He hit the starting pitcher Kim Won-joong and hit the bases loaded for the first time in seven years on the 26th and 21st, but he almost lost. It usually ends when you hit a grand slam.

Aug 23, 2025

He hit the starting pitcher Kim Won-joong and hit the bases loaded for the first time in seven years on the 26th and 21st, but he almost lost. It usually ends when you hit a grand slam.
A game between Doosan and KT held at Jamsil Stadium on the 22nd. KT Hwang Jae-gyun hit a come-from-behind grand slam in the fifth inning. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.22/



He hit the starting pitcher Kim Won-joong and hit the bases loaded for the first time in seven years on the 26th and 21st, but he almost lost. It usually ends when you hit a grand slam.
A game between Doosan and KT held at Jamsil Stadium on the 22nd. KT Hwang Jae-gyun hit a come-from-behind grand slam in the fifth inning. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.22/
He hit the starting pitcher Kim Won-joong and hit the bases loaded for the first time in seven years on the 26th and 21st, but he almost lost. It usually ends when you hit a grand slam.
A game between Doosan and KT held at Jamsil Stadium on the 22nd. KT Hwang Jae-gyun hit a come-from-behind grand slam in the fifth inning. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.22/
It's his ninth grand slam in his career, and he hit it in seven years.

KT Wiz's veteran hitter Hwang Jae-kyun (38) enjoyed the thrilling taste of the grand slam.

Hwang Jae-kyun started as the 7th-3rd baseman in an away game against the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 22nd and hit a grand slam over the left fence with two outs in the top of the fifth inning, trailing 3-5. Hwang Jae-gyun, who played against Choi Won-joon, the second pitcher to take the mound after starting Choi Min-seok, hit hard without missing the second 135km slider coming to the center in the ball count 1B, and the ball flew quickly and easily over the left fence.




It was Hwang Jae-gyun's fifth homer of this season and 225th in his career. It was his ninth grand slam. With this home run, KT succeeded in a 7-5 comeback. The grand slam was considered to have brought the flow of the game to KT, but KT allowed Doosan to tie 7-7 immediately in the bottom of the fifth inning, and in the bottom of the sixth inning, Cave made a come-from-behind hit and lost the lead 7-8. Still, he turned the tables again with Kim Min-hyuk's three-run sweep double in the top of the eighth inning, and then scored three more points to eventually win the game 13-8.

With this come-from-behind victory, KT escaped from two consecutive losses and returned to a .500 winning rate of 57 wins, 4 draws, and 57 losses. He tied for fifth place with the NC Dinos with 53 wins, 6 draws and 53 losses.

For Hwang Jae-kyun, it's been a long time since he hit a grand slam. The last time I hit Suwon Lotte on June 19, 2018, seven years ago. After 2,621 days, I tasted a heavy taste of hands again.




Hwang Jae-gyun swung to hit far away with the idea of hitting hard, but a good result came out due to a real pitch"When I first hit it, I thought it went in, but I thought it would be a foul because it was bent more and more, but it became a home run."

He hit the starting pitcher Kim Won-joong and hit the bases loaded for the first time in seven years on the 26th and 21st, but he almost lost. It usually ends when you hit a grand slam.
A game between Doosan and KT held at Jamsil Stadium on the 22nd. KT Hwang Jae-gyun hit a come-from-behind grand slam in the fifth inning. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.22/
He hit the starting pitcher Kim Won-joong and hit the bases loaded for the first time in seven years on the 26th and 21st, but he almost lost. It usually ends when you hit a grand slam.
A game between Doosan and KT held at Jamsil Stadium on the 22nd. KT Hwang Jae-gyun hit a come-from-behind grand slam in the fifth inning. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.22/
I hit my last grand slam seven years ago, and I remember it exactly. "I think Won-joong went out and hit it as a pinch hitter from Han." On June 19, 2018, in Suwon, Hwang Jae-kyun started from the bench and came out as a pinch hitter for Park Ki-hyuk with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, trailing 2-7, and hit a grand slam from Kim Won-joong, the starting pitcher at the time. At that time, KT lost 7-9 despite Hwang Jae-kyun's grand slam.

Let's say this is his ninth grand slam "I used to hit a lot before, but it doesn't come out these days. I don't know if I can hit 10."




After resting for more than a month due to injury, he only returned on July 6. He was sluggish in July with a batting average of 127, or seven hits in 55 at-bats, but improved to a batting average of 275, or 14 hits in 51 at-bats in August. Hwang Jae-gyun also said, "These days, I can see the ball well again and when I hit it, it hits the center well. "I'm making good results by hitting (hit)."

KT's strange season routine is to win an autumn baseball ticket as it was sluggish in the beginning and rose in the summer, and to upgrade in the postseason.

However, this year, the performance is not very good in the hot summer. His performance in August is seven wins, one draw and nine losses.

Hwang Jae-gyun said "There are a lot of games that don't work out. The players know that they are good in the summer, but this year, I feel different from before, so I'm talking about focusing more"I thought I couldn't see the ball today, so I gave the score and didn't release it today either. Still, it seems that the players all played well together and were able to end the losing streak. Usually, when you hit a grand slam, it ends as it is, but it is tied and reversed right away. MINHYUK made a come-from-behind hit, so I was able to win."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.