KT's Choi Won-jun Sets New Single-Season Record with 204 Hits

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Professional baseball player Choi Won-jun of KT has reached a new milestone. By adding three hits in a game against Samsung, he set a new record for the most hits in a single season with 204.

Reporter Jeon Yeongmin has the story.

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Choi, who was just one hit away from tying the previous single-season record of 202 hits, hit a double into the right-center gap in the fifth inning against Samsung, tying the historic record set by Lotte's Reyes in 2024.

Then, in the seventh inning, he set a new record for most hits by adding a single dropping in front of the left fielder with a skillful stroke.

Having written a new chapter in history, Choi extended his hit record to 204 by hitting a ball just over the shortstop's reach in the eighth inning.

Having already secured a direct ticket to the Korean Series by winning the regular season, KT added a grand slam (their 42nd of the season) by Hilliard—who is competing for the home run title—and a solid pitching performance by starting pitcher So Hyung-jun, who allowed no runs with 5 strikeouts over 5 innings, defeating Samsung 9 to 3 and extending their winning streak to 8 games.

In the final regular-season rivalry game held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, which is scheduled for demolition after this season, LG defeated Doosan 7 to 5 to claim their second consecutive win.

Although LG starting pitcher Im Chan-gyu struggled by allowing 5 runs over 5 innings, he earned his 15th win of the season—moving into sole possession of first place in that category—thanks to run support from batters like Lee Jae-won and Moon Bo-gyung.

KIA crushed Lotte 12 to 4.

Starting pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong picked up his 12th win of the season by allowing 3 runs over 5 innings, and the batting lineup sealed the victory by scoring a massive 7 runs in the eighth inning alone.

Reyes, who is competing for the batting title in hits, collected two hits to chase KT's Choi by a single hit.

SSG defeated NC 6 to 3, while Kiwoom—which finished at the bottom of the standings for four consecutive seasons—slugged four home runs to beat Hanwha 5 to 3, wrapping up their regular season earlier than any of the other 10 teams.

[Video Editing: Park Jung-sam]

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