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| The game between Doosan and KT at Jamsil Stadium on the 24th. KT Jang Jin-hyuk hit a come-from-behind three-run home run in the top of the eighth inning. |
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This is a nutritious home run!
The KIA Tigers had a slope in the shock of five consecutive losses. Wizdom, a foreign hitter, has 30 home runs. Wisdom hit a home run against the LG Twins on the 24th to fill 30 home runs in the first season of his KBO debut. He became the third foreign player in the Tigers franchise and the 11th all-time 30-homer hitter.
But the word that always follows Wisdom and harasses him is nutritional value. He hit 30 home runs, but there were not many memorable home runs. Most of them are solo home runs. It bursts when the score difference is large. When there was a runner, it was a waste, so there were few home runs with strong impressions that directly led to victory.
It's a home run that didn't hit even three, not 30, but KT Wiz's Jang Jin-hyuk showed it properly that it's a really nutritious home run. Jang Jin-hyuk hit a three-run home run in the final game of the three consecutive games against the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on the 24th, as a pinch hitter with two outs and runners on the first and second bases in the eighth inning when his team was losing 0-1. With this home run, KT won 3-2 and swept three consecutive games over the weekend. Considering that Doosan won seven consecutive games before the opponent met, one can guess how important this home run was. KT went from a tough five-way race to a tie for fourth with the Lotte Giants. Just a half-game difference from the third-place SSG Landers.
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| The game between Doosan and KT at Jamsil Stadium on the 24th. KT Jang Jin-hyuk hit a come-from-behind three-run home run in the top of the eighth inning. Jang Jin-hyuk hits hard. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.24/ |
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Doosan's Park Chi-guk caught Ahn Hyun-min with one out and second base. Next up is Kang Baekho. I chose four pitches on purpose. When Jang Jin-hyuk came out as Kang Min-sung's pinch hitter, coach Cho Sung-hwan put in veteran left-hander Ko Hyo-joon. It would be no exaggeration to say that he hit a huge hit as a pinch hitter in Jamsil, where it was difficult to hit a home run against Ko Hyo-joon, so it would be no exaggeration to say that he made a ⅓ for his salary with this home run. Jang Jin-hyuk's annual salary this year is 115 million won.
It's a very meaningful home run for Jang Jin-hyuk as well. Jang Jin-hyuk was the talk of the town last offseason. Hanwha Eagles made a shock decision to take FA Shim Woo-joon and Um Sang-baek from KT Wiz for a total of 12.8 billion won, and moved the team from the subsequent nomination of compensation players. The reward player for Um Sang-baek was Jang Jin-hyuk, and fans were very angry about why Kim Kyung-moon gave up the main center fielder candidate, who he worked hard to raise since he took the team's new post last year.
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| The game between Doosan and KT at Jamsil Stadium on the 24th. KT Jang Jin-hyuk hit a come-from-behind three-run home run in the top of the eighth inning. Jang Jin-hyuk is sharing high fives with his colleagues. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.24/ |
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Manager Lee Kang-chul was smiling. The main player was brought in 'free'. He vowed to be with him throughout the season as the fourth outfielder because he can play any position in the outfield right now. However, it was a fatal blow to leave after suffering a side injury ahead of the opening. He returned after recovering from his injury, but KT's outfield has completely changed the game with the appearance of Ahn Hyun-min of 'Korea's Trout'. It was difficult for Jang Jin-hyuk to get a chance for sure.
However, he did not give up and faithfully played a backup role, and turned his bat in preparation for an opportunity that did not know when it would come. That's how he got a chance against Doosan and repaid coach Lee Kang-chul's faith with a tremendous shot.
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| Hanwha Eom Sang-baek who went down to the second group. |
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Coincidentally, while Um Sang-baek's 7.8 billion won FA contract continues to be highlighted due to his unbelievable slump of 1 win, 7 losses and 7.42 ERA in 19 games after moving to Hanwha, Jang Jin-hyuk can write a new 'reward myth' if he continues to fly in the future. This come-from-behind three-run home run may signal the beginning of the game.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
