'Wow, Austin is crazy!' A walk-off grand slam overturns a 2:5 to 6:5 deficit... Austin Dean ties Kim Do-young for the home run lead [Jamsil on-site]

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Truly a crazy performance. LG Twins foreign hitter Austin Dean (33) instantly turned the tide of a game where his team was trailing by three runs, hitting back-to-back-to-back home runs.

On the 10th, at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium, in a regular-season home game against SSG Landers in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League, Austin started at first base and batted third. With LG trailing 2-5 in the bottom of the fifth inning, one out, and bases loaded, he hit a walk-off grand slam to left field.

LG's lineup that day was Park Hae-min (center fielder)-Moon Sung-ju (left fielder)-Austin Dean (first baseman)-Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter)-Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop)-Song Chan-ui (right fielder)-Park Dong-won (catcher)-Koo Bon-hyuk (third baseman)-Shin Min-jae (second baseman). The starting pitcher was Lachlan Wells.

SSG countered with Park Sung-han (shortstop)-Jeong Jun-jae (second baseman)-Guillermo Heredia (left fielder)-Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter)-Kim Sung-wook (right fielder)-Jeon Ui-san (first baseman)-An Sang-hyun (third baseman)-Jo Hyung-woo (catcher)-Choi Ji-hoon (center fielder). The starting pitcher was Choi Min-jun.

LG's starter Wells struggled significantly, allowing 7 hits (including 1 home run), 4 walks, and 4 strikeouts over 4⅓ innings, giving up 5 earned runs. This left LG trailing 2-5 through the top of the fifth inning.

Once again, Austin emerged as the savior. He first set the table for the bottom of the order. In the bottom of the fifth, leadoff batter Koo Bon-hyuk singled to left, Shin Min-jae singled to center, and Park Hae-min singled to center, loading the bases.

Moon Sung-ju flew out to center field, and Austin stepped up to the plate. Austin watched three pitches from Lee Un. On the fourth pitch, a 147.4 km/h fastball inside, he immediately swung, sending the ball soaring over the left-field fence. It was a 122.4-meter, season-high 19th home run that gave LG a 6-5 lead.

It was his second career walk-off grand slam and his second home run of the game. Earlier, in the bottom of the first inning with two outs, Austin crushed a 142 km/h two-seam fastball from Choi Min-jun that was inside, sending it far over the left-field fence. It was a 113.1-meter, season-high 18th home run.

Before this game, Austin had hit 17 home runs in 60 games, on pace for 41 home runs. After launching two home runs in just three at-bats, he tied Kim Do-young (23, KIA Tigers) for the KBO League home run lead.

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