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'I' Choi Dong-won ===================== This man with short hair and gold-rimmed glasses is the legendary iron-arm pitcher Choi Dong-won. ==================== In 1984, he single-handedly won 4 games in the Korean Series and led the Lotte Giants to victory. His mark on the history of Korean baseball, including the famous match against Haitai's Sun Dong-yeol, is innumerable. ===================== Although he was the highest-paid star, he took the lead in establishing the Professional Baseball Players Association in 1988 to help unknown players who were struggling with low salaries. Because of this, he was forced to transfer to Samsung and had to retire lonely at the age of 32. ===================== In 1991, he ran for city council as a member of the opposition party in Busan, an opposition barren land. ==================== Today marks the 9th anniversary of the passing of the late Choi Dong-won. Let's look back on the life of Choi Dong-won, a true star player who confronted the injustice of the world head-on like the fiery fastball he used to throw. ====================== Choi Dong-won December 16, 1984 Show! Star 24 Hours https://imnews.imbc.com/replay/2020/n... #ChoiDong-won #I #TVAlbum ⓒ MBC&iMBC Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use (including AI learning) prohibited