▲ KIA Tigers and SSG Landers KBO League 2024 match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the afternoon of the 16th. SSG Choi Jeong hits a solo home run with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning to tie the game./Yonhap News
Incheon SSG Landers leadoff hitter Choi Jeong (37) moved into a tie for first place in KBO League career home runs.
In a professional baseball home game against the KIA Tigers held at Incheon SSG’s Landers Field on the 16th, Choi Jeong-eun came to the plate with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning, going 3-4, and hit the 5th pitch from KIA closer Jeong Hae-young and hit a tying solo shot that went over the left center wall.
It was his 9th home run of the season and his 467th career home run, tying the KBO career home run record held by Doosan Bears coach Lee Seung-yeop.
On this day, Choi Jeong-eun hit a fly ball in his first and second at-bats and struck out in his third at-bat, and he seemed to be hitting less well than usual – pitch hitting in the fourth at bat in the bottom of the 7th inning, and led the team with 2 bases in the bottom of the 9th inning She hit a dramatic tying shot to save her from defeat, tied for first in career home runs.
Before the game, Choi Jeong-eun said in a media interview that he wanted to play without worrying about the home run record, saying, “I want to hit quickly and get out of this situation.” As he had hoped, he was one step closer to breaking the record.
In the ensuing game, SSG defeated KIA 6-4 with Heredia’s left-handed hit and Hanyu Island’s home run as the follow-up hitter, giving them their 3rd straight win.
▲ KIA Tigers and SSG Landers KBO League 2024 match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the afternoon of the 16th. Choi Jeong, who tied for the most home runs with his 467th career home run with a tying solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning, receives a water baptism./Yonhap News
It seems like it’s only a matter of time before Jeong Choi, who has hit double-double home runs every season since the 2006 season, is crowned the KBO’s official ‘Home Run King’.
The focus is on how much the KBO League personal home run record will surpass Coach Lee Seung-yeop’s record.
Meanwhile. The SSG club said through a social network service (SNS), “The fan who caught Choi Jeong’s 468th home run ball will receive two Live Zone 2024-2025 season tickets, a bat signed by Choi Jeong, a large logo ball signed by the team, and an E-Mart online gift certificate worth 1.4 million won “We will give you a free one-year Starbucks drink voucher and a 750,000 won accommodation voucher at the Chosun Hotel,” the announcement said.
SSG will play the weekday (KIA) and weekend (LG) games at home this week.
It is expected that many baseball fans will visit Incheon SSG Landers Field Stadium to watch the first record in 11 years since 2013.
/ Reporter Yoo Hee-geun allways@incheonilbo.com
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