This fall, a real hero was born. Samsung's saved Kim Young-woong's three-run home run shot, and the game was Game 5

Oct 22, 2025

This fall, a real hero was born. Samsung's saved Kim Young-woong's three-run home run shot, and the game was Game 5
The fourth PO match between Samsung and Hanwha held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 22nd. Samsung's Kim Young-woong hit a come-from-behind three-run home run in the seventh inning. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.10.22/



It was unbelievable.

Kim Young-woong hit a miraculous three-run home run and became a true 'Autumn Hero'.

In Game 4 of the playoffs against Samsung at Lions Park in Daegu on the 22nd, Kim Young-woong led the team to a 7-4 victory with a home run show that swept six RBIs with two consecutive at-bats.




Samsung's fall baseball, which almost stopped in Game 4 of the playoffs amid Kim Young-woong's crazy performance, which hit a tie-breaking home run and a come-from-behind home run in consecutive at-bats, led to a game-ending in Game 5 of the playoffs.

Samsum was losing 0-4 in the fifth inning when Won Tae-in, the last bastion, allowed a three-run home run to Moon Hyun-bin.
This fall, a real hero was born. Samsung's saved Kim Young-woong's three-run home run shot, and the game was Game 5
Kim Young-woong hits a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning with one out and runners on first and second bases in Game 4 of the playoffs between Hanwha and Samsung held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 22nd. Daegu=Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.22/
But Samsung had Kim Young-woong.

In the sixth inning, when trailing 1-4, Kim Seo-hyun's 153km low fastball was scooped over the right fence from the unfavorable ball count of 0B2S with one out and runners on first and third base. Kim Young-woong, who felt it was a home run at the moment he was hit, threw the bat. A big home run with a distance of 127 meters to tie the score at 4-4.




It wasn't the end.

At the top of the seventh inning, when the score was 4-4, Ponce was warming up in the Hanwha bullpen.

Kim Young-woong, who took the batter's box in another scoring position, pulled Hanwha pitcher Han Seung-hyuk's 145km fastball on the first pitch. The ball, which had been eaten a little, but had a spin due to a strong body swing, headed for the right fence. The right fielder jumped, but the ball disappeared into the stands. The decisive shot that sent 23,680 spectators who filled Lions Park into a frenzy.
This fall, a real hero was born. Samsung's saved Kim Young-woong's three-run home run shot, and the game was Game 5
Kim Young-woong hits a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning with one out and runners on first and second bases in Game 4 of the playoffs between Hanwha and Samsung held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 22nd. Daegu=Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.22/
This fall, a real hero was born. Samsung's saved Kim Young-woong's three-run home run shot, and the game was Game 5
Samsung and Hanwha's fourth PO match at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 22nd. Samsung's Kim Young-woong hit a tying three-run homer in the sixth inning. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.10.22/
Kim Young-woong, who swept three hits and six RBIs in four at-bats, was named MVP of the game. Kim Young-woong, who had 6 hits and 6 RBIs in 10 at-bats before the day, dominated the blue fall with an incredible performance of 9 hits in 14 at-bats with 3 home runs and 12 RBIs.

Samsung, which was on the verge of being eliminated from the cliff, recovered dramatically with Kim Young-woong's incredible clutch home runs.Samsung, which brought the series back to square one with two wins and two losses, will move to Daejeon on Monday for its fifth game.

Samsung's starter Won Tae-in withdrew with four runs in five innings, but Garabito (2 innings), Lee Ho-sung (1 inning) and Kim Jae-yoon (1 inning) kept the victory with no runs.

Hanwha took a heavy step toward Daejeon with Kim Seo-hyun collapsing with another tie-breaking home run in the game that came out in the middle following the failure of the first game.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.