The San Diego Padres had a night to remember on Monday when they rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks on back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning.
And as wild as the scene was at Petco Park, the Korean call of Ha-Seong Kim’s walk-off blast might have been even wilder.
Kim — who followed up on pinch-hitter David Dahl’s solo home run — ended the game with a blast to left field off Scott McGough. It was the first time in MLB history that a teamed walked off on back-to-back home runs from the No. 8 and No. 9 hitters. It was nuts.
And this was how it sounded on Korea’s SpoTV Now broadcast.
If Ha-Seong Kim's #walkoff wasn't electric enough, take a listen to the Korean call. 🔥
(Via SpoTV Now) pic.twitter.com/3jTeZOmup6
— Cut4 (@Cut4) April 4, 2023
An absolute frenzy.
Every April MLB game could use that kind of excitement. MLB fans also particularly enjoyed this call from the Korean announcers.
This was how Twitter reacted
This is amazing! https://t.co/zWeJRu4rMl
— http://www.BSTsportcards.com (@BSTsportcards) April 4, 2023
This is like the South Korean version of having Gus Johnson and Kevin Harlan share a booth and I am here for it. https://t.co/Xf6idmP88w
— Kyle Berger (@bergerkg) April 4, 2023
I can watch this over and over! The team greeting him at home! The energy! The jumping up and down! I guarantee this will be a preview of what this season will look like! 💛🤎 https://t.co/6FoiLpqlIZ
— Beloved Jocelyn South (@south_jocelyn) April 4, 2023
The world game is gonna save baseball from itself. https://t.co/tv8IEUiEyt
— Aaron T. Sherman (@ATSherman_PNW) April 4, 2023
They don’t miss https://t.co/uz1rp8T8Ft
— Brady Silverwood (@bmsilverwood) April 4, 2023
This is passion right here. https://t.co/DioJoMaiZO
— John Frascella (Football) (@LegendSports7) April 4, 2023
This is my favorite part of every time Kim does something big https://t.co/cl416W0d2U
— Andrew Lytle (@alytlebird) April 4, 2023
American broadcasting needs to embrace just yelling into the mic when big moments happen. https://t.co/1CcjSOHr2i
— Asher: On Track For Opening Day (Deadly Serious)🐀 (@Low_rax) April 4, 2023
hearing calls like this in the player's language is always so cool https://t.co/zOyFfQSHM3
— kt has baseball (@ktlikesbaseball) April 4, 2023
