The first half of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League, which started on April 1st with all fields sold out (105,450 people) before the opening, has ended. By the 13th, 4,412,020 spectators from 397 games are coming in, and the heat of the baseball field before Corona 19 is regaining. The players are also competing for the ‘everything’ ranking thanks to the fans’ hot interest. In the fierce game in the first half, many records to be engraved in the history of the KBO League also poured out, looking back at the main records that cheered the fans.

▲ First ever record of 1,500 RBIs and doubles KBO League 18th year KIA Hyung-Woo Choi’s record march
KIA Hyung-Woo Choi, who is in his 18th season in the KBO League, has risen to the top of his career in RBIs and doubles. On June 20, against Hanwha in Daejeon, he hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning, surpassing Lee Seung-yeop’s (former Samsung)’s 1,498 and rising to the top of the 1,500 RBI mark that no one had achieved in the KBO league, along with the highest number of RBIs in his career. Previously, on April 23, against Samsung in Gwangju, he recorded his 465th double, surpassing Lee Seung-yeop’s 464, which was the previous record for first place in doubles.

▲ One step closer to the record for the most hits in the KBO league, Son A-seop, the NC, ranked 2nd with the most hits alone
NC Son A-seop, who is running toward the top spot in career hits, has taken a step closer to the record. On July 5, against Gocheok Kiwoom, he recorded his 2,319th hit with a heavy hit, surpassing Yang Jun-hyuk (former Samsung)’s 2,318 and ranked second in total hits alone. It is narrowing the gap with the youngest record of 2,500 hits as well as Park Yong-taek (former LG)’s record of 2,504 hits. On the 13th, the last game of the first half, against Changwon Lotte, Son Ah-seop hit 5 hits, the most in a single game, and achieved 100 hits in 14 consecutive seasons for the 5th time in history, and 150 hits in 8 consecutive seasons for the first time in history.

▲ Great pitcher record Hyeon-jong KIA Yang Hyeon-jong, 2nd in most wins, 3rd in most innings
KIA’s Hyeon-jong Yang recorded 162 wins against LG in Gwangju on May 27, surpassing Min-cheol Jung (former Hanwha) and ranked 2nd in total wins. In addition, Yang Hyeon-jong, who currently records 162 wins out of 164 total wins as starting wins, adds one win to tie with Song Jin-woo (former Hanwha)’s record of 163 starting wins, which is the first place in his career. On the other hand, on May 21, against Kiwoom in Gwangju, he exceeded 2,205 innings pitching in total, surpassing Lee Kang-cheol (former KIA) and also ranked third in the most innings.

▲ ‘I increase my new record’ Choi Jeong-eun, a
living history of KBO league home run records for 18 consecutive seasons Choi Jeong-eun set a record of double-digit homers for 18 consecutive seasons for the first time ever. On June 1, he hit a home run in consecutive hits at the Munhak Samsung Game, extending his previous record of double-digit home runs in KBO history for the most consecutive seasons from 17 to 18. Choi Jeong-eun, who hit 11 home runs in June and won the MVP award, recorded 448 home runs in his career, and is quickly approaching 450 home runs and Lee Seung-yeop’s record of 467 home runs.

▲ NC Peddy, the ace who leads the team to victory, wins at least 10 games & records a tie against the team before the game
Peddy, who joined NC this season and immediately established himself as the ace of the dinosaur corps, accumulated multipliers at an amazing pace. He achieved his 10th win against Changwon SSG on June 9, his 12th appearance of the season, and tied the record for the lowest 10 wins in KBO League history. Peddie became the third player in history to achieve this record, following Kim Il-yung (former Samsung) in the 1985 season and Jung Min-cheol (former Hanwha) in the 1993 season. In addition, Peddie, who spent a perfect first half of the season, tied the record for a win against the club at least in the 15th appearance of the season, finished with the most wins (12 wins) and the average ERA (1.71), and is expected to play an active role in the second half.

▲ ‘Faster than anyone else’ Jung Woo-young메이저사이트 and Lee Jeong-hoo break the youngest record
LG Woo-young Jung and Kiwoom Lee Jung-hoo, who have become KBO league representative players from promising players, are each breaking the record for the youngest at their position. Jung Woo-young recorded 100 holds at the age of 23 years, 7 months and 20 days on April 8 against Jamsil Samsung, achieving the youngest 100 hold record. Previously, the youngest was Hanwha Jung Woo-ram at the age of 25 years, 11 months and 17 days, and Jung Woo-young advanced the record by two years. He also set this record in 261 games, breaking the previous Han Hyun-hee’s record for least 100 holds (336 games).

Lee Jung-hoo set another record for the youngest hit. Lee Jung-hoo, who has been hitting more than 100 hits every season since his debut season, made his 100th hit of the season against Gocheok KT on July 11th. With this hit, at the age of 24 years, 10 months and 21 days, he achieved 100 hits for 7 consecutive seasons, surpassing Lee Seung-yeop’s age of 24 years, 11 months and 24 days, making him the youngest record.

▲ ‘Stealing is possible even when the bases are loaded!’ Not only the individual KIA and KBO League 7th Triple Steel
player, but also the rare team record caught the attention of fans in the first half. In the game against KIA-LG in Jamsil on April 29, the 7th triple steel, which is rarely seen in the 42-year history of the KBO League, came out. At the beginning of the 9th inning, KIA Kim Kyu-seong, Lee Woo-sung, and Socrates completed a triple steel that caught the opponent’s defense off guard, eliciting cheers from the fans. In a situation where the game was close, KIA made the record even brighter by performing a base play that was difficult to see and even taking victory.

▲ NC, which taught us how to win with only one hit,
requires many hits and points in a baseball game where you can win only by getting points. However, NC won with only one hit. NC recorded only one hit in 10 innings against Munhak SSG on April 15, but won the game 1:0. With the help of pitchers’ good pitching and instant concentration, NC created the 5th one-hit game victory in KBO league history.