Around this time last year, Choi Hyeong-woo (40, KIA Tigers) was full of concerns in his gaze.
The bat was hardly heated. Although he served as a bridge to the other line with the so-called ‘snow baseball’, where he walked on base, it was inevitable that the performance would not befit the name of Hyung-woo Choi, who was once the top hitter in the KBO League. After suffering from an eye disease in the 2021 season, he was sluggish, and as he suffered another sluggish batting, he was labeled an “aging curve”.메이저사이트
Choi Hyeong-woo’s appearance this year has completely changed. Even at the beginning of the season, it was dismissed as an ‘early sparkling effect’, but the trend has been going on for more than two months. He makes a run at every critical moment and plays the role of ‘KIA’s solver’ like the lyrics of the cheering song that fans sing. He proudly ranks in the top 10 of the KBO League with a season batting average of 3 1/2 (64 hits in 205 at-bats). His OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) was 0.909, ranking third overall. 6th overall with a WAR (contribution to victory vs. substitute) 2.67 (based on Sports 2I). There is no one who thinks of ‘aging curve’ behind Hyungwoo Choi’s name anymore.
The 2023 KBO League KIA Tigers and NC Dinos match was held at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 17th. KIA Choi Hyung-woo hits a timely hit with 1 RBI from 2nd out and 3rd base at the end of the 7th inning. With this, Choi Hyeong-woo set a tie record for the most RBIs in his career with ‘1498’.
Choi Hyeong-woo has risen to the ranks of legend. On the 17th, in the match against the NC Dinos held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, he recorded a heavy hit at the end of the 7th inning with 2 out and 3 base, tying Doosan coach Lee Seung-yeop’s record for the most RBIs (1498 RBIs) in the KBO League. It was a day where we couldn’t be happy with the team’s defeat, but it was an important day that announced the birth of another legend in Korean baseball history.
It is a history made with tears and sweat. Choi Hyung-woo, who joined the Samsung Lions in the 2nd, 6th round of the 2002 rookie draft, played 6 games for the 1st team for 4 years before being released. After completing his military service at the National Police Agency, he joined Samsung, his parent team, and exploded his potential, playing a pivotal role in the dynasty. Choi Hyeong-woo, who broke 500 RBIs in 2013, joined KIA in 2017 with a 4-year, 10 billion won FA contract, and made a significant contribution to the team’s V11 achievement with the 1000 RBIs that year. 6 Golden Gloves (2011, 2013-2014, 2016-2017, 2020), Hitting Champion 2 times (2016, 2020), Home Run King 1 time (2011), RBI King 2 times (2011, 2016), etc. Batter He was named for most of the individual titles in the division.
The 2023 KBO League KIA Tigers and NC Dinos match was held at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 17th. KIA Choi Hyung-woo
If Hyung-Woo Choi adds just one RBI, he becomes the owner of the most RBIs in KBO League history. If you add one more RBI here, you step on the 1500 RBI height that no one has ever climbed. Now, the path he walks soon becomes the history and legend of Korean baseball.