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 watches his RBI double against the Philadelphia Phillies during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Freed Stock Photo

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

Quiroz hits go-ahead single in 8th, Cubs beat Pirates 6-5

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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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 during a baseball game at Fenway Park, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa Stock Photo - Alamy

Pittsburgh Pirates Ji-Man Choi (91) bats during a spring training baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles on March 8, 2023 at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida. (Mike Janes/Four Seam Images via

Quiroz hits go-ahead single in 8th, Cubs beat Pirates 6-5

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