Lee Young-bin, the “secret weapon” of the LG Twins in professional baseball, exploded.
LG beat the Hanwha Eagles in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 8th with Lee Young-bin’s consecutive home run.
Lee Young-bin, who played as the ninth batter, recorded four hits, five RBIs and three runs in four at-bats, including consecutive home runs, and played shortstop in defense to create a double play, showing his best performance since his professional debut.
On the other hand, Hanwha, which has lost two consecutive games, has been pushed from sixth to seventh, weakening its spark for autumn baseball.
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LG, which missed a bases-loaded chance in the bottom of the first inning, loaded the bases again with no outs in the bottom of the second inning with Park Hae-min’s walk, Koo Bon-hyuk’s hit ball, and opponent’s error, and scored two runs first with Hanwha starter Cho Dong-wook’s wild pitch and Kim Hyun-soo’s infield grounder.
LG, which also had a chance to load the bases in the bottom of the third inning, produced a famous scene of “triple steal,” with third baseman Moon Bo-kyung succeeding in home steal and stealing first and second basemen while the changed pitcher Kim Ki-joong was careless.
Hanwha’s infield team was shaken sharply, and LG ran 6-0 as Lee Young-bin fired a three-run in the continued chances on the second and third bases.
Hanwha chased after Kim Tae-yeon with a two-run shot in the top of the fourth inning, but LG decided early with a “big inning” that scored five runs, including Lee Young-bin’s two-run shot, at the end of the fourth inning.
In addition to Lee Young-bin, LG, who hit a solo home run in the seventh inning and achieved all the starters’ hits, destroyed Hanwha with 19 hits, including Hong Chang-ki’s four hits, Kim Hyun-soo’s two hits and two RBIs, and Austin Dean’s two hits.
On the mound, Hernandez blocked Hanwha’s batters with three hits and two runs in five innings for his second win of the season.
Lee Young-bin’s home run shot that blew the pain of video reading
Lee Young-bin hit a home run over the fence in the middle as the leadoff hitter in the top of the ninth inning against the KIA Tigers on the 3rd.
The ball that slightly crossed the fence bounced off the structure and was put into the fence, and the umpire decided it was a double, not a home run. It was a home run, but LG believed in the umpire’s decision and did not apply for a video review.
Lee Young-bin, who narrowly missed his first home run of the season, hit a home run in the bottom of the third inning when he clearly crossed the right fence.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, he hit a ball over the fence, and the umpire declared a foul. This time, however, LG, which did not trust the umpire’s judgment, requested a video review, and as the judgment was corrected to a home run, it completely shook off the disappointment of five days ago.
Lee Young-bin, who joined LG as the seventh overall pick in the first round of the second round of the 2021 rookie draft, has played 72 games since his first year of joining the team, drawing attention as “Oh Ji-hwan’s successor.”
However, as he suffered a slump in 2022, the second year after his debut, he realized that he is a professional and has improved his skills by joining the military athletic unit. After returning to LG this year, Lee has taken a step further under special guidance from batting coach Mo Chang-min.
Lee Young-bin, who had an opportunity as Shin Min-jae left due to a wrist injury, showed a stable batting and defense, and is gaining the trust of LG fans as he finally performed well enough to lead the team to victory. 먹튀검증
