He is a gentleman outside the ground, and a strong No. 4 hitter on the ground.
For NC Dinos foreign hitter Matt Davidson, the game against the Changwon KIA Tigers on the 24th was a shock itself. He appeared as a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the sixth inning, trailing 0-1, and hit a good hit by James Nail. However, the ball hit Nail’s right jaw. Nail had an emergency surgery at Asan Medical Center in Seoul on the 25th due to a broken jaw.먹튀검증
Davidson stepped on the first base but was shocked. Kang recalled that when he was replaced by pinch runner Choi Jeong-won and sat in the dugout on the first base, he could see his eyes shaking. Immediately after the game, Davidson visited Kia Tigers coach Lee Bum-ho and team interpreter Sohn Seung-rak and made a respectful apology. “Davidson seems to have a soft personality,” said Lee.
The injury to his nails was not Davidson’s fault. However, it was only natural for Davidson to express his apologies. And Davidson had to show good performance on the ground again. He is NC’s No. 4 hitter anyway, and NC fans have high expectations for Davidson and visit Changwon NC Park.
Davidson had one hit and two runs from five times at bat in the match against the Changwon Kia Tigers on Saturday. He has posted 21 consecutive hits since the game against the Changwon Lotte Giants on July 26. This was the highest number of consecutive hits recorded by a foreign hitter in the KBO league. Previously, 20 games were ranked first by Eric Thames in 2016, Luis Hines in 2016, Willin Rosario in 2016, and Jose Pirella in 2022.
In other words, Davidson has made history as a foreign hitter. As for this season, Victor Reyes of the Lotte Giants had the most consecutive hits in 19 games, the most by a foreign hitter. Davidson is a typical hit man, but he has elevated his average to 0.290. He has a batting average of 0.286 in games on July 18 and a batting average of 0.344 in 16 games in August.
Still, the number of strikeouts is high. He ranks sixth in the league with 117 homeruns. Instead, he ranks first in the league with 37 homeruns. Even Kim Do-young of the Kia Tigers cannot surpass Davison in homers. He is tied for second with 95 RBIs and second with a slugging percentage of 0.602. This can be considered the best foreign hitter in the league this year.
In the early days of the season, he had a hard time adapting himself to Korean pitchers. He was also criticized by Kang In-kwon, who was too obsessed with his batting form and rhythm to focus on the game with pitchers. Finally, he overcame it. He unintentionally became a cause of injury for his nails, but he should not be swayed on the ground. If September goes smoothly, NC has no reason not to renew its contract with Davidson next year.