Seokmin Park (38-NC Dynos), who was calmly explaining his decision to retire, paused for a moment.

Over the receiver, Park could be heard sobbing.

"There are people who left the team because of me, and I feel sorry for them and the baseball fans. I'm sorry for the rest of my life."

Park Seok-min ended his 20-year professional baseball career.

On the 29th, Park's decision became known to the outside world, and the NC team officially announced his retirement on the 30th.

"I decided to retire in July after being dropped from the first team roster due to injury," Park said in a phone call with Yonhap News Agency. "I told manager Kang Myung-hwa and the club at the end of the season," he said.

"When I saw Lee Seung-yeop (Doosan Bears head coach) and Park Yong-taek (KBSN Sports commentator) retire while maintaining their top-level performance, I thought, 'I want to finish my career like that,'" he said. "So I trained really hard, but I got injured during the season. It's not easy to stay competitive even when you're at 100 percent, but as I kept getting injured, I thought, 'I really need to hang it up now.

Park was one of the best third basemen in the KBO.

His career numbers are 1,697 games, a .287 batting average, 269 home runs, and 1,041 RBIs. He also had a 0.402 on-base percentage and a 0.491 slugging percentage.

In 2014 and 2015, he won the Golden Glove for third baseman, and he reached the top of the Korean Series six times, five times with the Samsung Lions (2005, 2011-2014) and once with the NC (2020).

Park began his professional career as a first-round pick of Samsung in 2004, and after completing his military service, he has been the team's starting infielder since 2008.

Ahead of the 2016 season, Park signed a free agent (FA) contract with NC for a four-year maximum of 9.6 billion won, the highest in the KBO at the time. 카지노

In 2020, he became a free agent again and signed a 2+1 year deal with NC for up to 3.4 billion won.

Park Seok-min, who played a key role in NC's first integrated victory in 2020, has since been dropped from the starting lineup. In 2021, he was also disciplined for violating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine rules.

After batting just .193 in 30 games this season due to injuries and poor form, Park decided to say goodbye to the field.

"Everyone has to leave at some point, so I'm not sorry," Park said.

However, when he recalled the time when he was suspended for 122 games (72 games in the KBO and 50 games in the NC) for violating COVID-19 quarantine rules, he became emotional.

"Former president Hwang Soon-hyun gave me a goal, saying, 'Keep your batting average at 0.400 and your on-base percentage at 0.500 until you retire,' but I couldn't keep my on-base percentage at 0.500," Park said, adding, "President Hwang Soon-hyun, general manager Bae Seok-hyun, and general manager Kim Jong-moon left the club because of me. I also disappointed the fans greatly. I have always lived with a sense of apology and will continue to do so."

NC disciplined Park in August 2021, and the team's leader left the organization.

Park was a pleasant player.