Patrick Wisdom (34) of the KIA Tigers boasts the hottest batting performance among hitters who are playing in the 2025 KBO League. He hit five home runs in nine games through Sunday, ranking first in the home run category.안전놀이터

Wisdom is a new foreign hitter that Kia has recruited ahead of this season. Kia has made a bold move to break up with Socrates Brito, who showed good performance last season, and choose Wisdom as its new foreign hitter.

As such, Kia has firmly established its faith in Wisdom. Wisdom is a typical slugger who produced 88 home runs in the Major League alone. From 2021 to 2023, he hit 20 home runs for three consecutive years. Kia recruited Wisdom for a total of 1 million dollars to increase its slugging capability.

Since the beginning of the season, Wisdom has been hitting long balls as KIA expected. From the game against the Hanwha Eagles in Daejeon on April 28 to the game against the Samsung Lions on April 2, he hit the peak by hitting home runs in four consecutive games.

Wizdom, who has been hitting home runs every day, was asked a question about the "torpedo bat," the hottest issue in the MLB recently. The torpedo bat features a sweeter spot closer to the handle than the existing bat. The area where the ball touches is larger than that of the existing bat, so the overall shape of the bat is shaped like a torpedo. It is loved by big leaguers for its equipment that helps produce long-range power.

Wisdom said on Sunday, "I am well aware of this. I have used this bat before. I have never used it in practice, but I have used it in practice. It is a bat that can definitely help batters. However, I am not sure if it will be helpful or not for me right now because I had a short period of practice."

Wisdom continued, "If torpedo bats are allowed in the KBO league after this season, I think I will think about it throughout the offseason. I think I will make the final decision while using it during practice."

It was Wisdom, who recognized the charm of torpedo bats, but he stressed that what is more important than the bat is the "hitting technique" of dealing with the bat.

Wisdom said, "Isn't the equipment itself supposed to help players? I think the 'hitting technique' of hitting accurately with the bat comes first rather than the bat. Equipment is just a tool to help with the technology," he said.