during a regular-season home game. Before the game, he said he was honored to stand as the ceremonial first-pitch thrower in such a meaningful position as a longtime SSG fan and added that he would cheer for SSG's success until the end.
For the Game 2 first pitch on the 10th, comedian Kim Won-hoon, who appears on the popular YouTube channel "ShortBox" with 3.6 million subscribers, will take the mound.
[Photo] Reporter Ji Hyung-jun
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