Samsung Lions’ Lewin Diaz started as sixth batter and first baseman at a home game against the Doosan Bears in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Pohang Baseball Stadium on Tuesday. He displayed impressive performance by scoring valuable additional points, allowing three hits and one RBI from four times at bat. He contributed greatly to his team’s 3-0 victory and four consecutive wins.
In the bottom of the second inning when the score was tying 0-0, Diaz singled a hit to the right-center with no outs and a runner on the first base. Lee Jae-hyun’s timely hit to center field gave Samsung the first run of the game 1-0. In the bottom of the fourth inning, when the score was still 1-0, Diaz became the leadoff hitter and was out after hitting a fly ball to left field. In the bottom of the sixth inning, when the score was still tying 1-0, Diaz produced a hit to center field with no runners on one out. He failed to score due to a failed follow-up hit.스포츠토토
Diaz roared in the bottom of the eighth inning after a 2-0 run. With no outs and runners on the first base, he hit an RBI double to the right. Samsung, which made it 3-0, did not yield a single point to Doosan and completed the victory.
Diaz is Samsung’s third foreign hitter this year after David MacKinnon and Ruben Cardenas. He made his Korean debut against the NC Dinos on the 17th. He hit one homer from four times at bat (one homer) and one RBI from the first game. He remained silent in the match against NC on the 18th, with no hits from four times at bat.
Samsung manager Park Jin-man adjusted Diaz’s batting order from No. 4 to No. 5 and decided to take No. 6 in the upcoming match against Doosan. “Since many pitchers are new to Diaz, we need to adjust for the time being,” Park said before the match. “We placed Diaz at No. 6 to allow him to hit in a more comfortable situation.”
Samsung Lions infielder Lewin Diaz hits in a home game against the Doosan Bears at Pohang Baseball Stadium on the 20th. Courtesy of the Samsung Lions
Diaz started straining again against Doosan Bears. He posted a batting average of 0.333 (4 hits in 12 at-bats) and one homerun and two RBIs in three games this season.
Coach Park applauded, “Lee Jae-hyun, Kang Min-ho and Diaz led the victory by making RBIs that were needed in the game, which was close until the beginning and middle of the year. In particular, I liked the part where Diaz gave three hits and broke the flow of offense.”
“First of all, I’m really happy that the team won. It hasn’t been long since I came to Korea, but I think this game is the best game in Korea,” Diaz said with a smile.
“In the last game, I tried to play aggressively, so I lost my hand to all the balls, including good balls and bad balls. I reflected on that and swung after only aiming for good balls, and I think it led to the desired result,” he added.
“I heard Pohang is Samsung’s second stadium, and so many fans came. The atmosphere of the fans was very good,” Diaz said. “We were able to win thanks to your support. Please continue to support us.”
The maximum number of spectators entering Pohang Baseball Stadium is 12,210. 10,064 people visited the game and cheered for it. Diaz responded with a hard hit.