박충식 질롱코리아 단장은 "최준석이 정말 야구를 하고 싶어하더라"면서 "계속 현역으로 뛰고 싶은 간절함이 보였다"고 영입 배경을 설명했다.
"Choi Joon-seok really wanted to play baseball," said Park Choong-sik, the general manager of Geelong Korea. He explained the background of the recruitment by adding that "I could see his desperation to keep playing as an active player".