Pittsburgh Pirates' Ji Man Choi bats during a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Pittsburgh, Saturday, April 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar Stock Photo - Alamy

Pittsburgh Pirates' Ji Man Choi, right, steps on home plate after hitting a solo home run off Houston Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez (not shown) during the second inning of a baseball

Pittsburgh Pirates' Ji Man Choi rounds third after hitting a solo home run off San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Ross Stripling during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Ji Man Choi smiles after hitting an RBI double against the Philadelphia Phillies during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Freed

Pittsburgh Pirates' Ji Man Choi waves his hat to the fans after a video tribune by the Tampa Bay Rays during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Pittsburgh Pirates' Ji Man Choi bats during a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Pittsburgh, Saturday, April 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar Stock Photo - Alamy

Pittsburgh Pirates' Ji Man Choi bats during a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Pittsburgh, Saturday, April 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar Stock Photo - Alamy

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Ji Man Choi bats during a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Pittsburgh, Saturday, April 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar Stock Photo - Alamy

Pittsburgh Pirates' Ji Man Choi rounds third after hitting a solo home run off San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Ross Stripling during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday

Pittsburgh Pirates' Ji Man Choi smiles after hitting an RBI double against the Philadelphia Phillies during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Freed

Pittsburgh Pirates' Ji Man Choi waves his hat to the fans after a video tribune by the Tampa Bay Rays during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 2, 2023

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