Late-Inning Surge: Hilliard Hits 41st Homer of the Season to Tie for Lead with Kim Do-young

Professional baseball team KT Wiz's standout foreign hitter, Sam Hilliard, has finally climbed to a tie for the most home runs in the league.

Hilliard hit a massive solo home run today (October 1) during an away game against the KIA Tigers of the 2026 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Jeonnam-Gwangju.

Leading 4-2 in the top of the 5th inning as the leadoff hitter, Hilliard launched a massive, deep arch traveling 125 meters over the center-field fence off KIA's third pitcher, Hwang Dong-ha.

Firing off home runs for two consecutive days, Hilliard hit his 41st of the season in front of Kim Do-young (KIA), tying for the league lead.

Hilliard is boasting a scorching batting momentum late in the season, slugging 10 home runs during the single month of September.

Hilliard also picked up his 127th RBI of the season, pulling away from second-place Austin Dean (122 RBIs, LG Twins) to run alone at the top of the category.

(Photo: Yonhap News)
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