2 home runs up to 500...Living Legend Choi Jung, 3 home runs in 4 days → All three at-bat in the first inning
May 05, 2025
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SSG Landers Choi Jung-eun started as the third designated hitter in Game 1 of the Weekday Series against the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 5th and hit a home run coolly from his first at-bat.
Lotte's starter on the day was Lee Min-seok, who threw a fastball of up to 154km. This season, he was registered in the first team after starting rotation in the second team.
It is a substitute starter who was put in as the nine consecutive games were held due to the Children's Day holiday. Due to the nature of the nine consecutive games, four starters will have to take the mound after a four-day break if they do not use alternative starters.
But his control didn't go well from the beginning. The fastball speed was up to 153km, but table setter Jihoon Choi and Jung Joon-jae walked one after another.
The next batter is none other than Choi Jeong. Choi Jung-eun hit a 142km slider at the ball count 0B1S and crossed the left fence as it was. The bullet hit with a speed of 166.5km and the flying distance was 115m.
Choi Jung has his third home run this season and his third in four games since returning on the 2nd.
Choi Jeong hit a home run against LG Son Joo-young in his first at-bat in his first game back on the 2nd. It is also notable that all three home runs came out of their first at-bat in the first inning.
Choi Jung-eun is a living legend who has the most home runs in the KBO League. Adding two more home runs will mark the first 500 home runs in professional baseball history.
On this day, SSG coach Lee Soo-yong said, `I have a lot of thoughts in my at-bats. At the same time, they solve the problem in their own way. He poured out stormy praise for Choi Jung, saying, "He's like a batter with a different level."
Choi Jung-eun adjusted the length of the bat to match the pitcher, changed the hitting position in detail, and played a leg kick or not It makes a difference. In particular, his first at-bat home run was fired from a standing position without a leg kick to meet his fastball speed.
Manager Lee Soo-yong is a good hitter because he changes the details to set the timing. He praised players who are at a different level compared to other players."
However, he will continue to play as a designated hitter for the time being. He said he would not overdo it as he returned from injury. The designated hitter will continue until Choi Jung himself 'OK, it's okay if he goes to third base' Choi Jeong has yet to participate in defensive training. Head coach Lee Sung-yong stressed that "Choi Jeong-eun is in the second half of the exhibition game right now." Kim Chan-hyung stepped up as the third baseman without Choi Jung on the day.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
