"Monster Wall" is holding out...Who will hit the first home run of the regular season
"Monster Wall" is holding out...Who will hit the first home run of the regular season
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Daejeon Hanwha Life Insurance Ballpark's "specialty" that debuted at an exhibition game on Wednesday is the right fence. The structure, which Hanwha and the Daejeon Metropolitan Government named as the "Monster Wall," is eight meters tall. It is more than three times the 2.4-meter-high fence in the outfield at Daejeon Stadium. Left-handed hitters need a higher angle of batting to cross the right fence at the new stadium.
The presence of Monster Wall in the field is just as significant. When asked how he felt about visiting the new stadium for the first time, Samsung Lions manager Park Jin-man said, "As expected, Monster Wall" and added, "It will not be easy. Although the distance to the fence is short (95 meters), the distance is high, so I think it will be more than 120 meters.먹튀검증
The star of the new stadium, "Fire No. 1," was also the right-handed hitter who avoided Monster Wall. Kim Tae-yeon of the Hanwha Eagles hit a solo home run to left-center in the bottom of the first inning of the game on Thursday. Although Kwon Kwang-min hit it in the Blue and White match of the club, Kim Tae-yeon is the first homerun in the KBO League official match.
Fans will remember their first home run in any stadium. The new stadium usually opens during exhibition games. The SSG Landersfield, which opened in 2002, was hit by Tyrone Woods in the top of the fourth inning of an exhibition game against the Doosan Bears on March 16. At the Gwangju-Kia Champions Field, Doosan Bears' Kim Jae-hwan hit a home run in the seventh inning at the opening game (March 15, 2014). Lee Taek-geun hit his first home run at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul in 2016, Park Hae-min at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu in 2016, and Kim Min-ha at Changwon NC Park in 2019. Kim Tae-yeon also said, "It will leave a page in history. I feel great to be remembered by fans. I should work harder."
Even during the regular season, there are many home runs that each stadium would like to raise. Naturally, the team has many records based on the original year. The first home run at Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium was Lee Man-soo (Samsung) on March 27, 1982, but he hit his first home run again a day later at Daegu Civic Baseball Stadium. In the same year, Kim Woo-yeol of OB Bears hit his first home run at Cheongju Stadium on April 4, and Kim Yong-hee's first home run at Chuncheon Baseball Stadium on the same day. Kim Seong-han of Haitai Tigers became the first home ground player on the following day (April 5). Kim also hit his first home run at Gudeok Baseball Stadium in Busan on April 8.
Of course, a star player's record is often left more intensely in the head. Former national team coach Ryu Joong-il also made his name known as "Jamsil No. 1." On July 17, 1982, when he was a student at Kyungpook High School, Ryu hit a home run as the first batter in the bottom of the sixth inning at an invitational competition for outstanding high schools. It was Kim Jeong-soo of the Lotte Giants who hit his first home run in a game against the MBC Blue Dragon on Aug. 1. However, as it was an opening ceremony, Ryu's home run remained as the symbol of Jamsil Stadium. The Champions Field No. 1 was also a regular season home run by Gwangju superstar Na Sung-bum, and Kang Baek-ho's home run was famous for Gocheok No. 1 when he was a student at Seoul High School.
Who will surpass the Daejeon outfield first during the 2025 regular season? The Hanwha Eagles will invite Kia to play three consecutive games to open its home ground on Saturday. Considering Monster Wall, chances are high that right-handed hitters such as Kim Tae-yeon will hit. Kia, which hit 163 home runs (third place) last year, had big-handed right-handed hitters such as Kim Do-young and Patrick Wisdom. Noh Si-hwan and Chae Eun-seong, Hanwha's main guns, are also right-handed hitters. Another possibility cannot be ignored is the possibility that the team will secure its first home run against the Monster Wall. Na Sung-bum, who was Gwangju's No. 1 player 11 years ago, is also a strong candidate. Esteban Floral, a core member of Hanwha's left-handed lineup, also has good batting performance (batting average of 0.400 in trial games).