Veteran Tigers slugger appreciates chance to play with superstar teammate
It is not often that a baseball player hits two home runs in a key postseason game and still gets upstaged by a teammate, but that is exactly what happened to Kia Tigers slugger Na Sung-bum this week. The Tigers pummeled the LG Twins 13-1 in Game 3 of their best-of-five series in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason Tuesday night at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, with Na…
Kia Tigers' Na Sung-bum made a notable appearance in Game 3 of the KBO postseason against the LG Twins, delivering two solo home runs despite being overshadowed by his superstar teammate Kim Do-yeong. Na's performance opened the scoring with his first homer in the second inning, and he added a second in the same inning as the Tigers led 8-0.
However, it was Kim's colossal grand slam that stole the show, tying the record for the longest postseason home run in KBO history at 145 meters and making him the youngest player to accomplish such a feat at just 23 years and 18 days old. Na's contribution, while significant, was eclipsed by Kim's heroic display, highlighting the star power of the Tigers' lineup.
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