Choi Jeong-eun set the record for the most RBIs by a right-handed hitter with 20 homers for 8 consecutive years
After a short break for a week, the 2023 Korean Professional Baseball KBO League enters the second half race.
The record march that took a comma continues.
In the second half of this year, records that will remain in Korean baseball history are expected to be mass-produced.
Yang Hyeon-jong (35, KIA Tigers) and bullpen Jeong Woo-ram (38, Hanwha Eagles), who represent Korean baseball, are on the verge of achieving a record.
If Yang Hyeon-jong adds one starting win, he sets a tie record for the most starting wins in the history of the KBO League.
The record for the most in this category is 163 wins held by Song Jin-woo (former Hanwha, retired) KBO training coach.
During his active career, coach Song Jin-woo won 210 wins (153 losses, 103 saves), the most in the KBO league, of which 47 were relief wins.
Yang Hyeon-jong, who won 164 wins (107 losses) and climbed to second place in the KBO career, earned only two salvation wins. 162 wins are starting wins.
Yang Hyeon-jong, who continues to rotate in the starting rotation this year, becomes tied for first place with coach Song Jin-woo if he adds one win, and if he wins two wins, he sets the record for the most starting wins in the KBO League history.
Left-handed bullpen Jeong Woo-ram is breaking the record for the most appearances by a pitcher in the KBO League every time he pitches.
Jung Woo-ram took the mound in the 902nd game on June 30, 2021, surpassing Ryu Taek-hyun (former LG Twins, retired)'s previous record of 901 games.
After that, Jung Woo-ram, who continued to pitch, approached the unprecedented 1,000-game pitch.
As of the 20th, Jung Woo-ram has played 984 games.
He made 32 appearances this year as well.
If he gets on the mound in 16 more games, he will fill 1,000 appearances.
At bat, the bat of Choi Jeong (36, SSG Landers) is noteworthy.
Choi Jeong-eun, who tied for first place with Roh Si-hwan (22, Hanwha) with 19 home runs in the first half, will achieve 20 home runs in 8 consecutive seasons for the third time in KBO league history by adding one home run.
Choi Jeong-eun hit 20 or more homers in seven consecutive seasons from 2016 to last year.
The record of 20 home runs in consecutive seasons in the KBO League is ‘9 seasons’ that Park Byeong-ho (37, kt wiz) continued from 2012 to 2022 (2016-2017 advanced to American professional baseball).
Doosan Bears coach Lee Seung-yeop, the home run king representing Korean baseball, also held the record of 20 homers for 8 consecutive seasons (8 consecutive years from 1997 to 2012, 2004 to 2011, advanced to Nippon Professional Baseball).
If Choi Jeong-eun gets one more RBI, he will also rise to the top of the RBI for right-handed hitters in the KBO League.
As of the 20th, Choi Hyeong-woo (39, KIA) ranked first in total RBIs in the KBO League, with 1,507 RBIs, and coach Lee Seung-yeop, with 1,498 RBIs, ranked second.
Choi Hyeong-woo and manager Lee Seung-yeop sit at bat on the left side.
With 1,425 RBIs, Choi Jeong-eun is tied for third place with Lee Dae-ho (former Lotte), who retired last year.
The moment Choi Jeong adds an RBI, he rises to 3rd place alone in the entire KBO League and sets a new record for the most RBIs in his personal career by a right-handed hitter.