Professional baseball player Park Dong-won of the LG Twins has taken a big step toward being named 'Mr. All-Star.'
Park Dong-won of the LG Twins hit a two-run home run during the All-Star Game held at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 12th.
Park Dong-won came to bat with two outs and a runner on second base in the bottom of the first inning, leading 2-1. He appeared wearing a cap modeled after a tuna can with his name on it, along with his daughter, Chae-i. After that, Park Dong-won hit a two-run home run over the left field wall on the fifth pitch, a 140 km/h fastball, bringing the score to 4-1 for the Namun All-Stars.
Park Dong-won was selected as an All-Star in the catcher category of the Namun All-Stars with 1,314,038 fan votes, 206 players' votes, and a total score of 43.62 points. Having been chosen for the Best 12 for four consecutive years, he now challenges for the All-Star MVP after hitting a home run that day.
The Namun All-Stars created a scoring opportunity with no outs and runners on first and second in the first inning against Dream All-Star selection Park Se-woong, thanks to a single to right by Moon Hyun-bin and a single to center by Park Min-woo. Park Gun-woo struck out, and Song Sung-moon was retired on a fly ball to left field. However, with two outs and runners on first and second, Chae Eun-seong hit a two-RBI clutch single to left field. Then, with Park Dong-won's two-run homer, they took a 4-1 lead.
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