I've been checking the wind since this morning, and I've been prepared for this...1,000 wins, 15 wins in a row. Without this defense, I couldn't guarantee it

Aug 13, 2025

The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th. Hanwha Moon Hyun-bin hits a double to save the chance in the first inning. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.12/

The moment I was about to think of a nightmare again. Everyone laughed at the 'super catch'.

Hanwha won 2-0 against the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th.

Hanwha's defense in the top of the ninth inning. Hanwha closer Kim Seo-hyun allowed a hit ball to leadoff hitter Yoon Dong-hee. For Kim Seo-hyun, the situation is bound to be somewhat shaken. Roh Jin-hyuk stood as the next batter. Noh Jin-hyuk was raising his hitting sense by hitting a home run against SSG Landers on the 10th.

As both the first and second pitches became balls, it became a ball count against Kim Seo-hyun, and he threw his third fastball into the strike zone, but he was caught by Noh Jin-hyuk's bat.

The ball, which flew with strength, stretched out more than expected. It seemed to go over the left field key.

Hanwha left fielder Moon Hyun-bin showed his concentration. He followed it to the end, and eventually hit the fence and managed to catch the ball.

Kim Seo-hyun took off her hat and bowed her head and thanked her. Kim Seo-hyun, who found stability, secured the victory by treating both Yoo Kang-nam and Son Ho-young with ground balls to third base. Kim Seo-hyun's 26th save of the season.

With this victory, Hanwha collected various records. Cody Ponce, who started and pitched seven scoreless innings, became a winning pitcher and won the opening 15 consecutive games. It is the first KBO league record to surpass the previous 14 consecutive wins.

In addition, Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon achieved his 1,000th victory as the head coach. It is the third record in history after head coach Kim Sung-geun and head coach Kim Eung-yong.

If Moon Hyun-bin did not catch the ball, it was highly likely that he would have been second or third base with no outs or second base with one score. Kim Seo-hyun may have blocked the follow-up hitter well, but the victory may have been blown away.

After the game, the players praised Moon Hyun-bin for his defense, saying, `The ball stretched out more than I thought.'

Thanks to thorough preparation even before the game, I was able to make defensive judgments more certain. Moon Hyun-bin continued to check the outfield wind while training in the morning. I think it's a headwind, so I stretched it out well, but I followed it to catch it until the end."

In fact, it was difficult to be sure that he would catch 100% of the ball the moment it hit. Moon Hyun-bin "I felt like I was going to fall over my head until I was chased. But I followed him quickly and tried to stick to the fence, but it came to me well" he said.

With the defense, Kim Seo-hyun was able to break the losing streak that had been going on for four consecutive games. Kim Seo-hyun said, `I was very grateful to be the same baseball player as him. I was very grateful to be able to increase the out count thanks to that defense."

Moon Hyun-bin recalled 'What was unfortunate' before 'What was good about 'What was unfortunate about it'. Moon Hyun-bin "I've made a lot of invisible mistakes lately. So overall, I felt sorry for the pitchers. I still blocked it well today, and I feel good because (Kim) Seo-hyun blocked it well."

On this day, Moon Hyun-bin helped the team score first by hitting a double in the first inning with one out and one on the first base. With Moon Hyun-bin's double, Hanwha was able to take a 1-0 lead with Noh Si-hwan's advance hit to give a chance to second and third base with one out. Considering that the starting pitcher was Ponce, this score was precious.

Thanks to Moon Hyun-bin, who played in both defense and offense, Hanwha was able to finish the day with a 'Happy Ending' on the 12th.