Cinderella Son Joo-young's lucky ball Liberato, July's performance that was as hot as the heat wave, became a Shelheelix player

Aug 05, 2025

Cinderella Son Joo-young's lucky ball Liberato, July's performance that was as hot as the heat wave, became a Shelheelix player
The match between the KIA Tigers and the Hanwha Eagles at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 1st. Hanwha Liberato is cheering after hitting a hit. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.01/



LG Son Joo-young and Hanwha Liberato became the 'Shell Heelix Player' in July.

'Shellheelix Player', presented by KBO and Korea Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as 'Korea Shell', is selected based on WAR (contribution to victory over replacement players).

Son Joo-young of LG Cinderella became the winner of the pitching category with WAR 1.29 in July. It was followed by Lotte Gamboa (1.07), KT So Hyung-joon (1.06), and Ko Young-pyo (1.05).




Son played a total of 30 ⅔ innings (first place) in July, recording three wins (joint first place). Despite being responsible for long innings, he led LG's rise with a stable game management ability with an ERA of 1.47 (5th) and WHIP 1.08 (10th).

Son Joo-young is competing for the Rookie of the Year title with KT monster hitter Ahn Hyun-min, with 9 wins and 6 losses and an ERA of 3.48 in 20 games this season.
Cinderella Son Joo-young's lucky ball Liberato, July's performance that was as hot as the heat wave, became a Shelheelix player
KT-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 30th. Son Joo-young, who caught the second baseman's double play in the top of the sixth inning with no outs and runners on first base, is cheering. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.30/
Cinderella Son Joo-young's lucky ball Liberato, July's performance that was as hot as the heat wave, became a Shelheelix player
Hanwha's lucky ball Liberato ranked first overall with a WAR of 1.86 in July and was selected as the batter's winner. They beat Doosan Cave (1.37), Samsung Koo Ja-wook (1.37), and LG Shin Min-jae (1.29) far away.

Liberato faithfully performed his role as a booster for the team's batters' engines by showing off his elaborate contact skills and long-shot power, with a batting average of 0.391 (3rd), OPS 1.080 (4th), 34 hits (1st), and 14 RBIs (joint 9th) in July.




Liberato, who landed in the KBO on June 20 due to a floral injury replacement, has an OPS of 1.056 with a batting average of 0.338, a slugging percentage of 0.629 and an on-base percentage of 0.427, in 28 games. Multi-hit games reach half of 14 games. The scoring batting average is also 0.481, showing a perfect hit at every critical moment. He is certain to have a presence enough to return Floral home and take his place in the injury replacement alien.

The award ceremony for the players selected as the monthly `Shellheelix Player' in July will be held in August at their respective clubs' home stadiums. The winner will receive a prize of 1 million won under the sponsorship of Korea Shell.
Cinderella Son Joo-young's lucky ball Liberato, July's performance that was as hot as the heat wave, became a Shelheelix player







This article was translated by Naver AI translator.