Infielder Park Chan-hyung, a product of 'fire baseball,' hit a home run on the first pitch as a pinch hitter. He connected on the first pitch in all three at-bats, resulting in a hit and a home run.
Park Chan-hyung appeared as the leadoff batter in the bottom of the second inning during a game against the KT Wiz at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 27th, with the score tied at 2-2. Jeon Min-jae started as the eighth shortstop but was replaced immediately without an at-bat. It seemed there was an influence from an error with two outs and runners on first and second in the second inning. The club noted, "During the defensive process, he was hit on the right palm by a batted ball and is icing it."
As soon as he appeared, Park Chan-hyung swung at the first pitch and hit a soaring solo home run. He launched a 134 km/h fastball from Ko Young-pyo over the right field wall. It was his first home run since his debut.
Furthermore, after hitting the first pitch in both of his previous at-bats, Park Chan-hyung again connected on the first pitch this time, hitting a home run. Lotte allowed two runs in the top of the second inning but took a 3-2 lead with Park Chan-hyung's solo home run in the bottom of the second.
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