Hyungjong Lee, dressed as a hero, finally reported the first home run.
Lee Hyung-jong attacked Benjamin’s slider after one out in the bottom of the 6th in the game against KT held at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 26th, leading to a left-handed solo home run.
Kiwoom won a 13-2 victory thanks to Lee Hyung-jong’s performance, which went 4 at-bats, 2 hits, 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 3 runs.
It was the indifference of colleagues waiting for Lee Hyeong-jong, who energetically ran the base and entered the dugout.
Lee Hyeong-jong passed through his colleagues who smoked other things with a shy expression. The moment I took off my helmet and sat down on the bench, my colleagues flocked to me with cheers.
Yokishi, who pitched with 2 runs in 6 innings, congratulated and thanked Hyung-Jong Lee.Lee Hyeong-jong started as the second hitter and right fielder that day. In the first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning, the center fielder withdrew with a fly, and in the bottom of the second inning, with two outs loaded, the third baseman hit a grounder and swallowed the regret. In the bottom of the 4th inning, with 2nd out and 1st base, he reached base with a ball that hit his body and scored when Russell’s 2nd RBI was timely hit. The home run came in the fourth at-bat in the bottom of the sixth when the team was trailing 4-2. It was a large home run with a distance of 120m. Later, in the bottom of the 7th inning, 1 RBI was added on 2nd, 1st and 2nd bases, and a run was added when Russell doubled. 안전놀이터
Lee Hyeong-jong, who is from LG, applied for Futures FA after last season and signed a four-year contract with Kiwoom for a total of 2 billion won. Lee Hyeong-jong, who joined LG as a pitcher in 2008, declared voluntary withdrawal due to frequent injuries, but turned to the batter in 2016.
Hyung-Jong Lee, who had recorded a batting average of 2.47 li (19 hits in 77 at-bats) in 19 games before the game, raised his batting average to 0.256 (21 hits in 82 at-bats) and 10 RBIs with a home run that day, strengthening his confidence.
After the game, Lee Hyeong-jong said, “It’s a home run in a long time, so I feel better. I thought the team expected long hits from me, and I myself set a goal of 20. I will try to hit home runs more often in the future.”