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| Austin (left), who hit a solo shot in the top of the fifth inning against Suwon KT on the 3rd, and Wisdom, who shot a two-run shot in the bottom of the third inning against Gwangju Samsung on the 2nd. Reporter Jung Jae-geun from Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man from Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man |
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Another rival appeared to compete against Austin Dean (32), who won the Golden Glove Award for the second consecutive year. It is Patrick Wisdom (34), the first baseman of the KIA Tigers.
Since the beginning of the season, the performances of the two have formed a competitive relationship. Austin and Wisdom have hit home runs in four consecutive games since the 28th.
Wisdom hit home runs in four consecutive games from the game against Hanwha on the 28th to the game against Samsung on the 2nd. Wisdom's consecutive home run streak ended in four games as he failed to hit a home run against Samsung on the 3rd.
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| Wizdom became the hero of the first home run of the new stadium against Hanwha in Daejeon on the 28th. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun |
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| KIA Wizdom is celebrated after hitting a two-run shot with one out in the bottom of the third inning against Gwangju Samsung on the 2nd. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man |
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Austin also began operating home runs against NC on the 28th. Austin, who had no game on the 30th, hit a home run in four consecutive games with a home run against KT on the 3rd. Austin's streak of home runs is still ongoing. Austin, who has been on par with Park Byung-ho (2010), Jung Sung-hoon (2012), Peguero (2019) and Ramos (2020) in the history of the LG team, will write a new history for the club if he hits a home run against KIA in Jamsil on the 5th.
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| 3일 수원 KT전. Austin is hitting a solo shot over the middle of the fifth inning with two outs. |
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| Austin | who also hit a home run on the 2nd
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Wisdom, who played for the Chicago Cubs until last year and recorded a total of 88 home runs in the major leagues, has been showing off his frightening long hit since his KBO League debut. As of the 4th, he is batting .267 in 10 games, with five homers out of eight hits. The trailblazing plan is also outstanding. He also drew 11 walks and raised his OPS (on-base plus slugging) to 1.252. As a former major leaguer, he is showing impeccable defense as well. If it goes like this, it can be established as the founder of 'Gwangju Wissi'.
Austin is again in the world this year. As of the 4th, he has a batting average of 0.343 with five home runs, seven walks, and an OPS of 1.252 in nine games. Austin has four fewer walks, but four strikeouts are also small, so the OPS of the two players is tied.
Austin, in its third year in the league, hit .313 with 23 home runs and 95 RBIs in 2023 with an OPS of 0.893, contributing greatly to LG's first unified championship in 29 years. Last year, he also showed further improvement with a batting average of 0.319 with 32 home runs and 132 RBIs with an OPS of 0.957. In particular, he set a new record for the most RBIs in LG's history in a season and became the league's RBI king.
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| Austin, who won the Golden Glove 1st baseman category at the 2024 KBO Golden Glove Awards. Reporter Song Jeong-heon |
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Austin beat the league's home run king Davison (NC) last year and won the defense award along with first baseman Golden Glove.
This year, it is likely to develop into a three-way race. Along with Austin and Wisdom, Davidson has also been in good form since the beginning of the season. As of the 4th, Davison has a batting average of 0.385 10 hits (three home runs) with three walks and an OPS of 1.214 in seven games.
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| NC Davidson and KIA Wisdom greet each other happily. Austin and Wisdom are also close to each other in the minor leagues. Gwangju = Reporter Heo Sang-wook |
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The two players will meet in the first showdown of the season between the KIA Tigers and the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 5th.
Last year, LG lost to KIA with 3 wins and 13 losses. In particular, he has a painful memory of losing all seven games in the second half and being pushed back from the lead fight.
This season, LG is leading the way with 8 wins and 1 losses. KIA remains tied for seventh with four wins and six losses due to injuries to key players such as Kim Do-young, Park Chan-ho and Kim Sun-bin.
LG and KIA, which had a fierce rivalry with fans of the two teams divided into two halves whenever they met in Jamsil, added to the fun of watching the match between 'Jamsil Oh' and 'Gwangju W.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
