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Jun 04, 2025

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Lotte Giants' Jeon Jun-woo has reached a career milestone of 2,000 hits in his 13th year.

Jeon Jun-woo had his 2,000th career hit against the Kiwoom Heroes at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 4th.

Jeon had 1998 hits before the game. Jeon, who played as the designated hitter in the fourth game, added two hits on the day.

In the bottom of the third inning, he filled one with a hit that fell in the left-center field. Jeon Joon-woo's ball slightly missed the end of Kiwoom left fielder Won Sung-joon's diving catch.

At the bottom of the seventh inning, trailing 3-6, Jeon Jun-woo's ball was accurately wound up and headed to the left of left field. However, the 2000th hit was a few centimeters short of leading to a movie-like home run. It was a delightful double that hit directly at the top of the fence.

However, Jeon Jun-woo did not just laugh on this day. Lotte lost 6-9 on the day, allowing a series of home runs to Kiwoom Song Sung-moon, Lee Hyung-jong and Park Soo-jong.

After the game, Jeon Jun-woo said, `It's a shame that the team didn't win more than my personal record. However, I am happy that I achieved 2,000 hits as a member of Lotte Giants.

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Then "Many Lotte seniors have led us well. I am also grateful to all the coaches and coaches who have been with me for 16 seasons. I will prepare for the rest of the game this season and do my best to help the team go above the playoffs," he stressed.

Lastly, I want to say thank you to my beloved family," he added.

Jeon Joon-woo became the 20th player in KBO history to hit 2,000, following Yang Joon-hyuk, Jeon Joon-ho, Jang Sung-ho, Lee Byung-kyu, Hong Sung-hoon, Park Yong-taek, Jung Sung-hoon, Lee Seung-yeop, Park Han-young, Kim Tae-kyun, Choi Hyung-woo, Son Ah-seop, Lee Dae-ho, Lee Dae-ho, Kim Hyun-soo, Choi Jung, Hwang Jae-gyun, and Kang Min-ho.

It is the eighth right-handed batter after Hong Sung-hoon, Jung Sung-hoon, Kim Tae-kyun, Lee Dae-ho, Choi Jung, Hwang Jae-gyun, and Kang Min-ho, and the sixth major player after Yang Joon-hyuk, Jeon Joon-ho, Lee Byung-kyu, Park Yong-taek, and Park Han-ho.

Jeon Jun-woo, a high school and Konkuk University graduate, joined Lotte in the second round (15th overall) in the 2008 rookie draft. After 16 seasons of professional baseball and two FA contracts, he is still a Lotte one-club man.

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In addition, Lee Seung-yeop, Park Han, Park Yong-taek, Lee Byung-kyu, Kim Tae-kyun, Lee Dae-ho, Son Ah-seop, Choi Jeong, and Jeon Jun-woo were listed as the ninth in history.

Jeon Jun-woo also ranked first on the most hits in 2018 (190) and 2021 (192). In particular, 192 hits are tied for third place after Lee Jong-beom (196) and Herredia (195) among the most hits in a single season for right-handed hitters.

Jeon Jun-woo's first career hit was a left-center double against Bong Jung-geun, playing as a pinch hitter for Park Ki-hyuk against the LG Twins on September 3, 2008. 1,000 hits were recorded against Lim Chang-yong of the KIA Tigers on October 12, 2018, and 1,500 hits against Kim Yoon-sik of the LG Twins on October 15, 2021.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.