Lee Yong-kyu's fantastic defense that completed the great comeback

On the 2nd, ahead of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League regular season away game against Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, Manager Hong Won-ki said, "I think the part where Lee Yong-gyu threw out Kim Hwi-jip's hit in the 8th inning could have had a big impact on the win or loss. If that hit had been missed in the second half when we were chasing, it would have been difficult."

This was the situation that Manager Hong praised. The day before (the 1st), Kiwoom was down 3-9 in the top of the 4th inning in the Gocheok NC Dinos game, but they scored 4 runs in the 5th inning, 3 runs in the 6th inning, and 4 runs in the 8th inning to win the game 14-9. It was a great comeback that avenged the listless 0-9 loss on July 30th.

NC didn't give up easily either. One of the decisive moments was Kim Hwi-jip's at-bat in the top of the 8th inning, with 2 outs and a runner on 1st base, when Kiwoom was up 10-9. NC sent Park Young-bin as a pinch runner in place of Matt Davidson, who had walked, in an attempt to tie the score. And Kim Hwi-jip hit a huge ball that flew all the way to the right-center field wall, making NC's strategy seem to be working. At the

decisive moment, Kiwoom had Lee Yong-kyu. Lee Yong-kyu, who has been consistently starting as a center fielder and showing good defense, ran from the far center of the outfield and caught Kim Hwi-jip's ball. Kim Hwi-jip's dejected look at this hit completed the famous scene.

Lee Yong-kyu, who first set foot on Kiwoom in 2021, played in 133 games in his first year with a batting average of 0.296 (136 hits in 459 at-bats), but was not good at hitting for the next two years. Because of that, he was gradually giving up his place to the growth of younger players.

However, he is showing a different side this year, even though he still has few opportunities to play. He is a role model for his juniors with his excellent defense and unique contact ability that reminds us of his prime. His performance is also good with a batting average of 0.297 in 56 games, 1 home run, 12 RBIs, 25 runs, 2 stolen bases, an on-base percentage of 0.416, and a slugging percentage of 0.360.

Manager Hong did not spare his praise, saying, "The KIA game was the same, and I keep mentioning that aspect of Lee Yong-kyu. Our team has many young players, and I wanted to tell them that baseball is not just about offense, but that you can change the flow with just one defense. Lee Yong-kyu is a player who shows a lot to his juniors with just one play, and he plays an important role in that regard. He is a role model."

On this day, Kiwoom faced right-handed sidearm pitcher Choi Won-jun and placed all of its batters except catcher Kim Jae-hyun as left-handed hitters. The batting lineup was Lee Joo-hyung (right fielder) - Kim Hye-sung (second baseman) - Song Seong-moon (third baseman) - Choi Joo-hwan (first baseman) - Byun Sang-kwon (designated hitter) - Lee Yong-kyu (left fielder) - Kim Tae-jin (shortstop) - Kim Jae-hyun (catcher) - Lim Byeong-uk (center fielder). The starting pitcher was Ariel Jurado.

Doosan, facing this, formed a batting lineup with Jung Soo-bin (center fielder) - Heo Kyung-min (third baseman) - Jared Young (right fielder) - Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman) - Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter) - Kang Seung-ho (second baseman) - Kim Ki-yeon (catcher) - Jeon Min-jae (shortstop) - Jo Su-haeng (left fielder). The starting pitcher is Choi Won-jun.

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