'I'm LG's new No. 4 hitter' Moon Bo-kyung's first solo shot at a hot reporting ceremony
Jul 10, 2024
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Moon Bo-kyung started as the 4th-3rd baseman in a home game against the KIA Tigers in Jamsil on the 10th and hit a superior solo shot as the first batter in the bottom of the second inning.
Moon Bo-kyung, who mainly batted fifth and sixth this season, started as the fourth batter for the first time on the day. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop has significantly revised the central lineup, which had been fixed as No. 3 Kim Hyun-soo-4 Austin. He placed Austin at No. 3 for the first time since his debut, and Moon Bo-kyung at No. 4. Park Dong-won took over as No. 5, and Kim Hyun-soo came down as No. 6.
Moon Bo-kyung started as the fourth batter in two games last year, but this was the first time this year.
The key to this batting order change was Moon Bo-kyung. Coach Yeom said, `Moon Bo-kyung has been hitting hard lately, so I placed him in fourth place"I was thinking of Moon Bo-kyung as LG's future No. 4 hitter."." "I was originally thinking about using Moon Bo-kyung as the fourth batter next year, but I was pulled this time," coach Han Yum said "This was the same idea as batting coaches." Even if Lee Jae-won came, he said, "I thought it was right for Moon Bo-kyung to do No. 4."
Moon Bo-kyung is batting .288 (85 hits in 295 at-bats) with 10 home runs and 45 RBIs this season. Although he showed a severe slump of 170.1 (12 hits in 70 at-bats) in May, he has shown a good trend with 356 (37 hits in 104 at-bats) since June.
It's not just a one-off. Coach Yeom said, `As long as Austin or Moon Bo-kyung do not fall into a severe slump, I plan to use No. 1 to No. 4 in the order of the best batting condition among Kim Hyun-soo, Park Dong-won, and Oh Ji-hwan.'
And Moon Bo-kyung hit a home run in his first at-bat as if celebrating his fourth batter appearance. Moon Bo-kyung, who met KIA starter Yang Hyun-jong, hit a 142.1km fastball in the middle of the third pitch in the ball count of 1B1S without missing it and crossed the right fence. It was his 11th home run of the season.
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