Samsung Lions’ Park Byung-ho (38) roared at the 400th home run mark.
Park Byung-ho started as the fourth (designated) hitter against the Doosan Bears in the “2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League” at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 4th and hit a home run in the 2nd inning to reach his 400th home run in the KBO League.
After Lee Seung-yeop (467) and Choi Jeong (491), Park Byung-ho, who hit 12 home runs for the Minnesota Twins in the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB), had 400 home runs in the game against the LG Twins on June 13.
Park Byung-ho made history in front of a packed crowd of 24,000 people who visited Lions Park.
In the bottom of the second inning with the score tied 0-0, Park hit Doosan starter Choi Seung-yong’s fork ball (128 kilometers) to hit the homer over the center-right fence of the Lions Park outfield. The distance is 120 meters. He also hit his 20th homer for this season with a cannonball in four consecutive games, and regained the 20th homerun mark for the first time in two years since 2022 (35).
Coincidentally, a home run milestone came in front of current Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop, the “national hitter” produced by the Samsung Lions.
Park Byung-ho, who became the homerun king in 2012-2015, 2019 and 2022, left the KT Wiz and regained his instinct as a giant after wearing a new uniform. He had a whopping 17 homers in 62 games he played for Samsung. He is also enjoying the effect of playing as a batter-friendly home ground. He hit 12 out of 20 homers at Lions Park this year. The distance between the right and left sides of the Lions Park is 99.5 meters.
After the game, Park said, “I was conscious. I’ve been the home run king several times in baseball, but 400 home runs mean a lot. This is a record that I really wanted to achieve before retirement,” adding, “There is nothing more that I personally want. I just want to win the Korean Series with my team,” which has many expectations for Park’s stellar performance in fall baseball. 스포츠토토
Samsung, which won the game 7-3 thanks to Park Byung-ho and other home runs, maintained its second place. The team is 3.5 games ahead of the third-ranked LG Twins.
Samsung, which is solidifying its second place in the regular season, is very happy to see veteran home run hitter Park Byung-ho play well. Park Byung-ho has 13 home runs in the postseason. He has the largest number of home runs at Samsung, where four batters have hit more than 20 home runs. He hit 11 home runs in the second half of the year, and seven in August. He has hit seven home runs in the last eight games. The autumn baseball game that Samsung, which embraces Park Byung-ho, is getting hotter as autumn approaches, already makes fans excited.
