'Park Byung-ho vs. Choi Hyung-woo' Who is the third person in the milestone following Lee Seung-yeop → Choi Jeong?
Sep 03, 2024
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Park Byung-ho with 398 homers and Choi Hyung-woo with 394 homers have two homers and six homers left, respectively, up to 400 homers.
The first player to achieve will be the third to reach the 400 home runs mark in the KBO League after Lee Seung-yeop and Choi Jung.
Park Byung-ho is a representative home run hitter in the KBO League, called the `national slugger.'
Park Byung-ho, a six-time home run winner in this season, has the most ever in this category. From the 2012 season to the 2015 season, he was the only player in the KBO league to rank No. 1 in home runs for four consecutive seasons.
Park Byung-ho, who has consistently recorded double-digit homers since the 2011 season, has rapidly increased the number of homers. In particular, he showed his strength to achieve more than 50 home runs for two consecutive years with 52 in the 2014 season and 53 in the 2015 season.
He has recorded more than 20 home runs in nine seasons from the 2012 season to the 2022 season, and holds the record of 20 home runs in consecutive seasons for the longest period in the KBO league. He is listed on the KBO League's home run record.
Unfortunately, he failed to achieve 20 home runs last season, so his 20 home runs in consecutive seasons were cut off, but if he adds two home runs this season, he will complete 400 home runs at the same time as he returns to 20 home runs this season.
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Since the 2008 season, when he began to play in the first division in earnest, Choi has never missed a double-digit home run.
In the 2011 season, he won the KBO League's No. 1 home run title by reaching his first 30 home runs, and from the 2014 to 2016 season, he recorded 30 home runs for three consecutive years with 31 home runs, 33 home runs and 31 home runs, respectively.
Choi Hyung-woo completed 10 home runs against Munhak SSG on June 11 this season, achieving 10 home runs for 17 consecutive seasons. He ranked second in this category after SSG Choi Jeong, who has recorded 10 home runs for 19 consecutive seasons.
This season, he has recorded 21 home runs so far, returning to the 20-home run mark for the first time in four years, increasing his record to 394 home runs.
KBO will present a commemorative award based on the citation rules if Park Byung-ho and Choi Hyung-woo achieve 400 home runs.
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