Gao Guohui’s Retirement from Fubon Titans: Reflecting on a Memorable Playing Career

2023-10-15 21:30:00

Gao Guohui left the second army and his playing career officially ended. (Photo by reporter Lin Zhengkun)

[Reporter Xu Zhengyang/Taichung Report]When the Fubon Titans were conducting hitting practice before the game yesterday, Gao Guohui did not walk into the strike zone with his bat, but stood behind the net to observe the players with the coaching staff. The player’s career has followed Fubon Missing the playoffs and relegating him to the second runner-up officially ended. He was mentally prepared and said with a smile: “Fortunately, the last at-bat was a hit.”

He joked that he was lucky to have settled in the last few seats.

Gao Guohui pointed out that he was mentally prepared before the game in Xinzhuang the day before yesterday that “it might be the last game.” After the game, head coach Qiu Changrong had a detailed discussion with him. He also agreed with the change of demoting him to the second team. “As long as Weiquan defeats Unification, we will As long as there is no playoffs, there is no point in me continuing to play. Young players should be allowed to come forward and perform.”

Gao Guohui believes that the original idea of ​​​​deciding to retire following the season this year was to give opportunities to young players. He thanks the team for allowing him to work hard with the team for two weeks following retiring. He also wants to apologize to Fubon fans, ” We still had a chance, because I didn’t contribute in those 4 games, so I gave up the last bit of advantage.”

Kao Guohui has played in 5 games since the 9th. After 15 at-bats, he struck out 12 times. He tied the secondary record with 8 consecutive at-bats. He finally got another hit in 6 innings the day before yesterday. He smiled bitterly and said: “I really didn’t know regarding the previous 4 games. What happened? Fortunately, the last at-bat was a hit, so the merchandise department probably won’t change my (strikeout) numbers anymore, right?”

Gao Guohui said that now that his playing career is over, he has devoted himself to assisting hitting coach Tetsuya Gakiuchi. Yesterday, he and Gakiuchi exchanged opinions on the player’s movements, hoping to make the junior’s batting efficiency better. “Kakiuchi is a very experienced coach, and I hope to use this period of time It’s time to learn from him and absorb more things that I don’t have.”

Qiu Changrong pointed out that Gao Guohui continued to play following retiring, mainly to help the team strive for playoff qualification. Before the end of the season, he still accompanied the team to assist Yuanuchi. “After Guohui returned to the first army at the end of September, he brought guidance to the team. He made a lot of contributions, and ending with a hit in the last at bat, I think it is very good and a good memory.”

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