'Hit 'Reyes, 'Hit King 'Hit King 'Hit King! Koo Ja-wook '2 consecutive years', Rojas '4 years'GG

Dec 13, 2024

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/

Victor Reyes (Lotte Giants), who set a new hit record, won his first Golden Glove.

KBO held the 2024 KBO Golden Glove Awards at the COEX Auditorium in Samseong-dong, Seoul on the 13th.

Reyes, Koo Ja-wook (Samsung Lions), and Mel Rojas Jr. (KT Wiz) won the outfield category.

The criteria for selecting catchers and baseball award candidates are 1. Titleholder 2. Players who played more than 720 innings of defense in the position will be selected as candidates.

Reyes played in 144 games this season and posted a batting average of 352, 15 home runs, 111 RBIs, and an OPS (long-hitting rate + on-base percentage) of 0.904.

Reyes made KBO history at the same time. In 2014, Seo Geon-chang set a new KBO league record for the most hits by hitting 202 hits beyond 201 hits.

The strongest contender was Guillermo Herredia (SSG). Heredia appeared in 136 games this season and recorded a batting average of .36 with 21 home runs, 118 RBIs and an OPS of .937. Lotte also renewed its contract with Reyes for a total of $1.25 million on the 26th of last month.

As the competition was fierce, the margin of the vote was narrow. Reyes defeated Herredia (147 votes) with 161 votes

The 2024 KBO Golden Glove Awards ceremony was held at the COEX Auditorium in Samseong-dong, Seoul on the afternoon of the 13th. Koo Ja-wook attended the red carpet event ahead of the ceremony. COEX = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2024.12.13/

Koo Ja-wook, who played in 129 games this season with a batting average of 343, 33 home runs, 115 RBIs, and an OPS of 1.044, had the most votes in the outfield category and wore golden gloves for the second consecutive year. It is also the third Golden Glove award following 2021 and 2023. Koo received 260 votes and won 90.3 percent of the vote.

The other spot was Rojas. Rojas, who won MVP in 2020, later entered the Japanese stage and returned to the KBO League this season. 'The return of the king' was certain. He batted .329 with 32 home runs and 112 RBIs with an OPS of 0.989 in 144 games this season. Rojas received 153 votes.

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'Hit 'Reyes, 'Hit King 'Hit King 'Hit King! Koo Ja-wook '2 consecutive years', Rojas '4 years'GG

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