“We’ll Compete Straight”: NC Won’t Back Down as Kim Do-yeong Chases Youngest 40-Homer Record
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- NC Dinos manager Lee Ho-joon said his team would not avoid a normal contest against KIA Tigers batter Kim Do-yeong.
- Kim hit his 39th home run against the Lotte Giants on the 26th of the previous month and is nearing the youngest 40-home-run record.
NC Dinos manager Lee Ho-joon says his team will give Kim Do-yeong a normal challenge as the KIA Tigers star closes in on the record for the youngest player to hit 40 home runs.
“We’ll compete straight,” Lee said before the regular-season game between NC and KIA at Changwon NC Park on the 1st. His comments made clear that NC would not back down or avoid a fair contest with Kim.
Kim hit his 39th home run against the Lotte Giants in Gwangju on the 26th of the previous month, leaving him one home run short of the milestone.
We’ll compete straight.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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