'Overcoming release from NC, standing tall': Kiwoom's Matt Davidson celebrates 100th career home run in KBO! "Delighted by this meaningful record"

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Matt Davidson (35), the foreign infielder for Kiwoom Heroes, has built a golden monument of 100 career home runs in the KBO League.

On the 22nd, ahead of the match against Doosan Bears held at Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome, the Kiwoom organization conducted a commemorative ceremony to celebrate Davidson's achievement of 100 career home runs.

Davidson hit his 100th home run in KBO League history, becoming the 110th player to reach this milestone, by clearing the fence against starting pitcher Chang Chang-mo in the bottom of the fourth inning at Gocheok NC Daejeon on the 6th.

During the ceremony that day, Kiwoom Director Wi Jae-min (CEO) presented Davidson with a commemorative framed picture and a bouquet, while Han Yong-deok, a KBO Game Operations Committee member, also handed over a commemorative plaque and flowers to congratulate him on this historic achievement.

Davidson is a power-hitting foreign batter who represents the KBO League. He debuted in 2024 wearing an NC uniform, hitting 46 home runs in his first year to claim the Home Run Champion title, and in 2025 he hit 36 more home runs, showcasing formidable offensive firepower.

Although he experienced the pain of being released by his original team NC this season, Kiwoom, which had been suffering from a lack of power hitters, signed him unexpectedly in June, creating an opportunity for a turnaround. After joining Kiwoom, Davidson hit 13 home runs, adding solid weight to the middle of the lineup. On the 18th against Doosan at Jamsil, he hit his 20th home run of the season, setting a new KBO League record as the 52nd player to achieve '20 home runs in three consecutive years'.

Davidson, who has played in 114 games this season with a batting average of 0.281, 118 hits, 21 home runs, and an OPS of 0.847, said after the ceremony, "I am happy to have my name engraved behind so many excellent batters who recorded 100 home runs before me. I want to hit even more home runs in the future." He also added, "I have seen many players stand on the podium during their time in the KBO League over the past three years, and I am very pleased that I too have achieved a meaningful record and will hold this ceremony."

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