Professional baseball player Ruben Cardines of the Kiwoom Heroes punctured his former team.
Cardines joined Samsung last year as a replacement for David McKinnon but left the team due to injuries and could not play many games. He appeared in 7 games last year, recording a batting average of .333 (24 at-bats, 8 hits), 2 home runs, 5 RBIs, 2 runs, and an OPS of 1.027. However, last winter, he secured another opportunity to challenge the KBO League by signing a contract with Kiwoom for a total of $600,000.
On the 23rd, Cardines hit a grand slam in the 8th inning during the away game against Samsung at Daegu Samsung Lions Park. After lead-off hitter Ye Dong-wook was retired on a ground ball to the shortstop, Jeon Tae-hyun walked. Park Joo-hong's single to right and Yasiel Puig's single to left set up a bases-loaded opportunity with no outs. Although Lee Joo-hyung struck out swinging, Cardines showcased his slugger instinct.
Cardines, against right-handed pitcher Lee Seung-hyun, targeted a slider (131 km) on the 3rd pitch with a ball count of 2B-0S and launched it over the left field fence. The distance was 110 meters. Kiwoom closed the score gap to 7-9 with Cardines' hit.
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