SSG Landers infielder Choi Hang (29) hit a home run as soon as he came up to the first team.
Choi Hang started as the 7th batter and first baseman in the 2023 Shinhan Bank Sol KBO League match against KT Wiz held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 4th, and hit a home run at the end of the 1st inning.
At the end of the 1st inning, when SSG was leading 2-0, Choi Hang, who entered the plate with a chance for one out and 1st and 2nd base, hit opponent starter Bo Schul-Seo’s second pitch with a speed of 149km/h and hit a 3-run homer that went over the left fence.
Choi Hang, who started the season in the 2nd division this year, stayed in the 2nd division all the time and was called up to the 1st division that day.
Choi Hang played in 15 games in the Futures (2nd team) league this year and boasted a good sense of hitting with a batting average of 0.396, 10 RBIs, an on-base percentage of 0.508 and a slugging percentage of 0.500, and succeeded in being promoted to the first team entry.
Choi Hang hit a home run in his first at-bat in the first team this year.
It was 961 days since Choi Hang hit a home run in a regular season game against the KIA Tigers in Gwangju on September 15, 2020.메이저사이트
Choi Hang, the younger brother of SSG’s main third baseman Choi Jeong, debuted on the first team stage in 2017 and played in 283 games in the first team until last year, posting a batting average of 0.272, 10 homers, and 88 RBIs.