LG Sets KBO Record with 4 Home Runs in the First Inning

The LG Twins displayed explosive power, launching four home runs as soon as the game began.
In a home game against the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Baseball Stadium for the 2026 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held today (June 21), LG turned the game around in the bottom of the first inning by hitting four solo home runs after trailing 0-1.
LG's leadoff hitter Song Chan-ui hit a solo home run to center field off Doosan starting pitcher Zach Logue, tying the game at 1-1.
While the second batter, Park Hae-min, was caught on a fly ball to left field, the third batter, Austin Dean, hit another solo home run to center field to take a 2-1 lead.
With his 21st home run of the season, Austin surpassed Kim Do-young to take sole possession of first place in the home run category.
Although the next batter, Moon Bo-gyeong, was out on a grounder to second base, Park Dong-won and Moon Jeong-bin hit back-to-back home runs with two outs, quickly extending the lead to 4-1.
Four home runs in a single inning is tied for the second-most in a single inning in KBO history, following the five home runs hit by the Hyundai Unicorns against the Hanwha Eagles in the top of the seventh inning on April 5, 2000.
Furthermore, while there have been 15 previous instances of four home runs in an inning, this is the first time it has occurred at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, which has the longest distance to the fences.
LG is also the first team to hit four home runs in the first inning of a game.
Coincidentally, all four right-handed batters who stepped up to the plate for LG in the bottom of the first inning hit home runs against the left-handed pitcher Zach Logue.
On the other hand, all three outs in the bottom of the first inning were recorded by left-handed batters, including Moon Sung-ju, who hit a grounder to the pitcher after two outs.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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