'There is no breaking in the body'Wriggling 'Long batting instinct', KBO adaptation is over in 3G → 100 million won miracle will be opened
Aug 21, 2024
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He is quickly adapting to the new KBO league in just three games. Diaz started as the sixth first baseman against the Doosan Bears in Pohang on the 20th. Bench's intention is to give time to adapt to unfamiliar opposing pitchers' balls in a more relaxed at-bat than No. 4.
It hit me beautifully.
Diaz went 3 for 4 with a timely double with a wedge RBI in the eighth inning, helping him to a 3-0 victory in a close game. Samsung, which accumulated points one by one with Lee Jae-hyun's first hit in the second inning and Kang Min-ho's additional timely hit, won four consecutive games based on starter Won Tae-in's two hits and eight strikeouts in six innings.
With the victory, Samsung, the second-ranked team, trailed Kia, the leader, by five games, which was canceled due to rain.
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On the 17th, he hit a solo shot in the sixth inning when he was 2-4 in the sixth inning against NC. Back-to-back home runs following Koo Ja-wook's solo shot. Lee Joon-ho's 145km fastball, which was close to his body, was wrapped around a short angle fast swing. A large home run shot with a driving distance of 120 meters well over the right fence of Changwon NC Park. It was a moment when I could see Diaz's long shot.
When Diaz's ability to cope with his body was confirmed, a persistent outside match began. After that, the outer manned ball came in five consecutive at-bats until the match against Changwon NC on the 18th. Diaz, who wanted to show it sooner, couldn't stand it and gave up the bat, so he was hitless in four at-bats.
The fact that Korean pitchers don't easily go head-to-head with foreign hitters whose slugging power has been confirmed. Cleverly captured it in just two games.
the beginning of a new week. On the 20th, the batting order against Doosan Bears in Pohang also relieved the burden with No. 6.
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At the bottom of the second inning when it was 0-0, he endured Doosan starter Balazovic's high fastball outside the first pitch and a full fastball on the body of the second pitch, then hit a 147km fastball that was slightly high for the third pitch and dropped it in the middle of the right. This stepping stone hit led to Lee Jae-hyun's first timely hit.
Diaz watched Choi Ji-gang's outside two-seam and cutter manned in the sixth inning when the score was 1-0.When the 143km pitch came into the outside center on the third pitch, he made a heavy hit with a thunderous swing.
Baek-mi took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, making her fourth at-bat. Diaz, who took the batter's box at first base with no outs, turned the bat without hesitation when Kim Kang-ryul's 141km fastball came into his body. a big hit on the right-field line. First base runner Kim Hyun-joon rushed toward home in a sprint. a timely double to seal a 3-0 wedge.
After finishing the third game successfully, Diaz said, "I feel so good that my team won. It hasn't been long since I came to Korea, but I think today was the best game"In the last game, I tried to play actively, so I got my hands on all the good and bad balls. I think today's reflection on that and swinging for only good balls led to good results,' he said, explaining the secret of his first three-hit game.
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The remaining season is just around the corner, and the transfer fee was incurred due to the rush to bring it in, so he signed a total of $170,000, including $50,000 in annual salary, $20,000 in options, and $100,000 in transfer fees. The ransom is only about 94 million won even if the annual salary and options are met. Expectations are rising that the "100 million won miracle" may unfold for Samsung, which dreams of becoming the first autumn baseball in three years.
Photo courtesy = Samsung Lions
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