40 years and 6 months, turning back the clock Oldest ‘Mr. All-Star’ gets his first MVP kiss

Pro Baseball All-Star Game MVP Choi Hyung-woo only had a batting average of .200 in 2021-2022 Reborn as ‘Man of Record’ since last year Oldest RBI King of the Year – Challenge for 6th Championship Hasn’t received a major award since ‘Rookie of the Year’ in 2008… “First MVP, I really wanted to receive it this time”

KIA’s Choi Hyung-woo kisses the MVP trophy after being selected as the MVP at the professional baseball All-Star Game on the 6th. Choi Hyung-woo, who was selected as the oldest All-Star Game MVP, also received a prize of 10 million won.

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Choi Hyung-woo, the ‘living legend’ of professional baseball, has set another record as the oldest MVP of the All-Star Game. He will challenge for the oldest batting title and his 6th individual Korean Series championship in the second half of the season starting on the 9th. Choi.

Hyung-woo appeared as the 6th designated hitter for the Nanum All-Star Game held at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 6th and recorded 3 hits (1 home run) and 2 RBIs in 4 at-bats, leading the team to a 4-2 victory. Choi Hyung-woo, who was 40 years, 6 months, and 20 days old on that day, received 19 out of 21 votes in the post-game press vote and became the ‘Mr. Star All-Star’. Previously, the oldest record was LG’s Lee Byung-kyu, who was selected as the All-Star Game MVP in 2011 at the age of 36 years, 8 months, and 28 days.

Choi Hyung-woo said, “I’ve never received an MVP award before, including the regular season and the All-Star Game, so I really wanted to get it this time,” and laughed. “I even joked with my teammate Jeon Sang-hyun, who came up as a relief pitcher in the bottom of the 8th, saying, ‘Just block it no matter what. You’ll get in trouble if you give him a run. ‘”

Choi Hyung-woo hasn’t received many awards compared to his skills. The biggest award he received was the Rookie of the Year award in 2008. In 2016, he recorded a batting average of 0.376, 31 home runs, and 144 RBIs, but lost in the MVP voting to pitcher Nippert (then Doosan), who won 22 games that year. In 2020, he recorded a batting average of 0.354, 28 home runs, and 115 RBIs, but the MVP went to Rojas (KT), who hit 47 home runs.

Choi Hyung-woo, who had a batting average of . 200 in both 2021 and 2022, has regained his problem-solving skills since last year, when he was in his 40s, and has been reborn as a ‘man of records’. Choi Hyung-woo broke the records of the most doubles (464) and most RBIs (1,498) held by Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop last year. As of the 7th, Choi Hyung-woo has 509 doubles and 1,615 RBIs. This year, he has also surpassed manager Lee and set the record for the most base hits (4,120).

After hitting 17 home runs and 81 RBIs last year, he has already swept 16 home runs and 73 RBIs in the first half of this year alone. If the current trend continues, he can reach 20 home runs and 100 RBIs in just four years since 2020. If he maintains his current position as the league’s current RBI leader, he can become the oldest RBI king in the KBO League’s history. The previous record was 35 years old, set by Sutton (then Hyundai) in 2005. Choi Hyung-woo said, “It was a perfect first half for both the team and me personally. I will work hard to manage my condition well and encourage my juniors so that I can finish the second half like this.” He won the Korean Series four times (2011-2014) during his time at Samsung and also won in 2017, his first year after transferring to KIA. This year, he is challenging for his sixth championship ring. If Choi Hyung-woo wins the Korean Series MVP this year, he will also become the oldest player in professional baseball. The current record is 40 years old, set by 2022 MVP Kim Kang-min (then SSG). Among the All-Star Game MVPs, Woods (then Doosan) in 2001 and Yang Eui-ji (then NC) in 2020 won the Korean Series MVP in the same year. 해외 카지노 사이트