Only the league to return to 40% → No. 1 hit over Son Ah-seop... 16G hits in a row, and how far will the aftermath of those born in 1999 go?

Apr 24, 2025

Only the league to return to 40% → No. 1 hit over Son Ah-seop... 16G hits in a row, and how far will the aftermath of those born in 1999 go?
Lotte-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 19th. Jeon Min-jae is welcomed after hitting a two-run shot with no outs and second base in the top of the fourth inning. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.19/



Only the league to return to 40% → No. 1 hit over Son Ah-seop... 16G hits in a row, and how far will the aftermath of those born in 1999 go?
Lotte Jeon Min-jae is happy to hit an RBI double in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs and runners on second base at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.08/
Only the league to return to 40% → No. 1 hit over Son Ah-seop... 16G hits in a row, and how far will the aftermath of those born in 1999 go?
A game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 10th, Lotte shortstop Jeon Min-jae catches a ground ball by KIA Wisdom and throws it to first base in the top of the second inning. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.10/
How long will the 'hitting average challenge' continue.

Lotte Giants' Jeon Min-jae returned to 'water hitter'. Jeon Min-jae played with two hits and an RBI against the Hanwha Eagles in Busan on the 23rd.

It is the 16th consecutive hit since the game against the Doosan Bears in Busan on the 4th. He has continued his hit streak, including three hits in three games.




Jeon Min-jae's batting average, which once soared to 419 percent, fell to 397 percent after the Daegu Samsung Lions match on the 20th after a lull. However, with two hits in the first game of the series against Hanwha, he recorded .403 (31 hits in 77 at-bats) and climbed back to the .40 mark. He became the only hitter in the league again.

Currently, only NC Dinos Son Ah-seop (3994) is competing for the 40% mark with Jeon Min-jae among the batters who have filled the regular at-bats. Son Ah-seop hit four hits against Hanwha on the 18th to raise his batting average to 431, but he fell to 394 in four games with only 3 hits in 13 at-bats.

Only the league to return to 40% → No. 1 hit over Son Ah-seop... 16G hits in a row, and how far will the aftermath of those born in 1999 go?
Lotte Jeon Min-jae is hitting the game between Lotte and NC at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 11th. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.11/
Jeon Min-jae is proud that he has his own talent in hitting the season game. Please keep an eye on him." Even so, the player himself did not predict the current rise in hitting. With six doubles and one home run, his slugging percentage exceeded 500 percent (519 percent). OPS (On-base plus slugging) is 0.958.




During the Doosan period, Jeon Min-jae was an infield multi-backup agent with solid defense. However, the speed was pushed by Lee Yoo-chan and Park Gye-beom and Park Joon-young. He had the opportunity to play more than 250 at-bats in 100 games for the first time since his debut last year, but his batting average was only 246 and his OPS was only 0.599.

Doosan selected rookie Park Joon-soon this year, and Ahn Jae-seok will also return in July. Therefore, there was no burden to include Jeon Min-jae in Jung Chul-won and Kim Min-seok's 'ultra-large trade'. On the other hand, for Lotte, Jeon Min-jae, who was pointed out as an infield reinforcement card in addition to Jung Cheol-won, became a big hit. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung's insight, who knows Doosan's players well, seems to have fit properly. Chemistry born in 1999 leading to Jeong Chul-won, Jeon Min-jae, Information Geun, and Jang Doo-sung was also the main pillar of the upward trend.

Only the league to return to 40% → No. 1 hit over Son Ah-seop... 16G hits in a row, and how far will the aftermath of those born in 1999 go?
Lotte-Samsung match held at Lions Park in Daegu on the 18th. Shortstop Jeon Min-jae is handling Diaz's hit with a good defense with two outs and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the third inning. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.18/
The fire bat with a batting average of .400 is attracting attention, but its solid defense is also impressive. Lotte fans are already receiving praise enough to be called 'Chomjae (Jeon Min-jae of tight defense).' With a wide range of defense, shrewd footwork, and unexpected strong shoulders, he throws out every game's good defense. Lotte fans are showing the presence of 'main shortstop', which has been forgotten for a long time. From Lotte's point of view, it is the second consecutive year since Son Ho-young last year.




In the history of professional baseball, the only hitter in the first year was Baek In-cheon (412%). Since then, countless hitters, including baseball genius Lee Jong-beom, have challenged for a .400 batting average, but have failed repeatedly.

Currently, few baseball players believe Jeon Min-jae will maintain a batting average of .400 until the end of the season. What do you think. It is a great help to Lotte, which is challenging its first fall baseball in eight years, and it is another interesting thing for professional baseball, which surpassed 10 million spectators last year.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.