Kang Seung-ho (30, Dusan Bears) went 3-for-3 with a home run and a wedge hit to earn the Suwon player of the game honors on Saturday.
Kang Seung-ho started the first game of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League season against KT Wiz at KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea, starting at No. 6, and went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs, and two runs scored to lead the Bears to an 8-5 victory.
After striking out in his first at-bat in the second inning to set the tone, Kang hit a game-winning two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the fourth inning, trailing 2-3. After watching the first pitch from KT starter Wes Benjamin, 안전놀이터 Kang launched a low cutter (136 km) over the left-field fence. The ball traveled 120 meters. It was Kang Seung-ho’s second come-from-behind home run of the season.
Trailing 4-5 in the seventh inning, he came to the plate and hit a line drive that just cleared the second baseman’s height against reliever Woo Kyu-min. He then stole second and reached third on Heo Kyung-min’s double and scored on Park Joon-young’s RBI single to tie the game.
Kang Seung-ho didn’t stop there.
With the bases loaded in the eighth inning with a 7-5 lead, he stepped up and took advantage of KT Kang-geon’s first-pitch fastball for a single to right field. It was the game-winning run.
With the three-hit blast, Kang improved his season batting average to 5 percent (6-for-12) from 3-for-7. He has now hit safely in three consecutive games from the opening game to today.
After the game, Kang said, “It’s good to win. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so good batting on the opening day, but this year, I think I’ve been able to keep batting well from the start because I prepared well. I hope I can continue to feel good hitting for a long time.”
When asked about his home run against Benjamin, Kang said, “When I struck out in my first at-bat, the ball was better than I thought. I thought about not being late to the fastball from then on, and the slider was right on the fastball. My bat went out at the time of the fastball, but the slider caught and I got a good hit,” he explained.
Kang’s performance helped Doosan rebound from an opening day loss with two straight wins.
After finishing the tournament with eight wins and one tie, the team’s momentum was halted by a late-game loss in the opening game, but they have now won back-to-back games without losing a game.
“When we lost the opening match, I think everyone thought that we needed to take a break. It’s better to lose once than to keep winning, so we can start playing well again. It was rather comfortable to lose the opening game,” he said of the team’s mood.
According to the 2024 salary contract announced by the Doosan baseball team, Kang Seung-ho signed a contract for the 2024 season for 255 million won, 카지노사이트 추천 up 55 million won from the previous 200 million won. After batting .703 with two doubles, seven home runs, 59 RBIs, 51 runs scored, and an OPS of .703 in 127 games last year, he topped Doosan’s non-free agent list again this year.
Still, he’s not satisfied. “It’s not enough to be No. 1,” Kang said. I want to do well this year and secure my place. My goal is to be the No. 1 player in the league without any shame this season,” he said.