I think I'm going to buy it now The monster hitter was also a rookie...Nine sweaty moves broke another wall

Aug 11, 2025

I think I'm going to buy it now The monster hitter was also a rookie...Nine sweaty moves broke another wall
Lotte and KT held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 27th. KT Ahn Hyun-min hit a timely RBI single in the seventh inning. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.27/



I think I'm going to buy it now The monster hitter was also a rookie...Nine sweaty moves broke another wall
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/
"It's even more meaningful for a rookie like me."

Ahn Hyun-min (22, KT Wiz) appeared like a comet in the KBO League this season. After joining the second round of the rookie draft (38th overall) in 2022, he became a first-team hitter in earnest this season after playing 16 games last year.

It's not just about taking the main position. In 81 games, he showed an explosive batting ability with a batting average of 348, an 18-homer slugging percentage of 0.603, and an on-base percentage of 0.457. He ranks first in batting average and on-base percentage and second in slugging percentage, showing his competitive appearance as MVP as well as Rookie of the Year.




He showed explosive hitting ability every game, but he sweated in three consecutive games against Samsung on the weekend. Both the 8th and 9th had no hits in 4 at-bats. After hitting his 99th hit of the season against Hanwha on the 7th, he was properly caught '9'.

Samsung's thorough analysis also contributed. Samsung manager Park Jin-man "I think it's been effective because he's been hit a lot by Ahn Hyun-min, so he tried to dig into his weaknesses by referring to power analysis and batteries." he said.

In the game on the 10th, Ahn Hyun-min hardly gained strength. He barely managed to get on base by drawing a walk in his second at-bat, but he allowed an infield hit in all four at-bats.




I think I'm going to buy it now The monster hitter was also a rookie...Nine sweaty moves broke another wall
Photo courtesy=KT 위즈
It was his fifth at-bat in the bottom of the eighth inning with one out and runners on the second and third bases. Ahn Hyun-min hit a fork ball on the second pitch thrown by Samsung's Kim Dae-ho. It was a hit with one hand left as the center collapsed, but the ball hit the left fence as it was. Both runners came home, and Ahn Hyun-min settled on first base for now. Ahn Hyun-min's first 100th hit since his debut.

Ahn Hyun-min, who was congratulated by his teammates after the game, sighed with relief, saying, `I think I'm going to live a little now.'

He hit 99 hits this season, but there was a lot of pressure from the number 100. Ahn Hyun-min said, "The record of 100 hits is even more meaningful to rookies like me." It's my first record, and as I saw that record, I was a little impatient and nervous to hit it quickly, so my balance was shaken."




Ahn Hyun-min continued, "The 100 hits did not make his condition come up. Remembering the feeling that you hit it off well, what you do in the future is more important. I want to play well until the end of the season by utilizing my strengths, just as I actively hit in my last at-bat today," he added.

KT won the game 9-2, beating KIA to fifth place. 1 game away from the fourth-place SSG Landers. Ahn Hyun-min said " (Kang) Baekho also came up a lot. I'll show you a lot of good performances so that we can create synergy together,' he said, vowing to perform well in the future.

I think I'm going to buy it now The monster hitter was also a rookie...Nine sweaty moves broke another wall
A match between the Samsung Lions and the KT Wiz at Daegu Lions Park on the 15th. KT Ahn Hyun-min is cheering after hitting a two-run shot with one out in the top of the fifth inning. Daegu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.15/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.