Noh Si-hwan (25, Hanwha Eagles) started the 2025 KBO League home run king race. 

Noh Si-hwan hit a home run for two consecutive days in the opening two consecutive games against KT Wiz on the 22nd and 23rd. On the 22nd, he hit a solo shot to the right-center wall by pushing Won Sang-hyun's 144km/h fastball in the eighth inning, and on the 23rd, he shot a 139km/h cutter thrown by national team closer Park Young-hyun over the left fence. It was a dramatic equalizer made in the top of the ninth inning, when he was trailing by one point.토토사이트

Noh, who debuted as a pro in 2019, had never hit a home run in the opening series until last year. Having settled down as Hanwha's No. 4 hitter in 2021, he also won the Home Run King award (31) in 2023. However, his initiation was delayed. His first home run in 2023 came out in three games, but it took him 20 games to make his second home run. His third home run came out in 27 games after the opening of the regular season. He hit his third home run in eight games last year, but his batting average (0.207) was low during this period.

Noh Si-hwan, who rose to power by winning two home runs and RBIs (101) in 2023, is dreaming of regaining the title this year. He only had 24 home runs (12th) last year. His slugging percentage fell from 0.541 in 2023 to 0.454 last year. The Golden Glove, the third baseman that Noh had in 2023, went to Kim Do-young (KIA Tigers), who had a batting average of 0.344, 38 homers, 40 steals, 109 RBIs, and 143 runs last year.

"I wish I could compete with DOYOUNG for the home run title," Noh said at the beginning of this season. "I think we need to have more home runs this year. We need to hit more (in many directions) evenly. Shouldn't we hit at least 40 (to become the home run champion)." 

"Last year, (hitting) was very inconsistent. I was shaken a lot when I had a bad hitting sense, and I adjusted my batting form. I was shaken a lot by myself," Noh said in an interview with a television broadcaster after the game on Tuesday. "I tried to repeat the same form and routine during this year's spring camp training."

Relying on strength, Noh also changed his swing style excessively. "Even if I make my swing simple, I feel that if I hit the ball with the hitting point in front of me, it will go over (the fence)," Noh said.

Only two games have been played yet, but Roh showed a mature batting performance. The homer on Tuesday came on the ball count of 3 to 0 strikes. He could have waited for the walk, but swung with confidence. As a result, he swung the ball without overstretching the ball from the outside, he drew a 135-meter-long arch to the right-center field.

"When I got a bench sign (that asked me to swing aggressively in three balls-0 strikes), I thought I should pass it," Noh said. "I just wanted to swing full swing (with hitting point) in front of me." The homer he hit from Park Young-hyun on Sunday was also a light hit with a cutter that flew towards the bottom of the strike zone.

"Thirty home runs and 100 RBIs are the symbol of the fourth batter. I want to achieve this year. I will be the home run king," Noh said. He has one more goal. "Of course, fall baseball is for me. I have never smelled (fall baseball) since I joined the pro baseball league. I want to run."