Chae Eun-sung, the winner of the home run race

Chae Eun-sung, the winner of the home run race, said, "I liked Yoo Kang-nam's batting ball, but the prize money was more..."

Chae Eun-sung (33, Hanwha Eagles), who won the All-Star Game Home Run Race, gave credit to "batting ball pitcher" Yoo Kang-nam (Lotte Giants).

Chae Eun-sung won the KBO All-Star Game Home Run Race at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 14th, beating Park Byung-ho (KT Wiz), who hit a total of five home runs and recorded four.

Chae Eun-sung is the third Hanwha player to win the home run race after Kim Tae-kyun (2005, 2007, 2012) and Willin Rosario (2017). 스포츠토토

Chae Eun-sung said, "I didn't expect to win the home run race at all. I only put meaning in participating, but I'm puzzled to win. I still can't believe it," he said.

This year's home run race was originally planned to be a match between teams, but the method was changed to an individual match due to the injury of players who are scheduled to participate, such as Choi Jung (SSG Landers). A total of six players, regardless of the preliminary round and the final, proceeded with a seven-out system, and the player who hit the most home runs was honored with the championship.

Chae Eun-sung was at bat for the fourth time after Austin Dean (LG Twins), Noh Si-hwan (Hanwha) and Park Dong-won (LG). He recovered his sense by drawing three consecutive arches from three outs and then added two more home runs.

Chae Eun-sung, who hit a total of five, beat Park Dong-won, who was in the middle with three, and put his name at the top of the rankings. Park Byung-ho, who has since become the home run king six times, threatened Chae Eun-sung by producing four home runs until two outs, but later failed to add a home run, ranking second. And Chae Eun-sung's victory was confirmed as Han Dong-hee (Lotte Giants), the last player, hit only 0 home runs. Chae Eun-sung said, "I thought Noh Si-hwan (a teammate) would win, but I think I was too impatient," adding, "I don't even hit a home run especially when practicing." He tends to hit with a focus on the direction of the ball. "I played with the mindset of hitting at least one home run, but Gangnam threw such a good ball," he said. It was revealed that Yoo Kang-nam, who collaborated with Chae Eun-sung to win the home run race, first proposed a batting ball pitcher. Chae Eun-sung said, "Gangnam has experience as a batting ball pitcher, so let's do it with me." When practicing, everyone shook their heads at Gangnam's batting ball. Still, I decided to trust Gangnam, who showed his willingness to throw with all his heart," he said with a smile. Chae Eun-sung, who won the home run race, received a trophy, 5 million won in prize money, and LG Standby Me GO. In response, Yoo Kang-nam asked Chae Eun-sung for 2.5 million won, half of the prize money. Chae Eun-sung said, "I think I should think about it. "I don't share half and half with my wife," he said with a smile, "But since I hit it myself, shouldn't I take more prize money than Gangnam?"