KBO Announces 6 Nominees for September-October MVP, Including Choi Won-jun and Avila

Six professional baseball players who showcased stellar performances in the final stretch of the regular season, including kt wiz's Choi Won-jun and SSG Landers' Pedro Avila, have been nominated for the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League Monthly MVP for September and October.

The KBO selected the final monthly MVP nominees for this season: position players Choi Won-jun and Sam Hilliard of kt wiz, and Matt Davidson of the Kiwoom Heroes; along with pitchers Pedro Avila and Cho Byung-hyun of SSG Landers, and Daniel DeJesus of kt wiz.

The monthly MVP winner will be determined by combining fan votes and a vote by the members of the Korea Baseball Writers Association. Fan voting will be available from 10:00 AM on the 14th until midnight on the 19th through Shinhan Bank's mobile application, Super SOL.

The winner will receive a cash prize of 3 million KRW and a commemorative trophy.

Additionally, a donation of 2 million KRW will be delivered under the winning domestic player's name to their alma mater middle school.

Choi Won-jun claimed the top spot in four batting categories during September and October: batting average (0.413), hits (57), runs scored (35), and on-base percentage (0.497).

Hilliard, aiming for his second monthly award of the season following July, ranked first in home runs (14) and RBIs (40), while Davidson finished second in home runs with 12 and first in slugging percentage (0.806).

On the mound, Avila posted 5 wins and 1 loss with a 1.21 ERA across 6 games, tying for most wins and taking first place in ERA.

Daniel recorded 5 wins and 1 loss with a 1.85 ERA in 7 games while leading the league in strikeouts (54), and Cho Byung-hyun did not allow a single run in 9 games, topping the category with 8 saves.
 
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