I even imagined hitting a home run in five consecutive at-bats in the fall... The 23-year-old Incheon giant's dream becomes a reality. First consecutive batting performance → New career high

Sep 05, 2025

I even imagined hitting a home run in five consecutive at-bats in the fall... The 23-year-old Incheon giant's dream becomes a reality. First consecutive batting performance → New career high
Ko Myung-jun for the interview. Reporter Kim Young-rok



I even imagined hitting a home run in five consecutive at-bats in the fall... The 23-year-old Incheon giant's dream becomes a reality. First consecutive batting performance → New career high
The match between SSG and Lotte at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. Lotte Velasquez allowed a two-run home run to SSG Ko Myung-joon in the bottom of the fourth inning. Incheon=Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.09.05/
I even imagined hitting a home run in five consecutive at-bats in the fall... The 23-year-old Incheon giant's dream becomes a reality. First consecutive batting performance → New career high
The match between SSG and Lotte at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. SSG Ko Myung-joon hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Incheon=Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.09.05/
"I'm a person who imagines a lot. I hit a walk-off home run in my head, a home run in five consecutive at-bats..."

The strong trust of the head coach is now becoming a reality. The dream of Ko Myung-joon (23) of SSG Landers is no longer an imagination.

Ko Myung-joon led his team to a 7-5 victory by hitting consecutive home runs in Game 14 of the season against the Lotte Giants at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. For Ko Myung-joon, it is his first multi-home run since his professional debut in 2021.




He hit his first home run by hitting a 148km fastball by Lotte Velazquez, who has a 38-win career in the Major League. He then hit back-to-back home runs against Lotte's second pitcher Park Jin. a two-hit, three-run bat.

Even before the season, SSG coach Lee Sung-yong thoroughly believed and pushed him as the main first baseman, saying, `A player who can hit 30 home runs.' However, he was hampered by repeated poor performances.

In the end, head coach Lee Sung-yong made him go to the second division saying, `Now is the time to prove it on his own,' and after that, he seems to open his eyes little by little. He hit five home runs in the last seven games with multiple shots.




Ko Myung-joon, who met after the game, said, `Of course, it's so good, and it's even better because the team won again on the day of consecutive hits. Since I went down once, wouldn't my physical strength be better than others?" he said with a smile.

Then "It's too early to tell the director confidently. It's a long way off." Regarding Lee's renewal of contract, he smiled broadly, saying, `I'm so happy that you've been writing me since last year.'

I even imagined hitting a home run in five consecutive at-bats in the fall... The 23-year-old Incheon giant's dream becomes a reality. First consecutive batting performance → New career high
The match between SSG and Lotte at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. SSG Ko Myung-joon hit a two-run home run against Lotte Velazquez in the bottom of the fourth inning. Incheon=Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.09.05/
"I like to compete in quick counts. Today, I swung at the opponent's pitcher's fastball because he liked it. In his second at-bat, he turned to the feeling that it is okay to swing and miss with the mind that '300% is a fastball' at the ball count of 3B1S."




He explained that he practiced how to use his lower body through training with first-team batting coach Kang Byung-sik under the judgment that the problem is a swing that only uses the upper body, and the result is good.

Thanks to this, the team is also approaching the fall baseball season. Ko Myung-jun said, `It's just the way to win the rest of the game as much as possible. I don't know until it's over."

But as far as I can imagine, I'm free. He has dreamed of me playing in the fall baseball since I was young. I also wonder what kind of performance I can play in fall baseball," he said with a chuckle.

"Only in my imagination did I hit a lot of walk-off home runs and hits. He won the Autumn Baseball MVP, hit a home run with 5 consecutive at-bats...I tend to have a lot of thoughts."

Ko Myung-joon said, "I felt it when I hit my second home run. I'm sure I have a good feeling. I want to keep this feeling for as long as possible"I'm determined.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.