"How do you crack Park Young-hyun's iron wall pitching?" Park Jin-man had his answer! "We'll hit him eventually," he said calmly [KS3 On-site]

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Samsung Lions manager Park Jin-man (50) revealed his strategy for cracking the pitching of Park Young-hyun (23, KT Wiz), the iron-wall closer who has allowed no runs in two consecutive Korea Series games.

Ahead of the third game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO Korea Series (best-of-seven format) against the KT Wiz, which is scheduled to be held on the 6th at Daegu Samsung Lions Park, manager Park Jin-man received questions about Park Young-hyun during a press briefing.

During the first two games of the Korea Series, only Park Young-hyun's command stood out in the KT Wiz bullpen. Park recorded five outs each in the first and second games, delivering flawless scoreless pitching. He took the mound at crucial moments late in the games, completely shutting down the Samsung lineup. Although the series is tied 1-1, the failure to crack the opposing closer is a somewhat disappointing aspect for Samsung.

However, the manager did not lose his firm belief in his hitters. When asked about how to crack Park Young-hyun, who has been performing dominantly, manager Park Jin-man answered calmly, "If we keep facing him, won't we hit him eventually? We will hit him eventually."

Samsung's clear breakthrough appears to be gaining the upper hand before Park Young-hyun takes the mound. Manager Park Jin-man stated, "How quickly we can remove opposing starter So Hyeong-jun is important," and emphasized again, "Through the first and second games, our hitters have gained confidence that they can crack the KT bullpen. It seems we need to solve it by removing So Hyeong-jun early and finishing before Park Young-hyun comes out."

Blocking the path to Park Young-hyun, the core of the KT bullpen, in advance and seizing the momentum appears to be Samsung's clear winning formula. With the series tied closely, attention is focused on how manager Park Jin-man's plan, which foreshadowed a "game before Park Young-hyun takes the mound," will be realized on the field in the third game.

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