The LG Twins will celebrate its 40th anniversary soon. Also, it is on its way to reaching a new milestone. At present, the Twins lead KBO in home runs. Therefore, it would be the team’s first-ever home run title.
According to Korea sports news reports, the Twins are the KBO home run leaders with 80 homers in 89 games. SSG Landers and KT Wiz are tied in second with 74 homers. If the Twins maintain the lead, it will be the first time the franchise is the home run leader in the KBO.
The betting odds are in favor of the LG Twins. Out of the 80 homers this season, only one came from the team’s foreign player Rio Ruiz. Also, most teams expect their foreign slugger to lead them in home runs.
LG Twins Lead KBO in Home Runs
Ryu Ji-hyun, the Twins manager, hopes Robel Garcia can get more home runs for the team. Garcia replaced Ruiz in the lineup.
The Twins got 34 home runs at the Jamsil Baseball Stadium and 46 during away games. Also, it is not a surprise that the team got fewer home runs at home. According to sports betting reports, Jamsil Stadium has the largest playing field.
Jamsil Stadium’s plate is 100 meters from the wall along the foul lines. Also, it is 125 meters in the center. Thus, sluggers hate playing in the stadium. The Twins share the stadium with Doosan Bears.
The Bears were the home run leaders in 1995 and 2016. In addition, Kim Jae-hwan was the home run king in 2018. However, topping the home run rankings twice is not that impressive feat for one of the top teams in the league.
On the other hand, the Twins steadily climbed the home run charts throughout the years. First, it was the worst in 2016 and 2017. Then, it went up to eighth place in 2018, sixth in 2019, 3rd in 2020, and 4th last season.
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