The KT Wiz of professional baseball beat the champion LG Twins to win the season opener.
KT erupted for 18 hits and defeated LG 11-7 in the 2026 KBO League opener at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 28th. KT set the rare record of all nine starters hitting safely in an opener for the sixth time in history.
KT rookie Lee Kang-min had three hits, tying the record for most hits by a high school–draftee rookie in an opener. Kim Hyun-soo tied the all-time opener most hits mark (20). KT starter Matt Sauer earned his first win after allowing three runs on five hits (one home run), five walks and one strikeout over five innings.
With one out in the bottom of the seventh, KT's Lee Kang-min fields LG's Shin Minjae's grounder to shortstop. Mar. 28, 2026
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