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…
Veteran Kia Tigers baseball player Na Sung-bum found himself overshadowed by his superstar teammate Kim Do-yeong during a crucial postseason game. In Game 3 of the best-of-five series against the LG Twins, Na hit two solo home runs - the first in the top of the second inning and the second later in the same game. However, it was Kim's colossal grand slam, measuring 145 meters and tying the record for the longest postseason home run in KBO history, that truly stole the spotlight.
At just 23 years and 18 days old, Kim also became the youngest player to hit a KBO postseason grand slam. Despite Na's impressive batting performance, the Tigers were already leading 8-0 by the time he added his second homer to the game.
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