If you win three gold medals, including batting average, and if you hit 30 home runs, you're a MVP candidate, but it's a no-brainer. Ponce is so...

Jul 24, 2025

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"I like Ponce so much..."

Will KT Wiz 'Man of Power' Ahn Hyun-min be able to change the KBO League game this season.

Ahn Hyun-min's anti-war drama is stirring up the baseball board. He suddenly appeared at the end of April and began to receive opportunities by hitting a picturesque home run that destroyed Doosan Bears closer Kim Taek-yeon, and now he has become the hottest star of the KBO League beyond KT. The power emanating from the enormous muscles is excellent. If you hit a home run, you can hit the distance of 130 meters. However, it is not just overflowing with energy, but the hitting technique is sophisticated. The record says. The batting average and on-base percentage are unbeatable. Manager Lee Kang-chul struck out twice at the first two times (against the NC Dinos on the 23rd), and then adjusted his at-bat position and hit a home run in preparation for the opponent's body. You never throw a bat in vain. Even before entering the batter's box, he checked all the ABSs and studied what kind of ball the pitcher threw before entering the batter's box.

In the first half, it was a battle for the Rookie of the Year. Song Seung-ki, who performed better than expected as the LG Twins' fifth starter, was mentioned as a strong candidate. However, the possibility of MVP is slowly being mentioned. It's not a ridiculous 'thrilled 'thrilled'.

KT Ahn Hyun-min is hitting a home run derby for the 2025 KBO All-Star Game held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 11th. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.07.11/

Ahn is ranked fifth in this category with 18 home runs, but he is not ranked in the other batting categories. Why isn't Ahn Hyun-min's name when he has a batting average of 368. It's because of the regular at-bat. As mentioned above, Ahn Hyun-min has not been recognized as an official record in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage due to the late start of the season and failure to meet the regular at-bats.

But there are now 10 at-bats left. Then, fill the regulation at-bat. As of the 24th, he has a batting average of 368, an on-base percentage of 477, and a slugging percentage of 671. If we keep this record, we will be overwhelmingly No. 1 in all three categories. The No. 1 batting average is Lotte Giants Reyes with a batting average of 339, the No. 1 on-base percentage is Choi Hyung-woo of the KIA Tigers with a batting average of 428 and the No. 1 slugging percentage is Samsung Lions Diaz with a 613 percentage.

Lotte-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 12th. Ahn Hyun-min is cheering after hitting a two-run shot with one out in the bottom of the first inning. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.12/

Even if it is impossible to turn around due to the handicap that Diaz hit too overwhelmingly and lacked the number of games, it is never easy to win three gold medals, including batting average. On top of that, if you hit 30 home runs, climb to second place in home runs, and increase your KT team's performance, you will be fully qualified to participate in the MVP competition.

Of course, it is not an easy challenge. If the Hanwha Eagles win the regular season, chances are high that the MVP vote will be concentrated on ace Ponce, who has 12 wins and no losses.

Ahn Hyun-min, whom I met in Changwon, said "Regulation at-bats are checked after every game. However, let's quickly fill the at-bat and get first place, and rather than this, I'm only paying attention to maintaining mine. Even if it becomes the first place right away, there is no guarantee that it will go all the way. It's not easy to have such a great Reyes player just batting average."

Ponce greets fans at 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/

When asked if he felt good or embarrassed when talking about MVP came out, Ahn Hyun-min laughed, saying "There's no house." Ahn Hyun-min said, `Of course, I would like to win the MVP, but I don't think it will be easy even if I play 50 more games of baseball that I'm playing now. It's because Fonce is so good. If I want to change the atmosphere, it has to happen like a miracle, but I don't think it's easy."

Regarding the Rookie of the Year, Ahn Hyun-min said, `Even the Rookie of the Year can't be guaranteed. Song Seung-ki threw so well that I think I should go until the end," he said modestly.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.