Hosmer hit a home run in the Arizona game on the 3rd (Korean time). AP=Yonhap News
San Diego’s key batter Eric Hosmer (32) is hitting a lot at the beginning of the season.
On the 3rd (Korean time), Hosmer started the 4th first baseman in the home game against Arizona at Petco Park in San Diego, USA, and led a 4-2 victory with 3 hits (1 home run) 3 RBIs and 2 points in 3 at-bats.
At the end of the 2nd inning, he laid the groundwork to increase the lead with a hit by the lead hitter, and at the end of the 3rd he even hit a decisive two-run home run. At second base, Arizona starter Mary Kelly (five hits and three runs in four innings) took a four-seam fastball on the fifth pitch and crossed the right fence. Hosmer walked 5 times and made timely hits in 7 times and succeeded 100% on base.
Hosmer scored 3 RBIs in 4 at-bats and 3 hits (1 home run) in the opening game on the 2nd. The first two games of the season, 7 hits, 6 hits (0.857 batting average), 2 home runs, and 6 RBIs. The combined OPS (0.875) and slugging ratio (1.857) is a whopping 2.732, which is the same pace as a’monster’.
Hosmer debuted in the MLB in 2011 under Kansas City. His career (11 years) performance was batting average of 0.279, 178 homers, and 776 RBIs. A top-notch first baseman resource that has won four gold gloves. In February 2018, he left Kansas City and put on a San Diego uniform after agreeing to a megaton-level contract with a total amount of $144 million (162.6 billion won) in 8 years. Together with Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr., and Will Myers, it is one of the key resources that San Diego has tied into a long-term contract.
Reporter Bae Joong-hyun [email protected]
