A historic 1st home run occurred during the opening game of Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark. The owner of the 1st home run was not the home team Hanwha Eagles, but the visiting team KIA Tigers. It was Patrick Wisdom (34), a slugger with a total of 88 home runs in Major League Baseball.
On the 28th, Wisdom started as the 5th batter and first baseman in the new stadium opening game against Hanwha in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark, and he exploded with a solo home run in the top of the 7th inning.
With KIA holding a slim 1-0 lead, Wisdom, who came up as the lead-off batter, created a valuable additional run with a home run. He attacked Hanwha's starting pitcher KODI, who had been pitching strongly.
Perhaps targeting a fastball coming in at 153 km/h on the first pitch, he swung with perfect timing. The ball soared majestically at the moment of contact and went over the left-field fence. It traveled 110 meters for Wisdom's 2nd home run of the season.
This was also the historic 1st home run in the opening game of the new stadium in Daejeon. It was even more significant as it added a crucial run amid an uncertain one-point lead.
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