No Si-hwan’s Dramatic Return: How a $307 Million Player Hit His First Home Run of the Season

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[Anchor] On his first day back with the big club, Hanwha Eagles cleanup hitter No Si-hwan — the centerpiece of an 11-year, 30.7 billion KRW (approximately 23.0 million USD) contract — launched the long-awaited homer. SSG’s Park Seong-han collected three hits to extend his hitting streak. Park Ji-eun reports. [Reporter] In the fourth inning, with Hanwha trailing 1-2, No Si-hwan finally delivered his first home run of the season, driving a fastball from LG reliever Ham Deok-ju over the left-field wall. After a slump that sent him to the minors, No returned and made an immediate impact. Hanwha tied the game on No’s solo shot and then took a 3-2 lead on a sacrifice fly by Heo In-seo. They added a solo homer from Moon Hyun-bin and a two-run RBI single from Hwang Young-mook on their way to an 8-4 victory. The returning cleanup hitter showed signs of a comeback with multiple hits. “I practiced a lot in the minors and regained my confidence,” No said. “I told myself I had to grit my teeth and prove it today. I’m relieved we won and that I hit a home run.” LG went with a bullpen day, and opener Lee Jeong-yong worked three scoreless innings before giving up a solo shot to Peraza in the fourth and exiting. Three relievers that followed allowed runs, snapping LG’s three-game winning streak. SSG’s Park Seong-han kept his hitting streak alive. In the sixth, he lined a single to right off Samsung starter Oraclin to extend his consecutive-game hitting streak to 21 games since the season opener. Park added two more hits later, sustaining his hot bat. Trailing 1-2 in the ninth, SSG erupted for seven runs on seven hits — including a three-run homer by Ahn Sang-hyun — to complete an 8-2 comeback win over Samsung. KT swept the midweek three-game series against KIA to stay atop the standings. They jumped on left-hander Lee Eui-ri in the first inning, racking up four hits and two walks for five runs to seize control. This is Park Ji-eun for Yonhap News TV. [Video editing: Go Jong-pil] [Graphics: Nam Jin-hee] For inquiries or tips: KakaoTalk/Line jebo23 Park Ji-eun (run@yna.co.kr)