Awakening Reyes, two consecutive home runs! Woo Jung-wol's first 3 points → 168.8km Sajik Line Drive Shot

May 07, 2025

Awakening Reyes, two consecutive home runs! Woo Jung-wol's first 3 points → 168.8km Sajik Line Drive Shot
photo courtesy of Lotte Giants



Awakening Reyes, two consecutive home runs! Woo Jung-wol's first 3 points → 168.8km Sajik Line Drive Shot
photo courtesy of Lotte Giants
Was the 9th consecutive game for the Lotte Giants Reyes.

Although he renewed his contract with a halo of 202 hits last year, Reyes, who burned the hearts of Lotte fans at the beginning of the season, entered the 'awakening' mode.

Reyes fired a three-run shot over the right-center fence from SSG starter Song Young-jin in the bottom of the fourth inning when he faced 0-0 against SSG Landers at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 7th.




Lotte created a chance with one out and runners on first and second base with consecutive hits by Yoon Dong-hee and Ko Seung-min after one out.

Reyes, who appeared here, sent Song Young-jin's 143km high fastball over the right-center fence.

It was a line-drive home run with a launch angle of 26.9 degrees and a batting speed of 168.8 kilometers. As soon as he did it, the movement of SSG outfielders was already slowed down, and he was inserted into the right-center stands. It was a big home run with a driving distance of 125 meters.




Until the previous day, both home runs were hit at the right at-bat, but he tasted his first taste of the season at the left at-bat for the first time in a long time.

Awakening Reyes, two consecutive home runs! Woo Jung-wol's first 3 points → 168.8km Sajik Line Drive Shot
photo courtesy of Lotte Giants
Reyes is raising his batting sense by heating his bat in earnest in this nine consecutive games. The batting average from the 28th to the 6th of last month was 353 (12 hits in 34 at-bats), close to last season's pace, and the OPS (on-base plus slugging) reached 0.977 by adding one home run and five doubles. He also regained his reputation as a troubleshooter by posting 10 RBIs.

Coach Kim Tae-hyung, who met at the scene on the day, said when Reyes came out, `He's not a batter who hits a lot of home runs. "I have a little more power when I hit the left at-bat, and I'm a little better overall," he said with a big smile. "(Although my performance is worse than last year), I think I'm the only one hitting .300 on my team."




Reyes is sending a nine-game series that perfectly meets the coach's satisfaction. For Lotte, who is having a hard time without canceling the rain, it is a revival of Reyes like a thousand troops.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.