The walk-off home run king over Monster Wall kept his pride! Diaz Wins Home Run Derby, Has Longest Distance At The Same Time
Jul 11, 2025
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Lewin Diaz (29, Samsung Lions) became the home run derby winner of the 2025 KBO All-Star Game on the 11th. Diaz beat Park Dong-won (LG), who hit seven home runs with a total of eight home runs.
Diaz played in 88 games this season and ranked first in home runs in the first half with a batting average of 293 and 29 homers. As a left-handed hitter, there was a handicap called Monster Wall that was 8m high on the right fence, but he kept his reputation as the home run king.
Kiwoom Lee Joo-hyung, LG Park Dong-won, NC Kim Hyung-joon, Kiwoom Song Sung-moon, Hanwha Moon Hyun-bin, Samsung Diaz and KT Ahn Hyun-min participated in the home run derby. Choi Jeong-do of SSG was voted out, but he was absent due to hamstring discomfort. Choi Jung-eun will play normally in the main game of the All-Star Game.
The rules for Home Run Derby have changed this year. In addition to the 'out system' method, which was in operation until last year, the 'part-time' method was introduced for the first time this year.
Last year, the player with the most home runs based on 7 outs in the preliminary round and 10 outs in the final won the championship. Starting this year, both qualifying and finals can hit without a limit of two minutes of pitching time, and a maximum of 30 seconds can be used for each time. Even after the time limit has ended, additional hits can be made until two outs in the preliminary round and three outs in the final round.
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In third place, seven arches were drawn with Song Seong-moon, while Lee Joo-hyung and Moon Hyun-bin each hit six, and Kim Hyung-joon and Ahn Hyun-min hit four.
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Diaz, who hit many home runs in the preliminary round, also looked tired. I hit four home runs in the limited time. However, Diaz, whose home runs began to catch fire in the second half, added three home runs while filling two outs.
The dramatic drama was completed with one last out. He hit a home run over the Monster Wall in the second out, and Diaz, who watched the ball, raised his hands and enjoyed the championship.
Diaz even carried the distance. It recorded a maximum distance of 135.7m.
Diaz, who recorded the most home runs, was given the Galaxy S25 Ultra along with a trophy and a prize of 5 million won. The runner-up Park Dong-won was awarded a trophy and a prize of 1 million won. Diaz, who hit the longest home run, also received LG Standby Me 2.
The player with the most home runs in the 'Compya Zone' designated in the outfield received the Compya Zone's most home run award and was scheduled to donate 1 million won worth of baseball supplies to the player's alma mater. However, it was replaced by Diaz, the winner, because there was no one in question.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
