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| The Samsung Lions and Kiwoom Heroes match at Lions Park in Daegu on the 25th. Samsung Diaz is cheering after hitting a three-run shot with two outs and runners on the first and third bases in the bottom of the eighth inning. Diaz (49 home runs) has re-established the record of most home runs (48 home runs) in a single season for foreign batters that Samsung Navarro had in the 2015 season. Daegu=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.25/ |
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"It's not about the baseball field. I have the ability to hit a home run at any ballpark."
Samsung Lions Diaz is writing a new history in the KBO League.
Diaz is making a phenomenal move this season. It has already broken the record for the most RBIs in a season in the KBO League, and increased the number of RBIs in the season to 153. He became the first player to hit 150 RBIs in history. The fact that he has 170 hits and 153 RBIs is evidence of how focused he is in clutch situations.
And the biggest factor that allowed the RBI to explode was home runs. I hit 49 home runs. He surpassed Navarro (former Samsung)'s record of 48 home runs, which is the most by a foreign hitter in a season. 'Legend' Lee Seung-yeop's 56 home runs are a little far away, but attention is focused on whether he will become the first KBO league batter with 50 home runs and 150 RBIs.
I almost hit 50 home runs. In the Kiwoom Hero match at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 28th. In the top of the ninth inning, a ball that was kicked up against the opponent's closer Cho Young-gun hit the top of the right fence. Everyone watching the scene was disappointed.
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| The Samsung Lions and Kiwoom Heroes match at Lions Park in Daegu on the 25th. Samsung Diaz is cheering after hitting a three-run shot with two outs and runners on the first and third bases in the bottom of the eighth inning. Diaz (49 home runs) has re-established the record of most home runs (48 home runs) in a single season for foreign batters that Samsung Navarro had in the 2015 season. Daegu=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.25/ |
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But it's not the end yet. There are two more games left. There will be the final home game against the KIA Tigers at home Daegu on the 30th, and they will face KIA again in Gwangju on the 3rd of next month. It would be good in many ways to set a record at home, where he hit 31 this year. Because Diaz did not hit a single home run in Gwangju last year and all this year. The same goes for Gocheok Dome. There can be psychological pressure.
Diaz said of his 50 home runs that "49 and 50 will feel completely different." If 49 is like 'Well done', then 50 is 'Wow, well done'. But I won't care. I just want to contribute to the team's victory."
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| The Samsung Lions and Kiwoom Heroes match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 25th. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Samsung Diaz hit a timely hit, setting a new record for the most RBIs (147 RBIs) in a single season. Park Byung-ho and Diaz are hugging each other during the defensive shift. Daegu=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.25/ |
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Some even downplay Diaz's home run record a little because home runs were concentrated only at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, which is considered the easiest stadium to hit home runs. As mentioned above, there are no home runs in Gocheok Dome and Gwangju. Gocheok Dome is considered one of the most difficult stadiums to hit home runs after Jamsil. But in response, Diaz responded "I don't think anything, I don't care. To be honest, I believe in myself. You have the ability to hit a home run at any ballpark. It's not a ballpark problem. I just think that every day I play at Gocheok Dome, I was not lucky or in a bad condition, and I move on. If anything, Gocheok Dome is the only dome stadium, so it is slightly different from other stadiums visually. According to Diaz's actual home run, there were far more home runs in Daegu than those that slightly crossed the fence and would be home runs even if they went to other stadiums.
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| The Samsung Lions and Kiwoom Heroes match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 25th. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Samsung Diaz hit a timely hit, setting a new record for the most RBIs in a single season. Daegu=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.25/ |
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When asked what kind of record he puts more meaning on home runs and RBIs, Diaz said, "If you look at 49 home runs, you think 'Well done', 150 RBIs come as 'Beautiful'. I'd say RBI. This is because each RBI helps the team win. But that doesn't mean I hate home runs."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
