▲ 2024 KBO League KIA Tigers and SSG Landers match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the afternoon of the 16th. SSG Choi Jeong hits a solo home run with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning to tie the game./Yonhap News
Incheon SSG Landers leadoff hitter Choi Jeong (37) tied for first in KBO League career home runs.
In a professional baseball home game against the KIA Tigers held at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 16th, Choi Jeong-eun came to the plate with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning, trailing 3-4, and hit the 5th pitch of KIA closer Jeong Hae-young and hit a tying solo shot that went over the left-center wall.
It is his 9th home run of the season and his 467th career home run, tying the KBO career home run record held by Doosan Bears coach Lee Seung-yeop.
On this day, Choi Jeong-eun hit a fly ball in his first and second at-bats and struck out in his third at-bat, and it looked like he wasn’t hitting as well as usual, though- however, he regained his senses by hitting the left-fielder in his fourth at-bat in the bottom of the 7th inning, and led the team with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning. He hit a spectacular tying shot to save the loss, tying for his first inning of a career home run.
Before the game, Choi Jeong-eun said in a media interview that he wanted to play without worrying about the home run record, saying, “I want to hit quickly and get out of this situation .” As he had hoped, he was one step closer to breaking the record.
In the following game, SSG beat KIA 6-4 with Heredia’s left-handed hit and Hanyu Island’s home run as the next hitter, giving them their 3rd straight win.
▲ 2024 KBO League KIA Tigers and SSG Landers match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the afternoon of the 16th. Choi Jeong, who tied the most home runs with his 467th home run with a solo home run tied with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning, is getting a water baptism./Yonhap News
It seems like it’s only a matter of time before Jeong Choi, who has hit double-digit runs every season since the 2006 season, is crowned the KBO’s official ‘Home Run King’.
Attention is focused on how far the KBO League personal home run record will surpass Coach Lee Seung-yeop’s record.
At the same time. The SSG club said through a social network service (SNS), “The fan who caught Choi Jeong’s 468th home run ball will receive two 2024-2025 Live Zone season tickets, a bat written by Choi Jeong, a large logo ball on signed with the team, and won an E-Mart online gift certificate worth 1.4 million.
SSG will play both weekday (KIA) and weekend (LG) games at home this week.
Many football fans are expected to visit the Incheon SSG Landers Field Stadium to watch the first record in 11 years since 2013.
/ Reporter Yoo Hee-geun [email protected]
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2024-04-16 14:10:01
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