You said you're the king of strikeouts, but are you sure you're getting 50% on base? ML's best bat speed is a reality. I think it will be a big hit

Mar 31, 2025

You said you're the king of strikeouts, but are you sure you're getting 50% on base? ML's best bat speed is a reality. I think it will be a big hit
The KIA-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 30th is welcomed by coach Cho Jae-young after Wizdom hit a solo shot in the top of the sixth inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.30/



You said you're the king of strikeouts, but are you sure you're getting 50% on base? ML's best bat speed is a reality. I think it will be a big hit
The KIA-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th is welcomed after Wizdom hit a solo shot with two outs in the top of the first inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.29/
You said you're the three-strike king. Even an unexpected snow baseball? KIA Tigers' Patrick Wisdom is showing his big guns instinct without regret.

Wizdom, a U.S.-born hitter newly recruited by KIA after breaking up with Socrates Brito, is a player with a career of 88 home runs in the Major League. He hit 88 home runs in his seven major league seasons while playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, and Chicago Cubs. In particular, he had his best days as a member of the Cubs, exceeding 20 home runs for three consecutive years in the 2021-2023 season. It was only two years ago.

But even in the major leagues, he was an extreme power-hitter. There were as many strikeouts as there were home runs. The total number of hits was 274, and the total number of strikeouts was 540, almost twice as many. Although it is an inevitable part of the batting style, I was worried about the too high swing and miss rate. In particular, KBO league pitchers throw a lot of breaking balls even though their average speed is slower than that of the Major League.




You said you're the king of strikeouts, but are you sure you're getting 50% on base? ML's best bat speed is a reality. I think it will be a big hit
KIA-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Wisdom, with two outs, is celebrating toward the stands after hitting a solo shot in the top of the first inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.29/
Even if Wisdom moved to Korea, how to reduce the swing and miss ratio was considered the key. In addition, a high batting average is difficult to expect due to the mechanism, and the club hoped to hit as many long balls as possible by taking advantage of their strengths.

In the beginning, I was half-hearted. Wisdom did not have a hit at all in the opening two consecutive series against the NC Dinos. However, the proportion of snow baseball was unexpectedly higher than that of swing and miss. There may be an effect of choosing the ball more carefully, but Wisdom had six strikeouts until the 30th, while nine walks, with more walks.

On the other hand, home runs in three games have been on fire recently. On the 28th and 30th, he hit home runs in three consecutive games against the Hanwha Eagles in Daejeon. In particular, in the game on the 30th, he hit a cut fastball against Ryu Hyun-jin, a former major leaguer, and hit a valuable home run that tied the game 2-2 by crossing the left fence.




You said you're the king of strikeouts, but are you sure you're getting 50% on base? ML's best bat speed is a reality. I think it will be a big hit
KIA won the match against Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 30th with a score of 5-3. Director Lee Bum-ho is giving high fives with Wisdom. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.30/
Wisdom, who has already tied for the league lead in this category with four home runs this season, has a batting average of 292, but four out of seven hits are home runs, and with an on-base percentage of 0.471, which is close to 500, he is making a turnaround charm.

When KIA recruited Wisdom, it paid attention to the fact that it could produce a lot of strong balls with the best bat speed in the Major League. The swing and miss ratio and many strikeouts were considered to be a part to be endured.

We've only played eight games, but the positives are starting to stand out a little more than we were concerned about. If Wisdom actively utilizes its strengths, it can be a huge advantage for KIA, which has lost strength due to the departure of injured players.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.