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11 years ago, a kid who filmed an advertisement with former coach Kim Seong-geun, called Yashin, realized his dream of becoming a professional baseball player.
This is reporter Yoo Byung-min, the news of the rookie draft that has garnered a lot of attention.
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[Grandpa, are you good at baseball?]
[A little, when the cold wind blows~]
A 7-year-old boy who appeared in a TV commercial with former director Kim Seong-geun in 2011, 11 years later today (15th),
[I will nominate NC Dinos ]
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Shinil High Pitcher Mok Ji-hoon.]
I was selected by the NC team in the rookie draft.
Mok Ji-hoon, who played baseball only as a hobby at the time of filming the commercial, changed his life after meeting coach Kim Seong-geun.
His mother, who was against becoming a player at the words of coach Kim, changed his mind.
[Choi Seon-hee/Mok Ji-hoon's mother: After filming was over, he pointed to Ji-hoon and said, 'This child can play baseball.
He has a perfect running form. 'He said something like this.]
Upon hearing the news of Mok Ji-hoon, manager Kim Seong-geun was amazed.
[Kim Seong-geun / SoftBank Director Advisor: It’s so nice to meet you, it’s so amazing.
That dude has grown up like that.
I wanted to see him too, and he said he was thinking about something like that.]
[Mok Ji-hoon/NC Dinos 4th round designated pitcher: The kid we filmed in the commercial with grew up to be so big, so I joined the pro.
He will try to become a good player.]
Meanwhile, Korea University pitcher Kim Yoo-seong, who was withdrawn two years ago due to the school violence controversy, was nominated by Doosan, and Kim Jae-sang, the son of Athens Olympic wrestling silver medalist Kim In-seop coach, was selected by Samsung.
(Video coverage: Lee Byung-joo, video editing: Nam Il)