A cannon burst in 15 days on the hero swing...Forget 10G 0.118! Resurrection starts. The ball is starting to show better

Apr 20, 2025

A cannon burst in 15 days on the hero swing...Forget 10G 0.118! Resurrection starts. The ball is starting to show better
Lotte-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 19th. Kim Young-woong is making a high five with coach Lee Jong-wook after hitting a solo shot in the bottom of the second inning. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.19/



"I'm happy because it's been a while since I hit a home run."

Kim Young-woong (22, Samsung Lions) started as the seventh batter and third baseman in a home game against the Lotte Giants at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 19th and hit a home run at his first at-bat.

I woke up from a long slump. Kim Young-woong's batting average in the last 10 games was only 118. His condition was not very good either. In the match against Lotte on the 18th, he was excluded from the starting lineup due to symptoms of gall.




Samsung coach Park Jin-man said, `I had a bad feeling of anxiety in the game on the 18th. If baseball doesn't work well, your body aches, too. In particular, (Kim) Young-woong is the type to swing wildly. It's okay if the ball goes out, but if it doesn't work, there's a foul, so it hurts."

At the same time, he wanted Kim Young-woong's wealth more than anyone else. Coach Park said, `I hope one hit gets caught in the bat. It's not easy to get caught these days." "Hero did a lot of good things at Lions Park. I think I should look forward to today's performance" he said.

A cannon burst in 15 days on the hero swing...Forget 10G 0.118! Resurrection starts. The ball is starting to show better
Lotte-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 19th. At the bottom of the second inning, no outs Kim Young-woong is looking at the ball after hitting a solo shot. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.19/
He lost his frustration from his first at-bat. Kim Young-woong, who came out as a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the second inning with a 2-0 lead, pulled Lotte starter Kim Jin-wook's fifth slider into his body in 3B1S and crossed the right fence. It was his first home run in 15 days since the game against Hanwha on the 4th and his fourth home run of the season. Since then, he has not been able to hit an additional hit, but he has been getting out of his hitting slump.




Kim Young-woong's home run lifted the mood for Samsung. After Lee Byung-hun went out with a hit ball, Shim Jae-hoon's sacrifice bunt made it one out and second base. Lee Jae-hyun and Kim Sung-yoon's hits and Koo Ja-wook's three-run home runs widened the score to 7-0. Samsung held the game 10-3.

Koo Ja-wook, who hit a home run after Kim Young-woong, said "(Kim) Young-woong hit a good home run." It was a necessary score, but it changed the atmosphere, so I was able to play comfortably"I also thanked him.

A cannon burst in 15 days on the hero swing...Forget 10G 0.118! Resurrection starts. The ball is starting to show better
Lotte-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 19th. Coach Park Jin-man is welcomed after Kim Young-woong hit a solo shot in the bottom of the second inning. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.19/
After the game, Kim Young-woong said, `While the batting wasn't going well, I focused more on defense to help the team"I felt good because it was a home run that came out after a long time, and I was even more happy to hit a home run from my first at-bat. I think the ball is starting to show better at bat and the batting is coming back, so I want to be more helpful in terms of hitting the team to win in the future" he said.




Kim Young-woong continued "Thank you for the classical series' many spectators visiting their home stadium to support them. As much as the fans cheer us on, we'll run around even harder"I'm determined.

A cannon burst in 15 days on the hero swing...Forget 10G 0.118! Resurrection starts. The ball is starting to show better
Lotte-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 19th. At the bottom of the second inning, no outs Kim Young-woong is looking at the ball after hitting a solo shot. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.19/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.