Choo Shin-soo Preparing for a full-fledged new season "2019"

Choo Shin-soo ( Texas Rangers), who plays in the US baseball league, is preparing for the 2019 season.

Choo, who successfully completed the 2018 season, entered Incheon International Airport with his family last month. Choo Shin-soo was reported to have been concentrating on resting, including going on a trip to Jeju Island. After a short two-week break, Choo went out with his family on flights to Dallas on the 5th.

After returning home on December 23 last year, Choo returned to the United States after a two week short vacation.

Choo said, "I am very sorry to have a short stay in Korea, but now it is time to prepare for the 2019 season before entering the departure hall."

About the schedule in Korea, Choo said, "I wanted to spend as much time as possible with my family. It is regrettable that I can not stay longer because of my children's school. There is no problem with time lag adaptation. I used to wake up at dawn in Korea. "

In the 2018 season, Choo played 146 games with a .264 batting average (148 hits in 560 hits), 21 home runs, 62 RBIs, 83 runs, 0.377 on-base, slugging percentage of 0.434, OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 0.810.

It was particularly gorgeous in the first half.

Choo Shin-soo played a big role in the first half of the first half, and at the same time,

His batting average in the first half was 0.293.

It was the first time in his career and he was the only player in the Major League All-Star Game of the year in Texas.

But Choo was only 0.217 in 56 games in the second half.

Overall rating is very good. MLB.com and the American Baseball Writers Association (BBWAA) Dallas-Fort Worth chose Choo as the Texas Player of the Year for 2018.

However, many local media expressed regret that Choo believed that he was a high-paying person who received $ 20 million in annual salary. Choo has also suffered a trade dispute throughout the season.

Choo's contract with Texas remained two years longer. Choo will start preparing for the 2019 season with a goal of 'steady play' and the team's post season.