I want to use it next year, too! The coach's praise for the 197-hit, pace-oriented hitter

Jul 15, 2025

I want to use it next year, too! The coach's praise for the 197-hit, pace-oriented hitter
Reyes is making a high five with acting coach Cho Sung-hwan in the 2025 KBO All-Star Game held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.07.12/



I want to use it next year, too! The coach's praise for the 197-hit, pace-oriented hitter
Lotte Reyes, who appeared in Hanbok, the 2025 KBO All-Star Game held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.12/
I want to use it next year, too! The coach's praise for the 197-hit, pace-oriented hitter
Homer Derby for the 2025 All-Star Game held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 11th, Hanwha Ponce, and Lotte Reyes enjoying the All-Star Game. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.11/
This is the season when the team with the strongest one-two punch runs to the top of the league in the era of the two-go-taser.

However, the value of batters who show constant performance despite the changed league environment is no less. Lotte Giants Victor Reyes is such a player.

It is easy to look at the records of professional baseball's pitching batters, which have become more pronounced compared to last year.




Among the batters who filled the regular at-bats last year, as many as 24 players exceeded the batting average of 300, and 34 players exceeded the on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS).

On the other hand, there are only 10 batters with a season of .300 in the first half of this year. The number of players who exceeded the OPS 0.8 also decreased to 16. It is about half the level compared to last year.

In particular, the list in the standard record has changed considerably. In some cases, major hitters such as season MVP Kim Do-young, home run king Davison, and Choi Jung have been left out due to injuries, but most of the existing players, such as Rojas Koo Ja-wook and Herredia Kim Jae-hwan, are sluggish. Instead, new foreigners such as Wisdom Diaz and young blood such as Moon Bo-kyung, Kim Sung-yoon, and Moon Hyun-bin filled the list.




In the meantime, Lotte Reyes is the two players who keep their seats. Coach Kim Tae-hyung used to smile, saying, `There were many days when I thought Reyes and Jeon Jun-woo should do it every time I made a lineup, but thankfully they played their part when I needed them.'

I want to use it next year, too! The coach's praise for the 197-hit, pace-oriented hitter
The game between Doosan and Lotte at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium on the 8th, and Lotte Reyes, with one out and third base, hit a superior two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning and share joy with Jeon Joon-woo. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.08/
Reyes has maintained a record that is not much different from last year.He has a batting average of 340 (1st), 10 homers (14th), 69 RBIs (2nd), on-base plus slugging percentage), 0.887 (7th), 122 hits (1st) this year. The batting average and OPS decline are only about 10 percent.

In particular, he is likely to rank second in the most hits for two consecutive years. Moon Hyun-bin and Song Sung-moon (over 102), who are in second place, have been placed far away from Diaz (100). If you play 144 games like this, you will have 197 hits. It is no less than last year when he set a new 202 hit record.




Other records such as home runs and RBIs are similar or rather faster than last year. With other batters' records falling, he kept his position alone, putting his name at the top of each category. He is a leading player in Lotte's third place in the first half with his physical strength, health management, and clutch ability that is strong in chances.

It is true that Reyes is lacking in the home run category, where Diaz (29) is in the lead, followed by Austin Wisdom (20) and Roh Si-hwan (17). Reyes, however, ranked seventh in the slugging percentage category this year with the presence of the first-place double (27), and he lacks home runs but is not behind in his ability to hit long balls.

Korea's adaptation, which is revealed by its Taegeuk headband and bright smile, is also perfect. In the All-Star Game, he entertained fans with his performance of 'Korean Foreigner'.

I want to use it next year, too! The coach's praise for the 197-hit, pace-oriented hitter
The game between Doosan and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 9th, and Lotte Reyes, with one out and one base, hits and shares joy in the bottom of the first inning. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.09/
Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung's satisfaction and the burden of other team coaches are different. In the All-Star Game video where KT Wiz filled KT coach Lee Kang-chul with a microphone, head coach Kim Tae-hyung 'Reyes will use it next year, right?You have to write " in director Lee Kang-chul's question. Where is a player as good as Reyes?" he laughs. Head coaches of other teams, including head coach Lee Kang-chul, also said of Reyes, `He is a player who should not go over there. Our pitchers can't stop", "They're all good. I'm a left-handed pitcher, too I'm hitting it."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.