Samsung Kang Min-ho and Lee Jong-beom are over! New KBO Record

Aug 27, 2025

Samsung Kang Min-ho and Lee Jong-beom are over! New KBO Record
The game between Samsung and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 27th, Samsung Koo Ja-wook hitting a grand slam with two outs in the top of the fourth inning and sharing joy with Kang Min-ho and Won Tae-in. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.27/



Samsung Lions Kang Min-ho broke Lee Jong-beom's record and set a new record of 1,000 points.

Kang Min-ho started as the seventh batter and catcher against the Doosan Bears in the 2025 KBO League at Jamsil Stadium on the 27th.

Kang Min-ho appeared as the leadoff hitter in the top of the fifth inning with a big 11-1 lead.




Kang Min-ho hit Doosan's third pitcher, Jungwoo Kim, on the first pitch. He hit a double on the left field.

Kang Min-ho went to third base when Yang Woo-hyun grounded out to second base.

Lee Jae-hyun hit a grounder to shortstop with one out and third base. Kang Min-ho took this opportunity to dig into the groove.




After scoring, Kang Min-ho even performed a ceremony.

Kang Min-ho had a career-high 999 points before this game.

Kang Min-ho became the 26th player in KBO history to score 1,000 points.




Kang Min-ho marked an important milestone at the age of 40 years and nine days. The previous oldest 1,000 points scorer was Lee Jong-beom. Lee Jong-beom scored 1,000 points on June 5, 2009, at the age of 38 years, 9 months, and 21 days.

Lee Jong-beom accumulated 1,100 points and retired in 2011.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.