Oh Ji-hwan

Game 3 of the 2023 KBO Korean Series between the LG Twins and the KT Wiz at Katie Wiz Park in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, on Tuesday. LG's Oh Ji-hwan circles the bases after hitting a game-winning three-run home run against KT's Kim Jae-yoon in the ninth inning.

LG Twins captain Oh Ji-hwan (33) is likely to remain in the minds of baseball fans as a player who never gives up.

He has repeatedly saved his team from the brink of defeat in the Korean Series (KS).

Oh hit a dramatic game-winning home run with runners on first and second base in the top of the ninth inning of a 5-7 defeat against the visiting KT Wiz in the third game of the 2023 Baseball World Series at Katie Wiz Park in Suwon on Tuesday.

He took a 145-kilometer fastball up the middle off opposing closer Kim Jae-yoon and blasted a three-run home run over the right field fence.

LG defeated KT 8-7 behind Oh Ji-hwan's home run to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

In fact, Oh made a big mistake early in the game that nearly cost them the game.

In the bottom of the fifth inning with a 3-1 lead, he deflected KT's Jang Sung-woo's grounder to the shortstop.

A calm catch would have ended the inning.

Oh's error was a big one. As the ball dropped backward, first baseman Park Byung-ho raced to second and then to third, and LG left fielder Moon Sung-joo made a bad throw, putting runners on first and second and third.

The LG mound was shaken up and gave up back-to-back singles to pinch-hitters Kim Min-hyuk and Anthony Alford to cut the deficit to 3-4.

LG's three runs in the fifth inning started with a fielding error by Oh Ji-hwan.

Oh couldn't keep his head up. In the top of the seventh inning, he struck out with a passive swing at a floated ball.

In the bottom of the eighth, LG gave up three runs, including a two-run homer to Park Byung-ho.

But LG didn't give up. Neither did Oh Ji-hwan.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, with runners on first and second, Oh blasted a home run to complete the drama.

He didn't give up in the second game of the KS series on April 8, either, setting the stage for the game-winning run.

Trailing 1-4 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Oh started the comeback with a solo home run, and LG rallied to win 5-4 on Park Dong-won's game-winning two-run shot in the bottom of the eighth. 슬롯사이트