'Super rookie' Park Jun-hyun's first home run allowed came from Na Seong-beom's 140-meter blockbuster, after 43 innings and 187 batters. [Gocheok]

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'Super rookie' Park Jun-hyun (19) allowed his first home run, a 140-meter blockbuster.

On the 23rd, in a game against the Kia Tigers at Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome, Park Jun-hyun allowed a two-run home run to Na Seong-beom (37), the fourth hitter, in the bottom of the 3rd inning with the score tied 0-0. It was his first home run allowed after 9 games, 43 innings, and 187 batters since his debut.

In today's game, Park Jun-hyun, who started, got off to a smooth start by retiring the side in order in the top of the 1st inning, including one strikeout. In the top of the 2nd, he suddenly lost control with two outs and allowed three consecutive walks, but did not allow any runs by getting Kim Gyu-seong out with a left field fly.

He held the line well until two outs in the bottom of the 3rd. However, after allowing Kim Do-young to reach base with a left-field single, he gave up a home run over the right-field wall to Na Seong-beom on a 1-1 count with a 153 km/h fastball. It was Na Seong-beom's 14th home run of the season and a 140-meter blockbuster arch.

Park Jun-hyun then struck out Castro to prevent further runs.

Signed by Kiwoom as the first overall pick in the 2026 Rookie Draft with a signing bonus of 700 million won, Park Jun-hyun earned a victory against the Samsung Lions in his first-team debut on April 26, pitching 5 scoreless innings. On May 17, against the NC Dinos, he recorded 6 innings with one run allowed, and in his previous appearance on the 17th against Samsung, he delivered a stable 7 innings of scoreless pitching.

Before today's appearance, his season record was 1 win and 2 losses in 8 games with an ERA of 2.90.

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