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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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| 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. Diaz, who entered the dugout during Kim Young-woong's two-run shot, is cheering. Daegu=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.25/ |
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As soon as Samsung Lions foreign hitter Lewin Diaz set a new record for the most RBIs in a season in KBO, he set a new record for the most home runs ever by a foreign hitter.
Diaz started as the fourth batter and first baseman against the Kiwoom Heroes in Daegu on the 25th. He added an RBI by hitting a timely double to the left in the bottom of the fifth inning with one out and a third base.
Diaz had 146 RBIs before the game, tying for the most RBIs in a season in KBO history set by Nexen Heroes (currently Kiwoom) Park Byung-ho in 2015.
Diaz scored 147 RBIs, making it a page in KBO history.
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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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He even hit a new home run record. Diaz lost a superior three-run shot to Kiwoom pitcher Kim Dong-kyu in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs and runners on the first and third bases. 49th of the season.
Diaz surpassed Samsung's Yamaico Navarro's 48 home runs in 2015 to win the most home runs in a single season for a foreign hitter.
In addition, he left his name as the first hitter in KBO history to reach the 150-run mark.
Diaz is now trying to hit 50 home runs for the first time ever for a foreign hitter. Including domestic hitters, he will become the fourth batter with 50 home runs after Samsung's Lee Seung-yeop (1999 and 2003), Hyundai's Shim Jung-soo (2003), and Nexen's Park Byung-ho (2014 and 2015).
Diaz joined Samsung as an alternative foreign hitter during last season and challenged the KBO League. He re-signed his contract with Samsung for a total of $800,000 (about 1.1 billion won) ahead of this season, with a batting average of 0.282 (31 hits in 110 at-bats), seven home runs and 19 RBIs in 29 games last year.
Now, there is no telling how much Samsung should offer to keep Diaz next year. Diaz is expected to compete for MVP against Hanwha Eagles ace Cody Ponce, who is considered the best pitcher of all time in the KBO.
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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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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
