LG Moon Jung-bin escapes 4th straight loss against KT with debut grand slam home run

LG Twins' Moon Jung-bin hit his first grand slam in his debut against KT Wiz on the 18th, leading the team to escape their 4th consecutive loss. LG won this game 9-1.

This game heated up with a chorus of home runs by sluggers born in 2003 on both teams. KT's Ahn Hyun-min appeared as the lead hitter while the score was 0-2, and with 3 balls and 1 strike, he targeted Lim Chan-gyu's fastball and flew over the left-center fence. The official driving distance measured by the KBO record committee member is 145m, tying the record for the longest of the season.

Then, another slugger born in 2003, LG Moon Jeong-bin, responded. Moon Jeong-bin hit a home run with the bases loaded and one out in the 5th inning, when the team was trailing 2-1, over the right fence against KT So Hyun-jun. This is his 14th home run of the season and his first grand slam home run. Moon Jung-bin added one RBI with a double to left center in the 7th inning, completing the 5-RBI game.