After the font, Kim Taek-hyung, Park Jong-hoon, and Kim Kwang-hyun tied the Kiwoom lineup tightly. SSG Kim Sung-hyun was named Game 6 MVP by hitting a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning.
The 2022 Korean Series MVP was received by SSG Kim Kang-min, the “man of the ninth inning,” who hit a tie-breaking home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 1 and a walk-off three-run home run in the bottom of Game 5. Kim Kang-min had three hits in eight at-bats, batting .375 with two home runs and five RBIs.
At the time when he won the Korean Series and was in the midst of preparing for the awards ceremony, Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki visited SSG manager Kim Won-hyung.
Director Hong Won-ki congratulated Kim Won-hyung, who is one year older, by taking off his hat. Manager Kim Won-hyung also hugged Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki, who came to congratulate him, and thanked him.
The coaches of the two teams talked while congratulating and encouraging the championship, and when they broke up, Hong Won-ki once again headed to the Kiwoom dugout, applauding Kim Won-hyung.
SSG coach Kim Won-hyung said, “I respect coach Hong Won-ki. “We won the championship, but I think Kiwoom has been a great team all season,” he said.
Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki said, “No matter what modifier you put on the players who played fairly until the end, they suffered as a one-team team throughout the postseason.” “I want to give the best praise to the players,” he said.
Meanwhile, the coaches of the two teams, who had a great match in the Korean Series, received a gift of renewing their contracts. 스포츠토토탑
The SSG Landers announced that they decided to renew their contract ahead of Game 5 of the Korean Series in order to empower coach Kim Won-hyung. Kiwoom also signed a three-year contract with coach Hong Won-ki, who advanced to the postseason and played a great game, after the end of the season.