Wow, an outsider is the MVP candidate in a month. How did LG make a miracle
Sep 02, 2025
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KBO announced on the 2nd that a total of six players were selected as candidates for the monthly MVP in August.
In the pitching category, LG Yoo Young-chan, Tolhurst and Samsung Hurado, and in the fielders category, Doosan Yang Eui-ji, SSG Herredia, and Kiwoom Song Sung-moon are aiming for the monthly MVP award in August.
The standout player is Tolhurst. Tolhurst, who LG released and recruited Eliaser Hernandez after much consideration, had an ERA of 0.36 in four games he took the mound after entering the league. He allowed only two runs (one earned run) in 25 innings. In other words, LG's 'Autumn Player' hit the mark. Tolhurst led LG's portrait victory. It is an extremely rare case that an alternative foreign player has emerged as a leading candidate for the monthly MVP in a month.
▲ LG Yoo Young-chan
Yoo Young-chan ranked first in the monthly save category with nine saves in August. Yoo Young-chan, who played in 13 games in August, allowed one earned run while pitching 14 innings, posting a 0.64 ERA and nine saves to take responsibility for LG's backdoor. Yoo Young-chan, who has 19 saves in the 2025 season, has only one save left until his 20th save for the second consecutive year.
▲ LG Tolhurst
LG's alternate foreign pitcher Tolhurst was nominated for monthly MVP in his debut month with impressive pitching. Tolhurst made his successful KBO League debut on Aug. 12 against Suwon KT with seven scoreless innings and seven strikeouts. Since then, he has pitched 18 innings in three games and allowed only one earned run, tied for first place in four games in August with four wins and a 0.36 ERA in this category. In addition, he recorded three quality starts out of four appearances, leading LG's rise in August.
▲ Even if it's after Samsung
Furado tied for first place in the winning category with four wins and one loss in six games he started in August. He also pitched 41 innings and tied for first in the category. Despite throwing a lot of innings, he scored quality starts in four of the six games, helping the team fight for the ranking.
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Yang Eui-ji showed a hot batting feeling in August with a monthly batting average of 0.407. He was the only batter who exceeded the regular at-bats in August to rank first in the batting average with a batting average of more than 400, and tied for fourth with 35 hits, leading Doosan's batting lineup to rebound. Yang Eui-ji, who won two career monthly MVPs, aims to win the monthly MVP award for the first time in three years since August of the 2022 season.
▲ SSG Eredia
Herredia produced 38 hits, the second-most in the league, with a high batting average of 0,396 to rank third in the category. He also ranked third in the slugging percentage category (0.656) with six homers in August, more than half of the 11 homers he has recorded this season.
▲ Kiwoom Song Seongmoon
Song Seong-moon's name can be easily found in the ranking of the batting performance indicators for August. He ranked within the top five monthly in major categories such as batting average, hits, RBIs, runs scored, home runs, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage. In particular, he had a perfect August by recording No. 1 hit, No. 2 in batting average, No. 2 in slugging percentage, and No. 4 in home runs, showing sophistication and power at the same time.
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The monthly MVP winner selected through the final voting results will be given a prize of 3 million won and a monthly MVP commemorative trophy. In addition, a donation of 2 million won will be delivered to the junior high school of the MVP-winning Korean player through the sponsorship of Shinhan Bank for the development of youth baseball.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
