KBO's First Ever Walk-Off Grand Slam with Bases Loaded Ends Game in Ninth

In a historic moment for the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), Lee Ho-yeon of the KT Wiz delivered a game-winning grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs and the bases loaded. This extraordinary play marks the first time in the league's 45-year history that a walk-off grand slam has occurred under such dramatic circumstances.

Lee, who was drafted by KIA after the season, had been playing for the KT Wiz. During the season, he received news of his father's sudden passing. His father, Lee Chun-wook, who had established a business in Gwangju, collapsed and died on August 12, never to return to his family.

Visibly emotional after his monumental hit, Lee Ho-yeon expressed that his father was the person he thought of most. The game-winning hit not only secured a remarkable victory for his team but also served as a poignant tribute to his late father, bringing him to tears on the field.

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I thought of my father the most.