A 25-year-old No. 4 hitter who can't be refuted by a veteran who has walked differently, showed off his pride with No. 30 full of nutrition
Sep 17, 2025
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Noh Si-hwan smiled proudly in front of Son Ah-seop, a senior who made a hit.
Hanwha Eagles' No. 4 hitter Noh Si-hwan led the team's victory with a valuable two-run shot in the game against the KIA Tigers at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 16th.
Noh hit KIA Kim Si-hoon's 141km fastball in his third at-bat with two outs and a runner on first base in the top of the fifth inning with a 2-0 lead, and hit a 125m long-distance home run over the center fence.
As a result, Noh Si-hwan reached the 30th home run mark for the second time in his career after 31 home runs in 2023.
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However, No. 4 hitter Noh Si-hwan survived with the unwavering trust of head coach Kim Kyung-moon. In the second half of the year, he hit 13 home runs in 47 games, rising to 30 home runs again in two years.
Noh Si-hwan is the only Korean player who hit 30 home runs this season. It is the fourth record after Samsung Diaz (46 home runs), KIA Wisdom (32 home runs) and NC Davidson (31 home runs).
Recently, Noh Si-hwan has been continuing a 'hit bet' with Son Ah-seop. As it is a match against Son Ah-seop, who holds the record for the most hits in KBO career, he decided to count the home run as two hits.
However, in a video released on the club's YouTube channel, when Noh Si-hwan hit a home run, Son Ah-seop called "There is no nutrition." This means that a home run from a big score gap is difficult to admit with two hits. In the end, the two agreed to count a home run when the difference is five points or more as one hit.
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Noh has had 14 hits in his last 10 games, five of which are home runs. The batting average is also high at 0.368.
On the other hand, Son Ah-seop has 13 hits and a batting average of 0.342 in 10 recent games. Noh Si-hwan is ahead in terms of the number of pure hits excluding the home run weight.
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Veteran Son Ah-seop's presence is a great help to Noh Si-hwan, who has the heavy responsibility of being the team's No. 4 hitter at the young age of 25.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.