For the first time, foreigners take away all batting average, home run and RBI. The title gets dominated by foreigners in the 10 million era
For the first time, foreigners take away all batting average, home run and RBI. The title gets dominated by foreigners in the 10 million era
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As the 2024 regular season enters the final stage, the main character of the individual title is gradually being determined.
Although foreign players have become accustomed to winning titles, a shocking incident happened in the batting category this season. This is the first time that a foreign batter will take home the three categories of batting average, home run and RBI, which are dubbed the "triple crown."
He has never given up three categories to a foreign hitter. He has given up three titles such as multiple wins, ERA, and strikeouts five times, but it is the first time that a foreigner has taken over a triple crown.
The No. 1 hitter in batting average is Guillermo Herredia of SSG Landers with a batting average of 362. He is also third with Victor Reyes of the Lotte Giants with a batting average of 0.354 and Kim Do-young of the KIA Tigers with a batting average of 0.344. Herredia is on the verge of becoming the third foreign hitter in history after Brumba in 2004 and Thames in 2015.
Matt Davidson of the NC Dinos is certain to rank No. 1 in homers. He hit 45, far behind Kim Do-young's 37. LG Twins' Austin is nearing the first RBI king in the history of LG with 127 RBIs. He is also far behind second-ranked Davidson (117). He is also far behind third-ranked Koo Ja-wook (112).
Reyes, a foreign hitter, also tops the list of hits. With 191 hits, he is aiming to surpass 200 hits for the second time since Seo's 201 in 2014. Korean hitters are unlikely to come from behind with Eredia (186), followed by Mel Rojas Jr. (182).
In terms of stolen bases (63 Doosan players), runs (135 Kim Do-young), on-base percentage (0.444) and slugging percentage (Kim Do-young 0.647), foreign hitters are likely to take only about four in the batting category.
The mound is strong again this year for foreigners.
Kyle Hart of the NC Dinos ranks first in ERA at 2.44. James Nail of Kia Tigers (2.53), who finished the season due to injury, is also ranked second in ERA at 3.75.
Even strikeouts cannot be approached by Korean pitchers. Kiwoom's Enmanuel de Heysus is competing for first place with 173 and Hart with 172, while Kiwoom's Ariel Furado is third with 165. KT's Um Sang-baek, who came in seventh with 156, is the most strikeouts by a Korean pitcher.
Doosan's Kwak Bin and Samsung's Won Tae-in are tied for first with 14 wins. Um Sang-baek, Hart and Heysus follow with 13 wins. Domestic pitchers have the possibility of at least being the joint king of multiple wins or the lone king of multiple wins.
In terms of win rate, Hart ranks first with 13 wins and 2 losses and 0.867 wins, while KT closer Park Young-hyun and SSG Drew Anderson are tied for second with 10 wins and 2 losses and 0.833. We have to wait and see as it may depend on the outcome until the final game.
KIA's Jung Hae-young, who has 30 saves, and SSG's Noh Kyung-eun, who has 37 holds, are in a certain state. It seems that foreign pitchers can secure about three in the pitching field.
The year 2020 was the year when foreign players took the most titles ever. Rojas won the MVP award with four wins, including home runs, RBIs, runs and slugging percentage, Doosan Fernandez won the most hits and took five in hits, Doosan Alcantara won the most, Kiwoom Yokishi, and Lotte Staley topped the strikeouts, sweeping four categories, taking nine of the 14 two-hitters. 먹튀검증
There is a high possibility that foreign players will hold seven trophies, half of which this year.
Since 1998, when the foreign player system was introduced, foreign players have failed to win titles in 1999, 2000, 2006, 2010, and 2011. Since 2012, foreign players have steadily ranked first.