Like Ohtani one day... The man who achieved his dream, Jeon In Unanswered Diaz who shone at the retirement ceremony → The next goal is to win MVP + KS

Oct 01, 2025

Like Ohtani one day... The man who achieved his dream, Jeon In Unanswered Diaz who shone at the retirement ceremony → The next goal is to win MVP KS
Diaz for the interview. Reporter Kim Young-rok



Like Ohtani one day... The man who achieved his dream, Jeon In Unanswered Diaz who shone at the retirement ceremony → The next goal is to win MVP KS
The KIA-Samsung match at Lions Park in Daegu on the 30th. Diaz, with one out and runners on the first and third bases, hits a three-run shot in the bottom of the first inning to achieve 50 home runs. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.30/
Like Ohtani one day... The man who achieved his dream, Jeon In Unanswered Diaz who shone at the retirement ceremony → The next goal is to win MVP KS
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/
He finally reached the desired 50 home runs mark.

On the 30th of last month, Samsung Lions' Leuan Diaz fired the first three-run and the winning shot of the day at the bottom of the first inning against the Daegu KIA Tigers.

With this, Diaz hit 50 home runs, becoming the first player in the 44-year history of professional baseball to reach 50 home runs and 150 RBIs. Since Park Byung-ho (then Nexen Heroes) in 2015, he has also carved his name with 50 home runs for the first time in 10 years and 50 home runs (48 former Yamaico Navarro) as a foreign hitter. It is a new record following the first 150 RBIs in history (146 Park Byung-ho).




With the victory, Samsung secured fourth place in the league and succeeded in a touchdown in autumn baseball. Wild card conduction can now be played at home.

Diaz's face was full of joy after the game. He said "I feel so good. It's a season where I've been working really hard, but the fall baseball has been confirmed, and I've written a new history with my own hands."

Then "The last home game, Oh Seung-hwan hit his 50th home run on his retirement day and interviewed that it would be a really special day if fall baseball was confirmed." That imagination has become a reality."




Oh Seung-hwan has yet to receive his 50th home run ball as the site is busy with his retirement ceremony. Diaz is "I'd like to have it, honestly. I don't know what the person who caught it will want, but I believe the club will do well."

Like Ohtani one day... The man who achieved his dream, Jeon In Unanswered Diaz who shone at the retirement ceremony → The next goal is to win MVP KS
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 welcomed by his colleagues. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.30/
As for the last face-off between Oh Seung-hwan and Choi Hyung-woo "Both know well that they are KBO legends. It was special and an honor for me to be there. When I have a baby, I want to tell him, 'Dad saw Oh Seung-hwan and Choi Hyung-woo face each other.'"," he said, expressing his ardent respect.

The most special thing about Diaz this season is his overwhelming presence in his position. He has 15 home runs ahead of second-ranked Davison (NC Dinos) and 48 RBIs ahead of second-ranked Moon Bo-kyung (LG Twins). With home runs, RBIs, long hitting percentage, and sophistication of his batting average of 300, he has a sharp enough batting average to fill only 100 (18th overall).




As a result, some analysts say that he recently gained the upper hand in the MVP competition of the season with Cody Ponce (Hanwha Eagles), who gave up the No. 1 strikeout to SSG Drew Anderson. If Ponce is the main player who led Hanwha's surge this season, Diaz is also the vanguard of Samsung's great strides in the second half.

Diaz made no secret of his greed for MVP, saying "A really good match."

"Looking back on this year, I think I've done everything I can. We won't know what will happen until the end of the season, but I don't think it's weird for me or Ponce to get it. I had a chance to talk to Ponce before, and he said it's really hard to deal with you, so I replied 'That's the same for me'. I think it's going to be a good matchup."

Like Ohtani one day... The man who achieved his dream, Jeon In Unanswered Diaz who shone at the retirement ceremony → The next goal is to win MVP KS
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 welcomed by Koo Ja-wook. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.30/
The secret to such a brilliant performance after taking off the sluggishness at the beginning of the season was "I thought I was trying to hurt myself too much." After the realization, I was able to achieve steady grades. After that, I worked with the mindset of `Let's do it as it is now,' but the result is very good.'

Diaz said, `I looked at the electronic display board, and 50 home runs, if it's written, wow, you're really good, don't you think there are so many. I thought I wanted to play like that someday. Like Aaron Judge (New York Yankees) and Shohei Ohtani, he didn't hide his emotion, saying, "Today is the day."

"I made it to the Korean Series last year, but this year I really want to win the championship that I couldn't win last year. Samsung is a really good team. I'll look forward to winning."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.