Austin, he gave a compliment for a home run! "Lotte Park Jung-min, a very promising pitcher → Successful unconditionally.""

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Even after Austin Dean (33), a foreign hitter of the LG Twins, hit a winning solo home run, he lavished praise on the opposing Lotte Giants rookie pitcher Park Jung-min (23).

Austin led his team's 2-1 victory by shooting the final solo shot over the left fence against Park Jung-min in the bottom of the eighth inning when he faced Lotte 1-1 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 14th. However, in the postgame interview, he paid more attention to the potential of the opposing pitcher than to his performance.

When Austin asked for an explanation of the home run situation, he said it was a bowl combination victory. "I remembered that the opponent mainly played a lot of breaking ball games at my bat just before (the 5th inning)," he said, adding, "I was preparing for the breaking ball even though I timed my fastball at the batter's box, but the moment the slider came in, the confident turn of the bat led to a good result." As Austin pointed out, Park Jung-min's first pitch was a 133km/h slider. However, this ball led to a slightly higher pitch, and Austin did not miss it.

In particular, regarding Park Jung-min, who recorded his first run on debut with his home run, Austin said, "He's really young and has a great ball," adding, "Because he's a rookie pitcher, there was relatively little information." However, he praised the pitcher with much better quality than the previous game video." He continued, "The ball was really good. I'm sure he's a really promising pitcher, and he'll definitely succeed in the KBO league in the future. "I think we will continue to play interesting games in many games," he added.

Austin, who became the league's lone home run leader with his fifth home run of the season, made it clear that he would not dwell on his personal title. "The moment I care about my personal record, I don't think it will help the team," he said. My goal is only to focus on the team winning and maintaining the top spot and winning at the end of the season," he stressed.

Austin also showed his extraordinary affection for his colleagues. "LG colleagues are like brothers and family to me," he said with a smile. "I thank God for giving me this opportunity to play baseball every day in front of passionate fans."

Austin, who led LG with a winning home run, once again proved that he is a "true blessing" with both skills and dignity by showing sincere respect for the opponent.

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