"I think (Park) Byung-ho will hit 30 as a standard if he doesn't get sick."

Samsung Lions ranks second in the league with 12 home runs until the game against the Kia Tigers in Gwangju on Sunday. Samsung aims to become No. 1 in home runs for the second consecutive year, following last year when it topped the league with 185 home runs. Industry insiders say that the main lineup is strong at the moment, and young fielders' sealing and potential are enormous.스포츠토토

Coach Park Jin-man, who met at KIA Champions Field in Gwangju on the 1st, smiled when he heard the story. I was curious. How will Samsung's major hitters' home run report cards come out this year? In the 2024 season, Koo Ja-wook hit the most home runs in the team with 33 home runs. Kim Young-woong followed with 28 home runs, Park Byung-ho with 23 home runs, Lee Sung-kyu with 22 home runs, and Kang Min-ho with 19 home runs.

This year, it seems possible to produce 30 home runs and four players. It is not an impossible scenario if Koo Ja-wook protects 30 home runs, Kim Young-woong, who is developing into the league's best young big man, fills 30 home runs, Park Byung-ho shows off his No-ik field, and Lewin Diaz fully adapts to the KBO league.

For now, Park Byung-ho has three homers, and Koo Ja-wook, Kim Young-woong, Diaz, and Lee Jae-hyun have two homers each this season. "As long as Byung-ho is not sick, I think he will hit as many as 30. Diaz is in a slump right now, and if he gets out of it, he will be able to achieve that level (30 homers). Since he hit two homers each in the opening two consecutive games, he has some skills and capabilities," coach Park Jin-man said.

At this point, Park Byung-ho, Koo Ja-wook and Diaz do not have high average players. Diaz remains calm after hitting five hits, including two homers, in the opening two consecutive games against the Kiwoom Heroes. He called it a slump. However, he has strong belief that he can make home runs and long balls.

On top of that, if Lee Jae-hyun, who is growing, and another veteran Kang Min-ho join forces with around 20 home runs, Samsung's home run power is expected to be significant this year. If it succeeds in producing 30 home runs and four people, it is a huge event in itself. In the 43-year history of the KBO League, there has been no case of a team producing four 30-home run hitters.

In the case of Samsung, there were Lee Seung-yeop (54 home runs) and Charles Smith (40 home runs) duo in 1999, but none of them hit more than 30 home runs. Meanwhile, the Haitai Tigers in 1999 and the Hyundai Unicorns in 2000 succeeded in producing a 30-home run trio.

Samsung succeeded in producing its first trio of 30 home runs in 2003 with Lee Seung-yeop (56 home runs), Ma Hae-young (38 home runs), and Yang Jun-hyuk (33 home runs). Samsung's second trio of 30 home runs were in 2014 under the reign of the dynasty. They were Lee Seung-yeop (32 home runs), Yamaico Navarro (31 home runs), and Choi Hyung-woo (31 home runs).

Samsung is aiming to produce a trio of 30 home runs for the third time in the team's history this year. It is challenging to produce four hitters with 30 home runs for the first time in the team's history. It is not impossible considering various circumstances of the league and Samsung's power. Power-up of the batters is important even if it is to return to the top of the Korean Series.

"I hit 20 as well, but it was a bit disappointing for me personally. I want to hit more, too. "If I play without injury, I will do my best. I think three of my juniors will be able to run 30 times. There are players who are out due to injury such as Lee Sung-kyu, and Kim Young-woong is very good at flying the ball."