Why did Huh Kyung-min (35), the new starting third baseman of the KT Wiz in the professional baseball league, ask manager Lee Kang-chul to lower his expectations. 먹튀검증

Heo Kyung-min started as the third baseman in his first showdown with the Doosan Bears in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 25th and led his team to an 8-3 complete victory with two hits (one home run) and one RBI and one run from five times at bat. 

He struck out swinging in the bottom of the first inning and grounded out to the first base in the bottom of the third inning, before hitting his first homer with two outs and no runners in the bottom of the fifth inning when the score was tying 3-3. With the ball count 1B-1S, he hit a 135-km slider at the third pitch, which was driven to the center, to lead the team to a 115-meter final home run over the left wall. It was the moment when he inserted a dagger into his family's home where he had been working for 16 years until last year.

Heo Kyung-min hit a left-handed hit against Park Shin-ji after two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning when he led 8-3, achieving multi-hits for three consecutive games after the opening. He showed off such good batting performance in the opening series with the Hanwha Eagles, and his batting average for the season fell from .500 to .467 despite his two-for-five performance on the day. 

When I asked Huh Kyung-min, whom I met after the game, how he felt about hitting the final home run against his hometown, he said, "I'm not a batter who hits a lot of home runs, so I just tried to hit it at good timing, but luckily, the timing was good," adding, "Kim Ho-joon's fighting spirit was so good. The second pitch was so good that I needed to make a choice, but I predicted the breaking ball, and luckily, the actual pitch came in." 

Heo Kyung-min seemed to be more disappointed in his defense error at the top of the first inning than in the joy of the winning home run. Heo Kyung-min, who made a bad pitch to the first base by catching Kang Seung-ho's grounder after two outs in the top of the first inning, said, "I tried to meet my friend and make a mistake in the first inning, but I made a mistake in the first inning. I made a mistake in the part where I had to do well, so I'll try to reduce this part in the future." 

During the game, former teammate Yang Eui-ji was also caught jokingly grabbing Heo Kyung-min by the collar. When asked about the back story, he said, "Actually, I wanted to say hello to (Yang) Ji-hyeong at his first at-bat, but he didn't talk to me until his second at-bat. He didn't talk to me even when I grabbed him by the collar," and explained, "Later, he laughed and said, 'I played fair play today.' It was a sign of respect for Yang Eui-ji's own junior that he did not say anything to Heo Kyung-min at bat. 

As mentioned above, Heo Kyung-min, who left Doosan to become a KT man for a total of 4 billion won (46.8 million U.S. dollars) for four years, has a batting average of 467 (seven hits in 15 at-bats) with one homer, two RBIs, two runs and an OPS of 1.134. Starting with three hits in five at-bats against Hanwha in the opening match against Hanwha, he showed perfect performance by posting two hits in five at-bats against Hanwha on Sunday, and two hits in five at-bats against Doosan on Saturday. The third-base defense also displayed stability as the only mistake he made in the first inning. 

When I asked Huh Kyung-min about his recent condition, he said, "It's a little cold, but I don't feel particularly sick," adding, "Not all nine players can do well in baseball. There will be times when I'm not good, but there are so many good players in KT that if I make up for someone's slump, I think KT will win more and be at a higher place." 

Coach Lee Kang-chul waved his hands to compliment him, saying, "All of them are very effective in recruiting Heo Kyung-min." Heo said, "I feel uncomfortable because you complimented me too much. "Since I am not like Kim Do-young (KIA Tigers), I hope you can lower your expectations a little. Then I think it will help me more in playing in the future," he said with a smile. 

In an interview with a broadcaster after the game, Heo Kyung-min left the impression of perfect adaptation to the bird nest by showing his juniors spraying water without hesitation.

Huh Kyung-min said, "I was so grateful that my juniors sprayed water on me. Surprised to come to KT, the juniors worked so hard and were so polite. I want to give all the help I can to those players while I am here. I am glad that you sprayed water unexpectedly."