KIA Tigers' new foreign hitter Patrick Wisdom tasted it in the opening three games.

Wisdom started as a second batter and third baseman in the first game of the season against the Kiwoom Heroes in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on the 25th, helping his team win 11-6 with two hits and three RBIs in five at-bats, including one home run.메이저놀이터

Wisdom was in charge of the third hitter in the opening two consecutive games against the NC Dinos from July 22 to 23, but had no hits in five at-bats. He had to take comfort from getting three walks.

Such Wizdom was deployed forward as No. 2 in Tuesday's game. Kia, which had been agonizing over the absence of Kim Do-young, who left the team due to injury, elevated its Wizdom, which boasts of its strong pitching, to No. 2 in order to maximize its offense power. It also drew attention that Wizdom was listed in the lineup as a third baseman, unlike his previous position as a first baseman. However, as Wizdom played the most innings as a third baseman in the U.S. Major League Baseball, Kia did not worry too much.

Kia Tigers' choice to send Wizdom to second batter and third baseman was a huge success. Wizdom grounded out to the pitcher with no outs and a runner on the second base in the bottom of the first inning, and as a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the third inning, Wizdom turned to the center field. However, he drew a two-run arch over the left fence against Kiwoom starter Kim Yoon-ha in the bottom of the fourth inning with two outs and runners on the second base. Despite the situation with the ball count at one ball and two strikes, Wizdom displayed concentration and marked his first hit in the KBO League with a home run.

Wizdom even made his first multi-hit ball since his debut in the KBO League. He had a fly ball to the second base with no outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, but met with Kim Sun-ki at the first and third bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning and hit a left-handed hit. Then, third baseman Park Jae-hyun homered. As a result, the "2 Wizdom" effect that Kia wanted was shown in the game.

On the day, Wisdom lived up to his team's expectations not only in offense but also in defense. In the top of the fifth inning, he handled ground balls by Yasiel Puig and Lee Ju-hyeong with shrewd movements and accurate catches.

Wisdom told reporters after the game, "I've been waiting a lot so far. The timing continued to hit me in the back, but in today's game (25th), I tried to hit it quite aggressively to fix that part. I think that part came out well," he said. "It's been about three months since I practiced third baseman (recently), and I feel good because I think I did quite well today."

"I think the pitcher threw a high fastball, but it was a very good ball to make a barrel hit, so I think the ball went farther than I thought," he said, looking back on the home run situation, "Actually, I felt a lot of pressure on myself rather than being pressured elsewhere, but I think I can breathe a little after this home run."

Wisdom's story is that the advice of rookie outfielder Park Jae-hyun also helped. Wisdom smiled, saying, "More than anything else, Park Jae-hyun came today and advised me to hit the right timing. So I was able to hit a home run because my eyes opened wide after hearing that."

Wisdom did not display remarkable performance in spring camp practice and exhibition games. However, the coach was not in a hurry. I thought that there were several factors that Wisdom had to adapt to, including ABS.

For now, the long-awaited shot by both the team and the players has burst. Now, it is important to continue this trend. "KBO League pitchers throw so many pitches, and it's quite interesting. I know that and now I'm trying to hit far away," Wisdom said. "Now I think I've felt everything I have to feel pressure, and I'm trying not to feel pressure myself."