VIDEO: Lotte Giants' Kim Joon-Tae Walks off Kia Tigers in Dramatic KBO Action
By Michael Luciano
The call of today’s Lotte Giants walk-off win over the Kia Tigers from KBSN Sports >>>>
— Connor Newcomb (@ConnorNewcomb_) June 23, 2020
I think you can hear who had the winning hit: “KIM JOON-TAE! KIM-JOON-TAE! KIM JOON-TAE!”#KBO #LotteGiants @sung_minkim @MyKBO pic.twitter.com/7GPGO4rI3h
The call might be even better than the hit.
These two teams are jostling for position in the middle of the KBO pack. This walk-off got the Giants back up to .500 at 21-21, while the Tigers lost some ground and slipped to 23-19.
On the season, Kim, a 25-year-old backup catcher, is hitting just .203 with one home run. Hopefully this walk-off gives him the spark needs to get back on the right track.
KIA Tigers 3 @ Lotte Giants 4#KBO pic.twitter.com/hnVy92wWTj
— Goles en vivo (@goles_live) June 23, 2020
While American baseball news has been dominated by labor negotiations, South Korea has itself another compelling race towards a championship. Amazing what happens when the owners and league actually want to play games.