A record that could only happen once in a lifetime has failed twice. He couldn't help but feel a deep sense of regret and laugh it off, saying, "I guess it's fate."
Jose Rojas (Doosan Bears) started as the second hitter and designated hitter in the home game against NC Dinos held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 12th and recorded 3 hits in 4 at-bats.
Rojas, who started his first at-bat with a home run, saw the opponent shift in his second at-bat and created a hit with a surprise bunt. In the third at-bat, the ball was hit towards the right-field line with the shift slightly to the left. It was enough time for Rojas to run to third base.
This is the moment when you can achieve a hit for the cycle (cycling hit) with just one double. Rojas also failed to hit a cycling hit in the Gocheok Kiwoom Heroes match on August 24 as he was one double hit short of a hit.
If Rojas achieves a cycling hit, he will become the 5th foreign player and the 6th player in history, following Rojas Mel Jr. (KT) on May 29, 2018. The most recent cycling hit record was Kang Seung-ho (Doosan) in the Gwangju KIA game on September 15th, which was the 30th in history.
The result of the fourth at-bat was a strikeout. Rojas strongly protested that the last strikeout ball was a ball, but the result did not change.
Although Rojas failed to achieve the record, Doosan won 11 to 1 and trailed the 4th place NC Dinos by 0.5 games.
After the game, Rojas said, "The battle for rankings is fierce and each game is important, so I'm glad to end the losing streak. The team as a whole was able to win thanks to the team's batting performance."
Regarding the situation in which the cycling hit did not occur, he said, "I focused from the first at-bat and tried to get on base somehow, which luckily led to a home run. I wasn't too conscious of the cycling hit. I think it was my fate. For now, the team's victory is more important than my record. “It is,” he said.
Rojas expressed his determination, saying, “I will do my best to help the team win in the remaining games like today.”     벳사랑