You flew 120m and it's not a home run?It's so hard to get to Jamsil's biggest gun

May 23, 2025

You flew 120m and it's not a home run?It's so hard to get to Jamsil's biggest gun
Kim Jae-hwan. Photo courtesy of Doosan Bears



You flew 120m and it's not a home run?It's so hard to get to Jamsil's biggest gun
photo courtesy of Doosan Bears
Perfect batting. But Jamsil Stadium was too big.

Kim Jae-hwan (37, Doosan Bears) shook his head in disappointment in the bottom of the fourth inning at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 22nd.

Kim Jae-hwan, who took the batter's box with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning when he was losing 0-3, turned the bat on SSG starter Kim Kwang-hyun's 132-kilometer slider at the first pitch.




The ball that hit Kim Jae-hwan's bat accurately flew to center field. a powerful hit. However, he failed to cross the fence and was eventually caught in front of the fence.

a flyout with a distance of 120.4 m. The batting speed was 165.2km, and the launch angle was 30.9 degrees.

Usually, a batting speed of 98 miles (157.7 km) per hour and a launch angle of 26 to 30 degrees are classified as an ideal batting ball and are classified as 'barrel batting'. Kim Jae-hwan's ball was close to the minute barrel ball, which would have been slightly higher in angle.




The problem was a hit from Jamsil Stadium. Jamsil Stadium is the largest among KBO League club stadiums with left and right fence of 100m and 125m to the fence. In the end, Kim Jae-hwan became the last batter of the inning as he entered the center field glove instead of crossing the fence.

You flew 120m and it's not a home run?It's so hard to get to Jamsil's biggest gun
photo courtesy of Doosan Bears
Kim Jae-hwan has drawn 269 arches in his career until the 21st. Starting with 37 home runs in 2016, he hit more than 35 home runs for three consecutive years, and with 44 home runs in 2018, he became the home run king of Jamsil Stadium for the first time in 20 years since Tyrone Woods (OB) in 1998. In addition, the four homers are the Bears' most in a season.

Kim Jae-hwan, who had double-digit home runs every year, has not been bad with six home runs this season. In addition, if he steadily accumulates home runs and adds five more in the future, he will surpass Kim Dong-joo's most home runs in the Bears franchise (273). It is the highest record for the Bears as well as LG, which uses Jamsil as a home together.




While Kim Jae-hwan was out even though he hit well, Park Sung-han hit Park Chi-guk's second fastball in the top of the fifth inning to hit the right fence. The distance is 117 meters. In addition, Im Jong-sung's come-from-behind grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning had a driving distance of 108.5 meters.

Although there was no home run, he came out as a leadoff hitter in the seventh inning and got on base with a clean right-handed hit, and then homered with hits by Kim Ki-yeon and Oh Myung-jin to score his team's first run. In addition, in the bottom of the eighth inning, he drew a walk with one out and a runner on the first base, and later homered with Kim Ki-yeon's walk, Oh Myung-jin's hit, and Im Jong-sung's home run, helping to turn the tables.

You flew 120m and it's not a home run?It's so hard to get to Jamsil's biggest gun
photo courtesy of Doosan Bears


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.