[서울=뉴시스] Reporter Kim Hee-jun = The United States also paid attention to Choi Jeong (37, SSG Landers) achieving a new record for the most home runs in the KBO League.
MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball (MLB), said on the 25th (Korean time), “The wait is over, and a new career home run king has been born in the KBO League. SSG Choi Jeong-eun hit his 468th career home run, the most in Lee Seung-yeop’s KBO League career. “We broke the home run record.”
Choi Jeong-eun hit a left-field solo home run against Lotte starting pitcher Lee In-bok in the top of the 5th inning in the 2024 Shinhan Solbank KBO League game against the Lotte Giants held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 24th.
Choi Jeong-eun, who came to the plate in the top of the 5th inning when SSG was trailing 4-7 with 2 outs and no runners, pulled the slider on the first pitch and missed it in the middle of the strike zone, so it went over the left wall.
Jeong-eun Choi, who hit her 468th home run in her career, set a new record for the most home runs in her career, surpassing Doosan Bears coach Seung-yeop Lee, who hit 467 home runs in the KBO League.
MLB.com introduced the fact that Choi Jeong was injured, saying, “There was drama in Choi Jeong’s achievement of the record for the most home runs in his career.”
Choi Jeong hit his 467th career home run against KIA closing pitcher Jeong Hae-young in the bottom of the 9th inning against the Incheon KIA Tigers on the 16th, putting him on par with manager Lee Seung-yeop.
However, on the 17th, he was hit in the rib area by a pitch from KIA foreign pitcher Will Crowe, and suffered a bruise and was unable to play since.
Choi Jeong-eun, who returned to the starting lineup in the Sajik Lotte game on the 23rd when a no-game was declared due to rain, succeeded in setting a record on the 24th, the next day.
MLB.com said, “Choi Jeong hit a home run against KIA’s Jeong Hae-young on the 16th, tying Lee Seung-yeop’s record, but unfortunately, the next day, he was hit by a ball thrown by Crow, who played for the Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates.” Choi Jeong said, “Choi Jeong hit a home run against KIA’s Jeong Hae-young with 330 body hits in his personal career.” “This surpasses Craig Biggio’s MLB record of 285,” he explained.
He continued, “Choi Jeong, who was hit by a pitch, was unable to play for nearly a week. But the baseball gods worked another magic. Choi Jeong returned from injury in the game on the 23rd and hit a double in the top of the first inning. However, it was a no game due to rain. He added, “After a wait that seemed to never end, Choi Jeong-eun set a new record for the most home runs in his career on the 24th.”
MLB.com also said, “Choi Jeong broke the KBO League record for most home runs held by Lee Seung-yeop, who is known as the greatest hitter in Korean baseball history. The KBO League record for most home runs has been his since Seung-yeop Lee hit his 352nd home run on June 20, 2013. “Lee Seung-yeop also hit 159 home runs in Japanese professional baseball,” he explained.
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