A historic achievement in only the third instance in 45 years of KBO history — yet there is a player who said, "Well, what matters more is that the team won." [Jamsil Interview]

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He achieved a historic milestone that has occurred only three times in the 45th-year history of the KBO League. However, the player himself prioritized the team's success over his personal record. This is the story of LG Twins outfielder Song Chan-ui (27).

On the 11th, at Seoul Jamsil Stadium, Song Chan-ui led his team to a decisive 15-1 victory over the SSG Landers with four hits and five RBIs.

Notably, all four of his hits were doubles. This ties the all-time KBO League record for the most doubles in a single game. It is a rare feat that has occurred only three times, following Kang Seok-cheon (then with Binggrae) in 1992 and Cho Sung-hwan (then with Lotte) in 2010.

After the game, when Song Chan-ui was asked about this record by reporters, he calmly replied, "Actually, rather than such records, more focus is placed on the team winning and that kind of thing... I think it's better that the team won than any personal record."

Starting the game as the sixth hitter and left fielder, Song Chan-ui opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning with a bases-loaded, three-RBI double to left-center off opposing starter Kim Geon-woo. In the bottom of the fourth, he hit another double down the left-field line. In the bottom of the sixth, with one out and bases loaded, he added a two-RBI double down the right-field line. Even in the bottom of the eighth, leading off the inning, he hit a double to center field. He finished the game with five hits in four at-bats and five RBIs. The four hits set a new personal record for most hits in a single game.

However, throughout the interview, his attitude of prioritizing the team over himself was evident. At the start of the top of the eighth inning, Song Chan-ui moved to right field for defense. SSG's leadoff hitter, Chae Hyun-woo, hit a large ball toward the right-field pole off LG's reliever Park Si-won. The initial call was a home run. However, after video review, the ball was ruled a foul.

Song Chan-ui, who strongly requested the video review at the time, said, "As I chased the ball, it flew farther than I initially thought. It just passed right next to the fence, but the umpire called it a home run." He added, "If it's ruled a foul and we get an out, it helps lower (Park) Si-won's ERA and other stats, so I requested the review."

Recently, Song Chan-ui attracted attention when a video of him picking up trash was introduced on the club's YouTube channel, with the aim of achieving better results and avoiding injuries. He laughed and said, "It became a bit like 'that Suga thing,' so I got concerned. So I started picking up anything that fell, and I think that's how it happened."

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