Kim Do-young also rose in July...Is the batting average of 500 real or will it exceed Noh Si-hwan

Jul 13, 2025

Kim Do-young also rose in July...Is the batting average of 500 real or will it exceed Noh Si-hwan
KT Ahn Hyun-min, who hit a solo home run against Hanwha Park Sang-won in the eighth inning in 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/



In July, a batting average of 50%. Now he is aiming to become the No. 1 home run in Korea.

KBO All-Star Home Run Race held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 11th. There is a batter who received as much attention as Diaz (Samsung), the No. 1 home run player. It is Ahn Hyun-min of KT Wiz.

Is it because the expectations were too high. Did he feel pressured. In the home run race, Ahn Hyun-min only crossed four out of the fence and failed to advance to the final. However, in the main game of the All-Star Game held the next day, he showed his presence without regret by winning the Outstanding Batter Award with two hits, two RBIs and one run including a home run.




Ahn Hyun-min, who is a rookie in 2022, played in only 16 games last year, has exploded in potential in the first team this year. In particular, hitting ability with power and accuracy is the best. He hit 16 home runs in the first half alone, but he was not the main player at the beginning of the season. However, he began to stand out in earnest in May, and now stands tall as a key hitter, beating his prominent seniors in the team.

Kim Do-young also rose in July...Is the batting average of 500 real or will it exceed Noh Si-hwan
Ahn Hyun-min, who won the 2025 KBO All-Star Game and Outstanding Batter Award at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th, is receiving the trophy. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.07.12/
Compared to last year's KBO League MVP, Kim Do-young (KIA), he is not behind. In particular, it is compared to Mike Trout (LA Angels) and Giancarlo Stanton (New York Yankees) due to their enormous size, muscle mass, and solid physique, just like the nickname 'Muscle Man'.

He is a 'second-hand rookie' but is also ahead of the competition race for the Rookie of the Year this year. At the beginning of the season, Song Seung-ki of the LG Twins was the most likely. However, with the appearance of Ahn Hyun-min, the Rookie of the Year race seems to have formed a two-tier system.




What's great about Ahn Hyun-min is the fact that his batting pace has not fallen significantly so far. Even if it slows down due to no hits for a while, the trend of recovery is repeating. Ahn Hyun-min, who had a monthly batting average of .333 in May, rose to .346 in June and .500 in July.

Kim Do-young also rose in July...Is the batting average of 500 real or will it exceed Noh Si-hwan
A match between the Samsung Lions and the KT Wiz at Daegu Lions Park on the 15th. KT Ahn Hyun-min is hitting. Daegu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.15/
In the nine games he played in July before the All-Star break, he was 15 for 30 with a batting average of .500, three homers and seven RBIs. His batting average for the season soared again to 356. It is also Ahn Hyun-min's first full-time season in the first division, but his batting pace has revived at a time when he has no choice but to lose the most physical strength. The trend is similar to that of Kim Do-young last year. Kim Do-young has been consistently good throughout the season, but he has also been reborn as a scarier hitter with a .470 batting average in July. If you go at the current pace, the birth of 'Heroic Rookie of the Year' will not be long.

Kim Do-young also rose in July...Is the batting average of 500 real or will it exceed Noh Si-hwan
The KBO League KT Wiz and LG Twins match held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 26th. KT right fielder Ahn Hyun-min is defending. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.26/
In addition, the lead in home runs for the largest number of hitters in Korea is only one difference. Currently, Diaz, the leader in home runs, has 29 home runs and 20 home runs for Wisdom (KIA) and Austin (LG), which are tied for second place.




Among domestic hitters, however, Hanwha Eagles' Noh Si-hwan is the most ahead with 17 home runs, with Ahn Hyun-min trailing by one point with 16. Considering that Noh Si-hwan played 87 games and Ahn Hyun-min played 60 games, he has no choice but to pay more attention to the remaining competition in the second half.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.