Jared Young (29), a foreign-born hitter for the Doosan Bears of the Korean Baseball Organization, has hit a home run in three consecutive games.
Jared Young started in right field against SSG Landers in the 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League at SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea, on March 10 and went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, three RBI, one run scored, and one walk.
After a strikeout and a walk in the top of the first inning, Jared adjusted his hitting with a two-run double in the top of the third. With Doosan trailing 5-2 in the fifth inning, Jedrzejczyk took a three-pitch, 135-kilometer-per-hour slider from left-hander Kim Kwang-hyun for a two-run home run. It was his fifth home run of the season and his third in his last three games.
Showing off his peak hitting ability, Jared turned the game around in the seventh inning with runners on second and third off right-handed reliever Lee Irene with the score tied 5-5. Doosan held on for a 10-6 victory, with Jared coming up with the game-winning hit.
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Jared said, “I’m glad I was able to come up big at the plate yesterday and today and help the team win. “It was a thrilling come-from-behind victory because everyone stayed focused throughout the entire game. It was an unfavorable pitch count, but I trusted my swing. I’m known as a pull hitter, 파워볼사이트 추천 but I consider myself a spray heater who can send pitches to all parts of the field,” said the winner.
Jared, who is batting 4-for-5 (18-for-40) with five home runs, 18 RBIs, 12 runs scored and a 1.490 OPS in 10 games since arriving in the KBO, said, “I think ABS (the automatic ball review system) is good. It’s fair to everybody. You can’t protest, so it makes the game go faster. I’m adjusting to the league and life in Korea quickly, thanks to the coaching staff and my teammates in the heat, which I’ve never experienced before. I want to thank everyone,” he said, expressing his gratitude to those who have helped him adjust to life in Korea.
The win was Doosan’s second straight and clinched the three-game weekend series. Their season record is 58 wins, 2 draws, 53 losses, and a .523 winning percentage, good for fourth place in the league. “It’s a tight race,” Jared said. We’re going to take it one game at a time, and I think we’re going to be in a better position going into the postseason,” Jared said.