Beyond Hanwha's new finish, Seo-hyun, who stands tall as the KBO's top star, is honored as the No. 1 overall All-Star voting
Jun 23, 2025
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Kim Seo-hyun, who is on a roll as a new finish for the Hanwha Eagles, is remarkable in becoming the most voted All-Star.
KBO announced the best 12 players to play in the 2025 KBO League All-Star Game on the 23rd. This year's All-Star Game will be held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 11th and 12th of next month. The festival is divided into Nanum All-Star and Dream All-Star. All-Star Friday will be held on the 11th, and the main game of the All-Star Game will be held on the 12th.
This All-Star Best 12 was decided by summing up the results of 70% fan voting and 30% team voting.
Hanwha Kim Seo-hyun, a candidate in the Nanum All-Star closing category, won the most fan votes ever, 1,786,837 votes, becoming the most voted fan in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO All-Star Game 'Fan votes. Kim Seo-hyun was honored with the most fan votes by 69,000 votes, beating Lotte Yoon Dong-hee, who came in second with 1,717,766 votes. In the closing pitcher category, which was compiled from the 2015 All-Star Game, it was the second time after KIA Jung Hae-young in the 2024 season, and the second time for Hanwha players after Lee Yong-kyu in the 2016 season, and the first time for Hanwha pitchers to win the most fan votes. Kim Seo-hyun also received 220 votes in the team vote, ranking first in the total score with 54.19 points.
Starting Samsung Won Tae-in, intermediate pitcher Bae Chan-seung and closing pitcher Lotte Kim Won-joong were selected as the best 12 players in the Dream All-Star pitching category. Won Tae-in is the third best 12 pick as an individual, and will take the mound as a Dream All-Star starting pitcher for the second consecutive year following the 2024 season. Kim Won-joong, who finished second in saves as of June 22 (Sunday), was also listed on the third All-Star Best 12 list.
Samsung's Bae Chan-seung, who was selected as the best 12 in the middle pitcher category, came from behind in the team vote and was selected as the best 12. In the fan vote, Lotte's Jung Cheol-won was ahead, but Bae Chan-seung more than doubled the vote in the team vote, beating Jung Cheol-won, who received 32.44 points with a total score of 32.86, by 0.42 points. It is the sixth All-Star Best 12 selection of high school graduates, and the third pitcher after LG Jung Woo-young and Doosan Kim Taek-yeon.
In the catcher category, Samsung's Kang Min-ho was selected as the 15th (best 12 times / 3 times recommended by coaches) and tied the highest number of all-star selections ever with LG Kim Hyun-soo and former Samsung Yang Joon-hyuk (16 times, the most when Kim Hyun-soo is selected). Kang Min-ho's selection of the best 12 was the 12th, matching Lee Man-soo (former Samsung), the previous best 12 player in the catcher category.
In the infield category, first baseman Samsung Diaz, second baseman Lotte Ko Seung-min, third baseman SSG Choi Jeong and shortstop Lotte Jeon Min-jae were selected as the best 12. Samsung Diaz won the most votes with 241 out of 352 in the team vote, scoring a total of 50 points. Lotte's Ko Seung-min, who received 169 votes in the team's vote, will play in his first All-Star Game as the best 12 in the second baseman category, reversing Samsung's Ryu Ji-hyuk by a total score of 2.85 points. In the third baseman category, Choi Jung, the main character with 500 home runs, was selected as the best 12. Choi Jeong is the ninth best 12 selection in his career, continuing the record of the best 12 selection by third baseman. Shortstop Jeon Min-jae was also honored to play in his first All-Star Game since his debut. Jeon Min-jae was selected as the best 12 with overwhelming support for both fan and team votes in the shortstop category with 1,579,413 fan votes and 178 team votes.
Samsung Koo Ja-wook, Lotte Yoon Dong-hee and Reyes were selected in the outfield category. Samsung's Koo Ja-wook was named the best 12 for five consecutive years from 2021, making his ninth best 12. Koo Ja-wook, who ranked in the All-Star Best 12 with three positions: first baseman twice, outfielder six times, and designated hitter once, is expected to perform.
In the designated hitter category, Lotte Jeon Joon-woo ranked first in fan voting and ranked fifth best 12.
Hanwha won the Nanum All-Star pitcher category, including Kim Seo-hyun, the first-place finisher in fan voting, starting pitcher Ponce, and intermediate pitcher Park Sang-won. Ponce was honored with his first individual best-12 selection with overwhelming support in fan and squad votes. Park Sang-won, who was selected as the first best 12 individuals, was the only one to receive more than 1 million votes in fan voting for the Nanum mid-pitcher category.
In the catcher category, LG Park Dong-won was selected as the best 12 in the Nanum All-Star catcher category for the fourth consecutive year. In the infield, first baseman LG Austin, second baseman NC Park Min-woo, third baseman KIA Kim Do-young and shortstop Park Chan-ho were selected. NC Park Min-woo was named the All-Star Best 12 for the first time in seven years since 2019, making his third individual All-Star appearance. Kim Do-young and Park Chan-ho were selected as the best 12 players in the third and shortstop categories for the second consecutive year.
In the outfield category, NC Park Gun-woo, Hanwha Floral and LG Park Hae-min were selected as the best 12, and the outfield was composed of players from three different teams. Park Hae-min made his first best 12 as a member of LG, achieving his second best 12 in his career. Park Kun-woo returned to the Best 12 list in three years and is the third best 12 pick by an individual.
Choi Hyung-woo, who was named the oldest All-Star MVP in 2024, was selected as the best 12 in the designated hitter category. Choi Hyung-woo ranked in the top 12 with the narrowest gap in all positions, beating Hanwha's Moon Hyun-bin by a total score of 0.27 points.
Lotte and Samsung stood out in this All-Star Best 12 vote. In the Dream All-Star, Lotte produced six best 12 players and took half, while Samsung listed five players and SSG one player. In Nanum All-Star, Hanwha produced four players, KIA produced three, LG produced three and NC two players.
Some players are about to play in the All-Star Game for the first time in their lives, making the best 12. In the Dream All-Star, Bae Chan-seung, Diaz, Ko Seung-min, Jeon Min-jae, and Reyes celebrated their first All-Star Game, while in the Nanum All-Star, Ponce, Kim Seo-hyun, and Floral were selected as the first All-Star Best 12.
The hot popularity of the 2025 KBO League, which continues to be hot, with 6 million spectators the fastest since the launch of the 10-team stay and 177 games sold out, nearly 48% of the games, was also reflected in the All-Star fan vote. The total number of votes was a record 3,529,258, up about 9% from 3,227,578 the previous year.
Meanwhile, the coaches of both teams (Dream All-Star Park Jin-man and Nanum All-Star Lee Bum-ho) who will participate in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO All-Star Game will select a total of 26 recommended players, 13 from each team, and announce them later.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
