'And' Hanwha adds another home run leader! Moon Hyun-bin hits a 125m go-ahead two-run homer in just six days, his 8th of the season [Suwon]

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The race for the team home run leader among KBO League teams is heating up, with Hanwha Eagles leading the pack. Moon Hyun-bin (22) has joined the team's home run leaders with another blast, tying for first place in team home runs.

On the 15th, at the Suwon KT Wiz Park during the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season game against KT Wiz, Moon Hyun-bin, batting third and playing left field, launched a two-run homer over the right-field fence in the bottom of the 4th inning with one out and a runner on first base while Hanwha trailed 1-0.

The 8th home run of the season traveled 125.3 meters. Moon Hyun-bin picked apart KT's starting pitcher Ko Young-pyo's high fastballs and swung immediately when the count favored him at 3 balls and 1 strike. For the Ko Young-pyo and Han Seung-taek battery, throwing three consecutive pitches to the same location was a critical mistake.

With this, Moon Hyun-bin hit his first home run since the the 9th game against the Daejeon LG Twins, ending a six-day drought and joining Noh Si-hwan and Heo In-seo at the top of the team's home run list. Before this game, Hanwha held the KBO League team home run lead with 45 home runs.

Unlike other teams where home runs are concentrated on specific players, Hanwha has established itself as a feared lineup. Starting with Kang Baek-ho and Heo In-seo, along with Noh Si-hwan, Moon Hyun-bin, and Yonatan Peraza, all five players in the starting lineup are actively hitting home runs.

After a severe slump, Noh Si-hwan returned to the first team on April 23 and has ignited the competition with a total of 8 home runs, including 6 in May. The previous day (14th), Heo In-seo, who has evolved into a power-hitting catcher, hit his 8th home run to tie for the team lead in home runs.

Today, Hanwha's lineup was arranged as follows: Lee Do-yoon (second baseman), Yonatan Peraza (right fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Heo In-seo (catcher), Kim Tae-yeon (first baseman), Lee Won-seok (center fielder), and Sim Woo-jun (shortstop). The starting pitcher was Wang Yencheng.

In response, KT's lineup was configured as follows: Choi Won-jun (right fielder), Kim Sang-su (second baseman), Kim Hyun-su (first baseman), Sam Hilliard (left fielder), Heo Kyung-min (third baseman), Jang Seong-woo (designated hitter), Bae Jung-dae (center fielder), Han Seung-taek (catcher), and Lee Kang-min (shortstop). The starting pitcher was Ko Young-pyo.

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