Three players are only 0.002 difference between the top hits vs. the top hitters vs. the monster rookie, a three-way race, who will be the top hitters

Sep 09, 2025

Three players are only 0.002 difference between the top hits vs. the top hitters vs. the monster rookie, a three-way race, who will be the top hitters
Lotte Reyes, Doosan Yang Eui-ji, KT Ahn Hyun-min (from left) Sports Chosun DB



Three players are only 0.002 difference between the top hits vs. the top hitters vs. the monster rookie, a three-way race, who will be the top hitters
The game between KT and Lotte at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 3rd. The bases loaded with one out in the seventh inning. Lotte Reyes made a timely two-run hit. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.09.03/
Three players are only 0.002 difference between the top hits vs. the top hitters vs. the monster rookie, a three-way race, who will be the top hitters
A game between LG and Lotte at Jamsil Stadium on the 20th. In the top of the third inning, Lotte Reyes hit a come-from-behind three-run home run against LG Son Joo-young. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.20/
The fight is fierce.

As many as three people are competing for only two ri difference. Most of them, including home runs, RBIs, stolen bases, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage, are clearly showing their lead, but only the batting champion is still in limbo.

Until the 8th, Lotte Giants Victor Reyes is ranked first with 335, while Doosan Bears Yang Eui-ji and KT Wiz Ahn Hyun-min are tied for second with 333. The difference between Reyes and Yang Eui-ji and Ahn Hyun-min is only two ri.




Kim Sung-yoon of the Samsung Lions is in fourth place, but he is a little away at 3.24 percent.

Until the first half of the year, Reyes led with 340, Kim Sung-yoon and KIA Choi Hyung-woo tied for second with 329 percent, Hanwha Moon Hyun-bin was fourth with 324 percent, and NC Park Min-woo was fifth with 319 percent.

Yang Eui-ji was ninth with 340, and Ahn Hyun-min had a high batting average of 356 but failed to meet the regular at-bat.




Since there is a flow of hitting, the ranking changed in the second half. Ahn Hyun-min made a splash on Aug. 2 when he filled the regular at-bats. As soon as it appeared on the chart, it took the top spot. Ahn Hyun-min, who filled the regular at-bats on August 2, had a batting average of 365. In Ahn Hyun-min's absence, Kim Sung-yoon was the No. 1 hit, 3338 and fell to second place with a whopping 27 points.

Ahn Hyun-min appeared and it seemed highly likely that Ahn Hyun-min would become the batting king, but Ahn Hyun-min also experienced a slump. Ahn Hyun-min, who had a high batting average of 441 percent in July, fell sharply to 234 percent in August.

Three players are only 0.002 difference between the top hits vs. the top hitters vs. the monster rookie, a three-way race, who will be the top hitters
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Doosan Bears at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 19th. Doosan Yang Eui-ji is praising his juniors. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.19/
Three players are only 0.002 difference between the top hits vs. the top hitters vs. the monster rookie, a three-way race, who will be the top hitters
A game between the Doosan Bears and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. Yang Eui-ji, who was aiming for home when Doosan's Park Joon-soon hit with one out and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the first inning, is tagged by Samsung catcher Kang Min-ho. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.28/
Yang Eui-ji hit it up. He hit 360 percent in July and a whopping 407 percent in August, quickly entering the top ranks and entering the fight for the batting champion.

It slowed down a little to 295 in July and 299 in August, but it became a three-way match with Reyes, who maintained a high batting average.

Reyes had 202 hits last year, setting a new record for the most hits in a season, but his batting average was 352, lagging behind SSG Herredia (0.360). This season, he is aiming for the second title of the batting champion along with the most hit king.

Yang Eui-ji became the batting champion with 354 percent in 2019. It was the first time in 35 years since Lee Man-soo in 1984. For Yang Eui-ji, who is booking another golden glove this season, proving that he is the best catcher with both attack and defense, the title of batting king can be a big gift.

Ahn Hyun-min is a monster rookie who hit the KBO League this year. Ahn Hyun-min, a fourth-year player who joined the team 38th in the second round of 2022, became a new type of power heater by combining the power bulked up in the military with the contact ability, which was recognized for its potential. The sight of a ball that seemed to hit lightly easily over the fence made everyone go to the weight training ground. With an on-base percentage of 0.448, there is a big difference from Kim Sung-yoon (0.411), who is in second place, and the on-base king is certain. The batting king is closer to winning two gold medals as it is different from Samsung's Diaz (0.610), who ranks first with a slugging percentage of 0.569.

Three players are only 0.002 difference between the top hits vs. the top hitters vs. the monster rookie, a three-way race, who will be the top hitters
The LG-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 4th. Ahn Hyun-min is cheering after hitting a two-run shot with no outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.4/
Three players are only 0.002 difference between the top hits vs. the top hitters vs. the monster rookie, a three-way race, who will be the top hitters
The LG-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 4th. Ahn Hyun-min is running around the ground after hitting a two-run shot with no outs and first base in the bottom of the seventh inning. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.4/
Ahn Hyun-min, who is competing for the Rookie of the Year award with LG starter Song Seung-ki, who won 10 games, is closer to the Rookie of the Year award just with the on-base hit, but if he wins the batting award, he can actually make a reservation.

Lotte and KT are in a fierce five-way battle, so Reyes and Ahn Hyun-min need an explosive hit. Yang Eui-ji should put Doosan's name on the title holder even more for the fans as Doosan is in ninth place. Yang Eui-ji is the only Doosan player who is close to the current title.

The key to the game is who will show explosive power for the rest of the year. There may be players other than these three. It is a competition for the batting champion that is likely to end on the final day of the season.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.