The crazy Home Steel 5th-tier competition team made fun of, this is Park Chan-ho...I tried my best to win
Sep 06, 2025
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It was a play that proved why Park Chan-ho (KIA Tigers). Park Chan-ho gave KIA one big win with a home steal that completely teased the NC Dinos, a five-team competitor.
KIA came from behind to win 8-4 against NC in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at Changwon NC Park on the 6th. KIA recorded 58 wins, 4 draws and 63 losses in the season, and NC, which has lost four consecutive games, only had 57 wins, 6 draws and 62 losses in the season, changing the rankings of the two teams. In terms of winning percentage, Kia ranked seventh with 0.4793 and NC ranked eighth with 0.4789. KIA continued its hopes of the 5th round by narrowing the gap between 5th place KT Wiz and 3 games.
KIA took the lead by scoring three runs in large numbers in the top of the sixth inning when it had a close 4-3 lead. Park Chan-ho was at the center of it.
The start was NC's error. After one out, Kim Ho-ryeong got on base due to an error in throwing a grounder to the third base. NC third baseman Kim Hui-jip had plenty of time to throw to first base, but the accuracy was poor. Kim Ho-ryeong shook Son Joo-hwan more by stealing third base, and Yoon Do-hyun hit a timely hit to the left of the left field to run 5-3. Park Chan-ho and Kim Sun-bin also joined the hit march and loaded the bases with one out.
NC replaced the mound with Choi Sung-young. With the bases loaded with one out, third baseman Yoon Do-hyun scored when Choi Hyung-woo grounded out to second base to make it 6-3. In Na Sung-beom's at-bat with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, Park Chan-ho succeeded in a witty home steal and widened the distance to 7-3. This was the result of Park Chan-ho catching the pitcher's timing perfectly and catching him off guard with left-hander Choi Sung-young completely turning his back on third base for pitching.
Park Chan-ho's solo home steal was his first and 40th in his career. The latest record was achieved by Lotte's Shin Yoon-hoo at the Gocheok Kiwoom Heroes match on August 11, 2022.
Starting pitcher Adam Oler, who became a winning pitcher thanks to this, "I haven't seen Home Steel in almost years. It was amazing because it's been a long time since I saw this play. I think Home Steel caught our offense on fire` he raised his thumb to Park Chan-ho.
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How was it possible to steal a bold home alone.
Park Chan-ho spoke with coach Cho Jae-young at third base. I thought it would be timing, so I took the plunge and tried. Na Sung-bum was at the batter's box, so the third base defense was a little back. He was also a left-hander, and he took the lead long enough to try home steel, but fortunately, the results came out well."
Park Chan-ho's energetic play is necessary for KIA to continue its competition for the semifinals. Kim Do-young will end the season due to a hamstring injury, and foreign batter Patrick Wisdom will be absent due to a back injury. The gap in slugging power is inevitable, but Park Chan-ho must replace Kim Do-young's gap with a play that plays one more step so that he can sing his last hope.
Manager Lee also praised "(Park) Chan-ho as the player with the best sense of baseball on the team."
Park is batting .280 (126 hits in 450 at-bats) in 116 games this year. After 0.301 in 2023 and 0.307 in 2024, the batting average of .300 for the third consecutive year has become difficult, but he is doing his best to win for now.
Park Chan-ho said, `I haven't had that good of a hit lately. It feels like I'm struggling one by one. Still, if the team wants to win, it has to survive somehow. That's how we're doing in every situation in every game."
Once more, I shouted the 5th round.
Park Chan-ho said, `I'm happy to break the losing streak today (6th), but I'll leave the victory behind and think about the rest of the game. I will do my best to win every game," he said emphatically.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
