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Home Run Race Intensifies in KBO; Kim Do-young Leads Austin Dean by One Blast
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Home Run Race Intensifies in KBO; Kim Do-young Leads Austin Dean by One Blast

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) is seeing a fierce home run race in the latter half of the season.
  • KIA Tigers' Kim Do-young hit his 32nd home run, maintaining his league lead, while LG Twins' Austin Dean hit his 31st.
  • Dean is pursuing Kim Do-young in the race, with both players hitting home runs in recent games.

The race for the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) home run title is heating up as the season progresses into its latter half. KIA Tigers' Kim Do-young and LG Twins' Austin Dean are neck-and-neck in the competition.

Kim Do-young hit his 32nd home run of the season on August 30th against the Samsung Lions, extending his lead in the league. He connected with a changeup from Samsung's starter Chris Flexen in the third inning, sending the ball over the left-field wall while his team was ahead 5-2. This marked his second consecutive game with a home run.

Shortly after Kim's blast, Austin Dean responded at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul. Playing first base and batting third against the Kiwoom Heroes, Dean hit his 31st home run in the fourth inning, a 125-meter shot to left field off starter An Woo-jin's fastball. Dean had previously achieved a milestone by becoming the third foreign player in KBO history to hit 30 home runs for three consecutive seasons.

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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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