No base, I only aimed for fastballs. First Grand Slam final shot in my life, a change in the 40% young catcher in the second half, with a positive mind

Aug 13, 2025

No base, I only aimed for fastballs. First Grand Slam final shot in my life, a change in the 40% young catcher in the second half, with a positive mind
Han Jun-su, the final hit in the match against Samsung on the 13th. Daegu = Sports Chosun Reporter Jung Hyun-seok hschung@sportschosun.com



KIA head coach Lee Bum-ho said "(Kim) Tae-gun is feeding almost all of the batters) ahead of the three away games against Samsung on the 12th. Tae-gun is now hitting not only the pitcher's lead but also the offense's chance, and making it when there is no runner. "Now (Han) Junsu is also in fairly good condition, so first of all, experienced Taegun goes out, and when a pitcher with strong Junsu comes out in the second half, I'm going to give Taegun a break and rotate."

It is also a pity to have Han Jun-su, 26, who has good batting performance, on the bench. However, he has only one choice. Proper allocation is the answer.

The proper allocation led to a great victory against Daegu Samsung on the 13th.




KIA defeated Samsung 9-1 and secured the Winning Series thanks to Han Jun-su's first grand slam in the eighth inning at Lions Park in Daegu on the 13th.

KIA manager Lee Bum-ho took out Han Jun-su's catcher card instead of Kim Tae-gun in the match against Samsung held at Lions Park in Daegu on the 13th. Catcher number eight. It was a stroke of God.

After one out in the top of the eighth inning, which was 1-1 tight, Choi Hyung-woo walked against Bae Chan-seung and got on base. Samsung's bench moved in Wizdom's at-bat with two outs and runners on first base. Lee Ho-sung's card, which was called up the day before and completed the trial, was taken out.




But the ball control was shaky. After the game of going to the full count with Wisdom Kim Ho-ryeong, he was loaded with two outs with a hit and a walk. Han Jun-su's at-bat, who retired with all three previous at-bats due to a fly ball. Han Jun-su, who calmly picked out two balls after the first strike, pulled Lee Ho-sung's 149km fastball and hit it like a clothesline over the right fence. a 120-meter-long grand slam. The match that flowed into the second half of the tight start confrontation between the two foreign pitchers ended with just one shot.

No base, I only aimed for fastballs. First Grand Slam final shot in my life, a change in the 40% young catcher in the second half, with a positive mind
photo courtesy of the KIA Tigers
No base, I only aimed for fastballs. First Grand Slam final shot in my life, a change in the 40% young catcher in the second half, with a positive mind
photo courtesy of the KIA Tigers
After the game, Han Jun-su said, `I thought I should just look at one fastball because the opposing pitcher has a fastball. I think the breaking ball did it without even thinking about it." Even in the thrilling moment of his first Grand Slam, he gave the ball to his teammate. He said "I couldn't hit it if the brothers hadn't created a chance like this. I think a good hit came out when I thought that I should not make a carefully made chance to stay. As soon as the ball hit, I felt that it would be a home run."

Han Jun-su, who led Aller's good pitching to catcher for the second time after returning from injury, said "It was a little disappointing, but I think it was a good thing that I blocked it well with one point."From the 1st to the 4th inning, he created a chance for the opponent, but he blocked it well, and he said to focus on the first batter in Mayning." He kept writing without changing the ball that the opponent's batter was deceived. I don't know the result, but the idea was to keep using good balls."




Han Jun-su, who has a batting average of .400 in 12 games in the second half of the day before the game, cited a change in his mind. Instead of being too impatient when he didn't hit his first at-bat, he changed his mind to go in a positive way, so he didn't rush and got a good result.
No base, I only aimed for fastballs. First Grand Slam final shot in my life, a change in the 40% young catcher in the second half, with a positive mind
I wonder if there is." In fact, Han Jun-su stepped down with a fly ball in all the three at-bats earlier on the day and hit a grand slam in the final at-bat.

Han Jun-su, who is sharing his playing time with Kim Tae-gun, who is also on the rise, said, `If it's difficult, it's difficult, but it's a competition to be here in the first division, so I always prepare whether I go out or not, and I go out with the idea of showing everything I have to show at this one batter's box even when I go out as a pinch hitter. Even if I can't go to the match that much right now, I think I just have to prepare silently behind the scenes, so I'll try harder."

The birth of a wonderful young catcher who combines offense and defense with long balls. It is a hopeful sign of change for the entire KBO, which needs to be replaced by a generation of catchers.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.