"Ma. The word gained popularity after professional gamer Kim Hyuk-kyu, who lost in the first round of the 2022 League of Legends World Championship Group Stage, said, "What matters is an undaunted mind." Since then, sports players at international competitions have used the word as if it were a slogan. 

Recently, "Middle, Gwaeng, Ma" has been used more realistically to express "a heart that never gives up." Comedian Park Myung-soo drew sympathy by saying in his radio program, "The important thing is to just do it even if it's broken." 스포츠토토

"I just do it. It carries many meanings. Even if an ordeal arises in the process of progressing toward a goal and you feel that you are limited in your abilities, you can survive in this fiercely competitive society only by enduring it. 

Even in professional baseball, there are players who show meaningful steps in their survival itself. They have kept the ground for a long time, silently playing their role in a place that is not illuminated. 

Oh Sun-jin, 36, a Kiwoom Heroes infielder, is one of them. Since his debut with the Hanwha Eagles in 2008, Oh has played as a backup throughout his career. However, he has continued his career for 18 years by banking on his solid defense capabilities.

Oh Sun-jin was traded to the Samsung Lions in June 2021 and left Hanwha where he has played for over a decade. Since then, he has become a journeyman who often moves teams. He returned to Hanwha in 2023 and then played for the Lotte Giants in 2024. After being released after a year, he signed with Kiwoom in November last year. 

Oh reportedly contacted Kiwoom directly through his agent. He gave up his pride to continue his career. Ahead of his departure from the U.S. spring camp in late January, Oh said, "Back up my role," looking at his position with a cold eye. 

Oh Sun-jin, who was benched by rookie infielders such as Eo Jun-seo and Yeo Dong-wook at the beginning of this season, has more opportunities to start since last week. He played a "life game" against Incheon SSG Landers on the 27th. He hit a home run against the league's representative pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun with the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the third inning when he was 0-0. It was his first grand slam in his 18th year of debut and 1,157 games in his career. Oh Sun-jin hit an RBI with a bases-loaded walk in the top of the fourth inning, breaking the record of five RBIs in a single game. 

Oh Sun-jin also hit a timely hit to break the 1-1 balance at bat in the top of the 10th inning of the extended match against SSG on the previous day (26th). He had the hottest weekend since moving to Kiwoom. 

Oh said, "I had a strong obsession to 'show something' as I made many transfers. However, after coming to Kiwoom, I made up my mind to 'just enjoy the rest of my life'. After getting rid of my feelings of being chased, it became my baseball." Even before drawing attention with the bases loaded on Monday, Oh said, "I'm happy to play in the game. I'm enjoying every day because I don't have many days left to play baseball." 

In order to play as an athlete for one more day, Oh Sun-jin simply devoted himself to the task assigned to him. As a result, the day to shine as the main character came again. 

It seems that many baseball fans sympathized with Oh Sun-jin's actions, which proved his perseverance by enduring and surviving. It has high views on related articles, and many readers liked it. Baseball fans are applauding the players' efforts to stay in the ground for as long as their new faces.