Former KBO pitcher Nippert (Dustin Nippert) expressed his affection for the Doosan Bears team and fans.
Appearing on the YouTube channel "Jung Geun-woo's Baseball Life," which was released on the 9th, Nippert said, "I didn't think I was a bad player even though 2017 was not the best," adding, "I always thought I was a Doosan player and I wanted to retire from Doosan, but I didn't get a call to renew my contract. I had a lot of bad thoughts at that time."
In 2017, he won 14 games and posted a four-point ERA, while the Doosan Bears lost to the Kia Tigers in the Korean Series and missed the championship. To Nippert, Doosan was very affectionate as it was a team that he had been with for seven years. Doosan fans were also shocked by the news that Nippert, who was the first foreign player to push for a permanent absence, failed to renew his contract.
Reflecting on Doosan fans who supported him until the end, Nippert said, "I'm an ordinary person and just a baseball player, and I think I'm very lucky to be loved so much. I'm grateful that the fans don't forget me. I will never forget them, either. I still feel like my home at Jamsil Baseball Stadium."
Nippert was an outstanding player at Doosan from 2011 to 2017 and received absolute support enough to earn the nickname "Nine God" from Doosan fans. In particular, he returned to the Korean Series in 2015 after rehabilitation during the season due to a shoulder injury, and led the Doosan Bears to the championship for the first time in 14 years.
Through JTBC's "The Greatest Baseball," he expressed his joy to play baseball again. When Jung Geun-woo, who also appears in "The Greatest Baseball," joked, "I think I threw about 152 to 3 km/h during the current military service, but why isn't I playing now?" He also said, "I can throw about 150 km/h because I've been practicing a lot this year." "Now the monsters of the Greatest Baseball are my team. Please show a lot of support."
In "Jung Geun-woo's Baseball Life," Nippert told various stories during his active career, including moments of glory during the Doosan Bears and gratitude for kt wiz, who shared the KBO retirement season, with a little lack of sincerity in Korean. 토토사이트링크
"Jung Geun-woo's Baseball Life" is a baseball YouTube channel hosted by legendary player Jung Geun-woo, who was called the "Devil Second baseman" when he was active.