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| The match between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th. Reyes hit with one out in the bottom of the third inning to achieve 200 hits. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.9.28/ |
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| The match between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th. Reyes hit with one out in the bottom of the third inning to achieve 200 hits. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.9.28/ |
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| The match between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th. Reyes hit with one out in the bottom of the third inning to achieve 200 hits. A congratulatory video is on the electronic display. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.9.28/ |
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Everyone's attention is on the 5th place match (tiebreaker). However, there is only one game left in the regular season of professional baseball among the 10 clubs.
It is the final game of the season between the Lotte Giants and the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on the 1st. It is also a game that determines whether Lotte Reyes, who reached his first 200 hits as a foreign hitter, will make a new history in professional baseball beyond Seo Geon-chang (201 hits in 2014).
It is also a year when the more you think about it, the greater the milestone of Seo Geon-chang feels. In 2014, Seo had 201 hits under 128 regular-season games. Lee Hae-seo won the MVP of the season by beating Park Byung-ho with 52 home runs and Kang Jung-ho with 352 hits + 40 home runs + OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 1.198. The baseball community is in awe of Seo Geon-chang, who broke his 200th hit, which was "unanswered."
Reyes' record is not light just because of the 144 game system. Since 2015, the year after Seo Geon-chang's milestone, professional baseball has been changed to a system of 144, with 10 clubs. However, over the past 10 years, only Reyes has reached the 200-hit mark this year.
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| The match between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th. Seo Geon-chang is delighted after hitting an RBI timely hit in the top of the sixth inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.9.28/ |
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If Reyes hits more than two hits in the final game, he will be the main character of the new record. Another medal for Reyes this year is Jeon Kyung-gi. Of a total of 143 games, 60 games have had two or more hits. Reyes has a 42% chance of surpassing Seo Geon-chang (60/143).
Reyes swung a high-sensitivity fire bat with a batting average of 364 and an OPS of 0.933 for the month of September. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung also said, `I want to be with Reyes next yeara situation in which the meaning of ' was conveyed to the club.
But we can't let our guard down. In the last five games, he has a batting average of 291 (7 hits in 24 at-bats). In particular, he recorded one hit in the last two consecutive games, with only one hit against NC in Busan on the 27th.
With Koo Ja-wook (Samsung) and Rojas (KT) already solidifying two spots for the outfielder Golden Glove, many analysts say Reyes is competing with Hong Chang-ki (LG) and Herredia (SSG) for another spot. Reyes failed in the fall baseball and fell one step behind in the fight for the batting champion against Herredia, but he can seek to enter the Golden Glove with the most hits and a `new record.'
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| A game between Doosan and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 26th. Lotte Reyes is delighted after hitting a hit in the bottom of the first inning with one out. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.9.26/ |
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The final NC selection for the season is veteran Lee Jae-hak. Reyes, a switch hitter, has a higher batting average and OPS against left-handers (385, 69 hits in 179 at-bats) than right-handers (336, 131 hits in 390 at-bats). On the other hand, although the number of samples is small, the batting average against the under-row pitcher is only 327 (16 hits in 49 times at bat). Lee Jae-hak's opponent was also tied up to the point where he had no hits in five at-bats, struck out, and a double play.
If Lotte wins on the day, it will beat the Hanwha Eagles to secure seventh place. As a professional club, it is the last beauty that can be presented to fans along with Reyes' new record.
lunarfly@sportschosun.com
