Wisdom Enjoys 'Colleagues' Indifference' and 'Welcome SOLO Ceremony' on his first home run on the Korean stage

Wisdom Enjoys 'Colleagues' Indifference' and 'Welcome SOLO Ceremony' on his first home run on the Korean stage

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KIA's new foreign hitter Wisdom smiled when he hit his first home run on the Korean stage.메이저사이트

The exhibition game between the Doosan Bears and the KIA Tigers in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul, ended with a 3-3 draw.

With runners on third and one out in the top of the first inning, KIA Wizdom hit a cool two-run homer over the left fence by hitting a 132km splitter by Doosan starter Choi Seung-yong. The hitting speed of the homer was 179.8km and the flying distance was 115m.

It was Wisdom's first home run on the Korean stage.

In December last year, Kia recruited Wizdom, a power-hitter who hit 20 or more home runs in the Major League for three consecutive years, as a new foreign hitter for $1 million. Wizdom was a slugger who hit 88 home runs in 455 MLB games, playing first base, third base, and outfielder. He made his MLB debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2018 and played as a starting player for the Chicago Cubs from 2021 to 2023.

When Wisdom hit his first home run on the Korean stage, the KIA dugout was busy. The KIA players, who cheered and shouted when Wisdom's ball crossed the fence, sat down quickly with their arms crossed before he arrived at the dugout.

Wisdom was not embarrassed by the indifferent ceremony of his colleagues, but performed a pleasant SOLO ceremony by giving high-fives in the air and jumping.

KIA teammates, who only watched Wisdom while holding back their laughter, soon broke the silence and celebrated it with a ceremony.

Wisdom, who had only two hits in 13 at-bats in five exhibition games before the game, reported his first home run, making him look forward to the regular season.