The beginning and end of the Korean baseball team's victory over Chinese Taipei in the finals of the Hangzhou Asian Games began and ended with Moon Bo-kyung. He came out as the leadoff hitter in the top of the second inning, hit a double from Taiwan's starting pitcher Lin Yu-min and scored the winning run, and in the bottom of the ninth, as a first baseman, he received a throw from second baseman Hye-seong Kim and made the final three outs.

The story behind the finals revealed by Moon Bo-kyung, whom we met at Incheon Airport on the 8th when the national team returned to Korea, was truly a dream-like story.

Moon Bo-kyung was the starting third baseman for the LG Twins. However, in the national team, he gave the third baseman position to Noh Si-hwan and played first baseman himself. It was bound to be unfamiliar, but Moon Bo-kyung maintained his position as first base from before his first game in Hong Kong until the final against Chinese Taipei. He said it wasn't very difficult. “Catching a batted ball wasn’t a big deal except for the different angles between third and first base. However, since our fielders have good shoulders, it was a bit difficult at first because the thrown ball flew hard, but I got used to it as I continued training,” said Moon Bo-kyung, a Japanese player. In the top of the 9th inning with a -0 lead, the leadoff hitter hit a ground ball in front of the shortstop, and he caught shortstop Kim Joo-won's one-bound throw but missed it. It was recorded as Kim Joo-won's error due to a one-bound throw, but it was very disappointing as it went into the mitt and then came out. Afterwards, Korea was in danger of having 1st and 2nd base with no outs due to a hit, but fortunately they were able to keep the win by allowing no runs.

Moon Bo-kyung said, “I was able to catch him well enough, but I was sorry he went into the mitt and came out.

I was nervous ever since we beat China and advanced to the finals. However, her roommate, Choi Ji-min, was already asleep when she entered her room. Moon Bo-kyung said that she couldn't sleep, thinking about this and that alone.

The double that scored the final run in the top of the second inning was thanks to advice from LG senior Oh Ji-hwan. Moon Bo-kyung said, "Ji-hwan told me on the phone that in times like that, I should hit more boldly. If the ball count is high, I have to face a difficult game, and since the ball is so good, it will be even more difficult, so he told me to hit confidently from the first pitch. So, I also decided to hit without fail from the first pitch. “I went in after eating, but luckily the timing was right, so I got good results,” he said, laughing. “I was so nervous that I don’t remember how I hit it. After I hit it, I just looked at the base and ran.” Moon Bo-kyung, who also walked in the second at-bat in the match against Taiwanese starter Lin Yu-min, said, "Compared to the preliminaries, I think the pitch was similar, but perhaps because it rained a lot, I think my pitch control wasn't as good."

He scored the first and final points by sliding during Kim Joo-won's sacrifice fly. “If you hit that much, you should have plenty of time to go in, but as I was running home, I thought to myself why I wasn’t going out like this. I guess I was a slow runner,” he said with a laugh.

Moon Bo-kyung, who caught second baseman Kim Hye-seong's throw in the bottom of the ninth inning with one out and runners on first and second base and the final winning count, said it was a dizzying moment, saying, "Actually, I couldn't see the ball clearly for a moment because it overlapped the electronic display." Luckily she was able to catch the ball. One more behind-the-scenes story. In that brief moment, Moon Bo-kyung even confirmed that the first base umpire raised his hand. Moon Bo-kyung said, “Because this tournament does not have video review, I thought I should not run out first and make it safe. So, I stepped on first base until the end, saw the first base umpire making an out gesture, and ran out,” he said. “We really won.” “I thought we were going to win, so I just threw my glove away,” he said, laughing again.

It was his first Taegeuk mark. Bo-kyung Moon said, “There were times when I was more nervous than I thought and the Taegeuk symbol felt heavy on my chest, and unlike the league, I had a greater thought that I had to do better.” He added, “I think it was really good that everyone, not just anyone, worked hard and achieved good results.” He expressed his feelings.

While Moon Bo-kyung was in China, his team LG won the regular season. Bo-kyung Moon said, "To be honest, I was so focused on this that I didn't pay attention to winning the team. Now, I think I can feel it when I return to the team," and said, "I hope we get good results in the Korean Series as well," and hoped for a second win following the Asian Games.