Diaz's 50 home run final shot that revealed the party on the way to the Stone Buddha...After 15 wins, Samsung grabs KIA, and fourth place, Jung Jo-joon

Sep 30, 2025

Diaz's 50 home run final shot that revealed the party on the way to the Stone Buddha...After 15 wins, Samsung grabs KIA, and fourth place, Jung Jo-joon
Daegu Lions Park on the 30th. Oh Seung-hwan, who is about to retire, is holding a press conference before the game. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.30/



On the day of legend Oh Seung-hwan's retirement ceremony, a uniform with his number 21 filled the scene. It's a splendidly lit feast by the Fireworks.

In Game 15 of the season against the KIA Tigers at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 30th, the Samsung Lions won 4-0 with ace Furado's scoreless 10K pitching and Diaz's 50th home run of the season, which became the winning hit of the day.

This marks Samsung's 74th win (two draws and 67 losses) this season, keeping its fourth place. Still 2 games away from 3rd place SSG Landers. On this day, the NC Dinos grabbed the KT Wiz and won seven consecutive games, moving one step away from the fierce fifth-place fight between the two teams.




On the other hand, Kia recorded its 74th loss (63 wins and 4 draws) and maintained its eighth place.

Lee Jae-hyun (striker), Kim Sung-yoon (right wing), Koo Ja-wook (designated hitter), Diaz (first base), Kim Young-woong (third base), Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Kang Min-ho (catcher), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second base), and Lee Sung-kyu (left wing) were in the lineup. The starting player is even after A.C.E.

Diaz's 50 home run final shot that revealed the party on the way to the Stone Buddha...After 15 wins, Samsung grabs KIA, and fourth place, Jung Jo-joon
KIA-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 30th. Hurado, who pitched scoreless until the seventh inning, is coming down the mound after the inning. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.30/
KIA faced off with Kim Ho-ryeong (center fielder), Yoon Do-hyun (third base), Park Chan-ho (striker), Na Sung-beom (designated hitter), Wisdom (first base), Oh Sun-woo (left fielder), Han Jun-su (catcher), Kim Kyu-sung (second base), and Park Jae-hyun (right fielder). Kim Tae-hyung was selected in the first round (five times overall) of this year's rookie draft.




Before the game, Samsung coach Park Jin-man did not hide his concern about Oh Seung-hwan's possibility to take the mound, saying, `Please watch the situation.' It is a natural concern as it has not even been confirmed to advance to autumn baseball yet and is in a fierce ranking battle.

Oh joined the first team as a special entry for retired players. The head coach said, `Oh Seung-hwan's physical condition has gotten better. "The real sense is the key." "If possible, I would like to take the mound in the ninth inning. A player worth sending me a good look."

KIA put Choi Hyung-woo on standby with a pinch hitter exclusively for Oh Seung-hwan. He is a one-year younger brother who led the Samsung Dynasty together in his heyday. Coach Lee Bum-ho laughed, saying, "(Choi) also wants Hyung-woo, and he is a player who is enough to receive such respect."




Diaz's 50 home run final shot that revealed the party on the way to the Stone Buddha...After 15 wins, Samsung grabs KIA, and fourth place, Jung Jo-joon
KIA-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 30th. Friends of the same age, including Choo Shin-soo, Lee Seung-ha, Lee Dae-ho, and Jung Geun-woo (from left in the back row), visited the stadium to watch Oh Seung-hwan's retirement game on the day. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.30/
On this day, 23,933 baseball fans entered the site. The Sangsung club said "Recently, there was an accident where the pillar in front of the stands collapsed, so there was a visual obstruction stone. The seats are not for sale", he explained. It's a de facto sell-out.

Oh Seung-hwan's wife Kim Ji-hye and son Oh Seo-joon came out as hitters and first pitchers before the game. Kim Ji-hye said, "Thank you for giving me this opportunity, even though I haven't been with my husband for a long time playing baseball," and added, "I'll shout out loud even in the 8th inning."," he said, expressing his appreciation. Oh gave his son a warm hug after the first pitch with a bright smile.

Choo Shin-soo, assistant manager of SSG Landers, as well as friends from the golden generation born in 1982 such as Lee Dae-ho, Kim Tae-kyun, Chae Tae-in, and Lee Dong-hyun, visited the site and shone together.

Oh Seung-hwan is a Korean baseball finisher in the 21st century.

Since joining the Samsung Lions in the second round (five times overall) in 2005, he is a one-club man who has played for 15 seasons in the Korean professional baseball league alone. He entered the Hanshin Tigers in the Japanese professional baseball (NPB) in 2014 and played for two years before moving to the Major League. He returned to Samsung in 2019 after playing for the Toronto Blue Jays and Colorado Rockies, starting with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2016.

He has 427 saves in the KBO League and 549 saves in the Korea-U.S. and Japan, respectively. Oh Seung-hwan is also the oldest save (42 years and 12 days) in his history.

Diaz's 50 home run final shot that revealed the party on the way to the Stone Buddha...After 15 wins, Samsung grabs KIA, and fourth place, Jung Jo-joon
The KIA-Samsung match at Lions Park in Daegu on the 30th. In the bottom of the first inning, Diaz hit a three-run shot with one out and runners on the first and third bases, achieving 50 home runs. Diaz is flapping the flag. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.30/
Samsung, which is sending the legend off, prepared splendidly for Oh Seung-hwan's retirement and permanent absence event on the day. His passionate preparations, such as decorating banners and photo spots on the outer wall of Lions Park before the game, were outstanding.

Oh Seung-hwan's path was splendidly revealed by Diaz. In the top of the first inning, Diaz drew his 50th arch of the season by shooting a three-run home run over the right-center fence in a chance with one out and runners on first and second bases made by Kim Sung-yoon and Koo Ja-wook's consecutive hits. As a result, Diaz became the first player in professional baseball history to reach 50 home runs and 150 RBIs, and the first foreign hitter to reach the 50 home runs mark.

Samsung added one run in the bottom of the fifth inning due to KIA second baseman Kim Kyu-sung's error in a one-out third base made by Lee Sung-kyu's double and Lee Jae-hyun's bunt. KIA Kim Tae-hyung showed good pitching with a powerful fastball of up to 153km, but unfortunately he failed to fill the fifth inning and finished the game with five hits and four runs in four ⅓ innings.

Diaz's 50 home run final shot that revealed the party on the way to the Stone Buddha...After 15 wins, Samsung grabs KIA, and fourth place, Jung Jo-joon
Oh Seung-hwan smiles after the first pitch with his wife Kim Ji-hye and son Seo-joon ahead of the KIA-Samsung match at Lions Park in Daegu on the 30th. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.30/
Samsung added one more run with Kang Min-ho's RBI groundout in the bottom of the eighth inning with one out and runners on the first and third bases made by KIA first baseman Oh Sun-woo's throwing error, laying the groundwork for Oh Seung-hwan to take the mound.

Oh Seung-hwan took the mound in hot cheers, struck out pinch hitter Choi Hyung-woo, and was replaced in applause.

Samsung Furado won 15 games of the season by blocking seven innings with two hits and no runs to 10K perfect pitching. Samsung finished the game neatly with Kim Tae-hoon in the eighth inning and Oh Seung-hwan and Kim Jae-yoon in the ninth inning.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.