Sorry to the fans and the players."

KT Wiz veteran hitter Park Byung-ho (37) expressed his regret to fans after Game 5 against the LG Twins of the '2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO Korean Series (KS, best-of-seven)' held at Jamsil Stadium on the 13th. With the 2-6 loss, KT fell behind LG with 1 win and 4 losses, finishing second in KS. He tried to lift the KS championship trophy again two years after his first integrated victory in 2021, but he was frustrated at the top threshold after losing four consecutive games after catching the first game 3-2.

It was a particularly cruel fall for Park Byung-ho, who started steadily as the team's main hitter. Park Byung-ho played in all five KS games this year, showing a significant slump in batting average of 0.111 (2 hits in 18 at-bats), one homer, two RBIs and three runs scored. He also desperately wanted his first KS championship ring in his life, but it went up in smoke. In the third game home game on the 10th, he seemed to set the stage for a rebound by shooting a home run, but the team's 7-8 defeat faded, and in the fifth game, he even made a defensive error, showing an uncharacteristic appearance. In the previous five playoff (PO) games against the NC Dinos, he also fell short of expectations with a batting average of 0.200 (4 hits in 20 at-bats), one RBI, and one run scored.

Park Byung-ho reflected, "I came to KT and was able to come to KS thanks to my fellow players, but the team played a difficult game because I was not good at it in the end." "I wanted to do well and be helpful, but I feel sorry for the fans and the players for not doing so until the end. I will prepare well again during the off-season for what I lacked this year and show good performance next year," he vowed.

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