“The manager told me to swing hard because it’s okay to miss.”
KT Wiz infielder Jang Jun-won (28) hit the game-winning hit in the eighth game of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League against the 토토사이트 Samsung Lions at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on Sunday. Jang went 2-for-3 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning with his team trailing 2-3. Jang finished the day 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs and one run scored, helping the team to a 6-5 victory.
Jang was acquired from the LG Twins via trade last season, but was diagnosed with an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his knee during the season and had to undergo a long rehabilitation period. After a long rehabilitation period, he made his return last month.
However, Jang hasn’t had the best of luck since his return. In 24 games before this one, he was batting just .103 with four hits, two doubles, and three RBIs. Opportunities weren’t easy to come by either. Free agent Kim Sang-soo is holding up, and recently, Lee Ho-yeon joined the team. There’s even Lee Sang-ho, who joined the team ahead of the season, but this performance gave them a chance to bounce back.
It was Jang’s first time hitting a game-winning hit since August 28, 2020, when he was playing for LG, and his first three-hit game since his debut.
After the game, Jang said, “I wasn’t playing good baseball since I came to the first team. I had a lot of bad at-bats, but I’m grateful to be in the first team. I’m trying to do well in my outings,” he said encouragingly.
KT manager Lee Kang-cheol explained the secret to his game-winning hit.
He said, “Lately, I’ve been making check swings or unsure swings. It wasn’t the direction the team wanted, let alone me. Before today’s game, the coach told me, 안전놀이터순위 ‘Turn it hard, you can swing for nothing.’ I tried to focus on the center with that in mind,” he laughed.
Jang Jun-won was responsible for the final out of the game. However, in the process, he almost collided with Kim Sung-yoon, who was sliding to second base, causing concern.
However, Jang said, “Fortunately, I’m fine. The ball came toward the base and I thought I could handle it, but then I realized it wasn’t going to work. My judgment was late, and there are some plays like this that I’ll try harder to avoid.”