Matt Davison (33) of the NC Dinos, who was released due to poor performance in Japan, is aiming for the home run title beyond the 40th home run mark. Davison hit a 130-meter-long home run over the central fence in the sixth inning when he was trailing 0-1 against SSG Landers in Incheon on the 1st. Davison, who recorded his second consecutive home run and 39th home run of the season following the previous day, beat Kim Do-young (35, KIA Tigers) by four.메이저사이트
He also scored 100 RBIs, becoming the second LG Twins’ Austin Dean (30 home runs, 117 RBIs) to hit 30 home runs and 100 RBIs this year. If Davison adds one home run in the remaining game, he will be the first batter with 40 home runs in four years since Mel Rojas Jr. (47 home runs) in 2020.
Davidson made a dark history in Japan last year. A former member of the Hiroshima Toyokafu pro baseball league, he hit 19 home runs last year, but he was humiliated as an out-of-field player in just one season as he had a batting average of 0.210 and 120 strikeouts.
Even though he knew many weaknesses in strikeouts, Davidson met NC`s expectations by making bold bets. At an exhibition game, he recorded a batting average of 0.308, adapting himself to the ball by a Korean pitcher and hitting a home run. His 39 homers are the most in his career. Davidson once had 26 homers in a season (the Chicago White Sox in 2017) when he was in the Major League. In the Minor League, he hit 33 homers in Triple-A in 2019, the highest in a season.
If Davison beats Kim Do-young’s chase and becomes the home run king, he will be the “home run king from the Dinos” for the second time in eight years since Eric Thames (40 home runs) in 2016.
“We had a tough season last year. We worked hard during the off-season to overcome that, and the things we prepared are coming out well,” Davison said. “Before the season, we couldn’t predict whether it would work out or not. I’m very satisfied because the results are coming out well.”