Kiwoom's Lee Hyeong-jong gets hit by a torrential downpour after 133 days
Kiwoom's Lee Hyeong-jong gets hit by a torrential downpour after 133 days
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As soon as the broadcast interview of professional baseball Kiwoom Heroes veteran Hyeong-jong Lee (35) ended, juniors holding water bottles rushed over as if they had been waiting for it.
Lee Hyeong-jong smiled and happily received the water sprinkled by his juniors as if it were holy water.
Even when one of his mischievous juniors ran off with a water bottle stuck in his waistband, he enjoyed the moment with a smile on his face.
Lee Hyeong-jong hit a game-winning 2-RBI single in the bottom of the 8th inning with the bases loaded and 2 outs in a 4-4 tie against the LG Twins held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 25th.
With this hit, Kiwoom won 6-4 against LG and finished the weekend three-game series with a winning series (at least two wins out of three games).
Lee Hyeong-jong laughed and said, "I've never received this (water thunderbolt) before so I wanted to try it, but (my juniors) did it for me."
Lee Hyeong-jong's timely hit was a hit aimed at LG's Kim Jin-seong's fastball.
He sent the first pitch straight, and on the second pitch, he hit a two-run single that went between the third baseman and the shortstop.
Lee Hyeong-jong said, "(Kim Jin-seong) threw a lot of forkballs, so I aimed for that. But I was flustered when a fastball came in on the first pitch," and explained the battle of wits, saying, "I'm not usually the type to hit by 토토 chance, so it was disappointing. I was preparing for the fastball for the second pitch, and even if I swing and miss at the forkball, it's still two strikes, so I thought I shouldn't miss the fastball, and luckily, the fastball came."
Lee Hyeong-jong was an indispensable player for the team at one point in the early season, with a batting average in the mid-.300s and numerous RBIs.
However, he was injured after being hit by a foul ball and was out of action, and after returning in early July, he suffered a serious batting slump.
His batting average in July was 0.043 (1 hit in 23 at-bats), and after being removed from the first team on the 25th of last month, he was transferred to the second team and returned on the 22nd.