'What about Ahn Hyun-min!' LG's Moon Jung-bin responds with a 172km/h bullet grand slam → Personal first grand slam, season 14th home run [Jamsil on-site]

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This was LG Twins' answer to Ahn Hyun-min (23·KT Wiz). Moon Jung-bin (23), born in 2003 and the same age as his friend, responded to his friend's massive home run with a bullet-like grand slam.

On the 18th, at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Moon Jung-bin started at fourth spot in the batting order and first base in the regular-season KBO League match between KT Wiz and LG Twins for the 2026 Shinhan SOL season, hitting a bases-loaded home run.

The opposing starting pitcher that day was national team pitcher So Hyoung-jun (25). Moon Jung-bin struck out with a swing-and-miss in his first at-bat in the first inning and made an easy out on a fly ball to first base in the third inning, collapsing without much resistance. But his third at-bat was different.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, with LG leading 2-1, leadoff hitter Hong Chang-gi singled to left field, Shin Min-jae singled to left field again, and Park Hae-min executed a sacrifice bunt to create a one-out situation with runners on second and third. Austin Dean drew a walk to load the bases, bringing Moon Jung-bin's turn at bat.

Moon Jung-bin did not react to So Hyoung-jun's first pitch, a sweeping slider that broke sharply away from him. Then, as a two-seam fastball clocked at 147.3 km/h came in to catch the strike zone and moved toward the center of the plate, Moon swung without hesitation.

The ball flew at 171.9 km/h and traveled beyond 121.4 meters, heading out of the park into the gap between left-center field. It was a dramatic bases-loaded home run that reclaimed the atmosphere previously overshadowed by Ahn Hyun-min's 145-meter long-distance home run.

According to LG's club records, this bases-loaded home run is the 28th in KBO history this year and the 1st,150th overall, marking Moon Jung-bin's first personal grand slam.

Moon Jung-bin, a product of 'Ellin' (LG Twins + children), has hit 14 home runs this season, with eight of them coming at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, showing exceptional strength at his home field.

That day, LG's batting lineup was arranged as follows: Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Park Hae-min (center fielder), Austin Dean (designated hitter), Moon Jung-bin (first baseman), Song Chan-ui (left fielder), Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop), Park Dong-won (catcher), Lee Young-bin (third baseman), and Hong Chang-gi (right fielder). The starting pitcher was Im Chan-kyu.

In response, KT's lineup was set as: Choi Won-jun (center fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (first baseman), Ahn Hyun-min (right fielder), Sam Hilliard (left fielder), Heo Kyung-min (third baseman), Kim Sang-su (second baseman), Kim Min-hyeok (designated hitter), Jo Dae-hyun (catcher), and Jang Jun-won (shortstop). The starting pitcher was So Hyoung-jun.

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