Big brothers acknowledge you. Samsung's top rookie All-Star Best, which has a huge meaning

Jun 24, 2025

Big brothers acknowledge you. Samsung's top rookie All-Star Best, which has a huge meaning
Samsung-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 22nd. Bae Chan-seung, who took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, roars with confidence in striking out a swing and miss in the match against Song Sung-moon. However, the referee declared a foul and eventually handled it with an infield fly ball. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.22/



'The older guys acknowledge you!'

Samsung Lions 'Special Rookie' Left-hander Bae Chan-seung's selection of All-Star Best 12, why is it so meaningful.

On the 23rd, KBO announced the list of the best 12 players to play in the 2025 KBO League All-Star Game. This Best 12 added 70% of the fan vote and 30% of the team vote to determine the superiority and inferiority of the total score.




One of the most intense positions was the Dream All-Star middle pitcher category. Samsung's high school graduate rookie Bae Chan-seung enjoyed the excitement of winning the first place.

It wasn't easy. Bae Chan-seung received 1.1 million 2,268 votes in the fan vote. The figure is by no means a considerable amount. However, the popularity of Jung Cheol-won, a senior player who made a splash in the Lotte Giants this season, has also skyrocketed. Jeong Cheol-won received 1,360,606 votes, beating Bae Chan-seung in the fan vote.

But there was a reversal of the team vote. Bae Chan-seung earned as many as 129 votes, while Jeong Cheol-won received 64 votes from the players. He narrowly beat Jeong Cheol-won with 32.44 points with a total score of 32.86.




Big brothers acknowledge you. Samsung's top rookie All-Star Best, which has a huge meaning
After the game between Samsung and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 20th, Jung Cheol-won is happy after pitching in the top of the eighth inning. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.20/
Although he is a rookie, he made a strong impression from the opening with a fast ball of more than 150 kilometers. And the team vote was held around June 10, and luckily, Bae Chan-seung's pace was huge around that time. It is time to sweep five holds in six games from May 29 to June 12. On the contrary, Chung Cheol-won swept five holds from June 8 to 22, which was disadvantageous because the team's vote had already been held. In this year's number of holds, Jeong Cheol-won of 16 holds is far ahead of Bae Chan-seung of 10 holds.

That's how Bae Chan-seung wrote a new history. It is the sixth record in history that a high school graduate rookie was selected as the All-Star Best. He also became the third hero of the honor after Jung Woo-young (LG) and Kim Taek-yeon (Doosan).

Most of all, I'm happy that I've been recognized by seniors who work with me in the field. Players who did not make the All-Star, but received many votes in the squad vote, are comfortable in themselves. This is because it is the only opportunity in the season to get notarized that you are good at baseball. The eyes of the players are more accurate than anyone else.






Big brothers acknowledge you. Samsung's top rookie All-Star Best, which has a huge meaning
KBO League KIA and Samsung match to be held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 11th. KIA Choi Hyung-woo and Jung Hae-young, who are voting for the All-Star Game squad. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.06.11/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.