If I had won Ponce, I'd have said everything…Thank you, the head coach, for recording the oldest light on the line

Jun 11, 2025

If I had won Ponce, I'd have said everything…Thank you, the head coach, for recording the oldest light on the line
A game between the Doosan Bears and the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 4th. KIA Choi Hyung-woo is scoring. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.04/



If I had won Ponce, I'd have said everything…Thank you, the head coach, for recording the oldest light on the line
KIA-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 21st. KIA Choi Hyung-woo is training before the game. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.21/
"You did a great job."

Choi Hyung-woo (42, KIA Tigers) was selected as the monthly MVP in May announced by KBO on the 9th.

Choi Hyung-woo received a total score of 37.14 out of 35 votes cast by reporters (54.3%) and 121,124 out of 605,631 fan votes (20%). He was selected as the monthly MVP in May, beating Cody Ponce (Hanwha), who scored a total of 27.99 points with three press corps votes and 287,062 fan votes.




Choi Hyung-woo won his sixth monthly MVP award, surpassing the record of winning five monthly MVP awards alongside Yang Hyun-jong (KIA) and Park Byung-ho (Samsung). In addition, as of the 9th, the announcement date, Choi Hyung-woo, who is 41 years old, 5 months and 24 days, became the oldest monthly MVP, surpassing the record of 39 years, 3 months and 26 days (as of June 3, 2015), which NC manager Lee Ho-joon achieved in May 2015

Choi Hyung-woo's May 2025 was hotter than ever. He ranked first overall with a batting average of .721 and an on-base percentage of .505. His on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) reached 1.226. He also added six home runs and reached the 400th home run mark in his career.

It was a performance that overwhelmed Ponce. Hanwha Ponce, who was selected as the monthly MVP from March to April, had a 1.91 ERA in 33 innings with three wins and no losses in five games in May. In addition, he set a new record of 18 strikeouts in a regular inning in a match against Daejeon SSG on May 17. He struck out 44 times in a month. It's number one every month.




If I had won Ponce, I'd have said everything…Thank you, the head coach, for recording the oldest light on the line
Choi Hyung-woo is congratulated by head coach Lee Bum-ho at the award ceremony for Choi Hyung-woo, who achieved his career record of 400 home runs, in a match between Hanwha and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 7th. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.07/
KIA's main players, including Na Sung-bum, Kim Sun-bin and Kim Do-young, have recently left due to injuries. Although the core of the lineup was out, it maintained a 50% winning rate with 12 wins, 1 draw and 12 losses in May.

KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said, `Choi Hyung-woo did a great job in May. The OPS exceeded 1.000, not to mention the batting average, slugging percentage, and on-base percentage. He hit me well and led me in a difficult and difficult month. Thanks to that, I was able to go with a 50% win rate"As a veteran, I tried to prepare well and hit important situations well with the idea of solving them when the players are out. I think I could do better thanks to that."

If I had won Ponce, I'd have said everything…Thank you, the head coach, for recording the oldest light on the line
KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 24th. KIA Choi Hyung-woo hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.24/
Choi Hyung-woo said, `It feels better because it's been a long time since I won a prize. The inspiration for the most and oldest titles is not that great, but I think it's more valuable because it's a record I've built up over a month of consistent business trips"As I'm old, I have to take care of myself and arrange my physical strength, but I got hit well and the team was in a bad situation, so I went on a steady business trip. "I think the result at the plate was good because I wanted to show good performance to my junior players as the team's oldest player."




Director Lee looked at the second half of the period when 'the whole body' was in the second half. Lee Chang-jin was registered in the first-team entry on the 10th, and Lee Eui-ri will also start pitching in earnest. Na Sung-beom, Kim Sun-bin, and Kim Do-young will not come until the second half of the year, so they should hold out until June. Director Lee said, `It's going to be physically difficult, but I think it'll be good if we hang in there well in June. If you think you failed, I'll take a rest and do well."

Choi Hyung-woo also said, `Injured players are returning one by one, and I feel like the team is coming back to the way we were. I'm not satisfied with the present moment and I'll try to cheer up and move up to a higher ranking."

If I had won Ponce, I'd have said everything…Thank you, the head coach, for recording the oldest light on the line
KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 23rd. KIA Choi Hyung-woo is greeting Samsung players. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.23/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.