Home run plus four RBIs is no match for MVP → Why is LG's MVP cut line so high. Still, Park Dongwon hit the hardest

Oct 28, 2025

Home run plus four RBIs is no match for MVP → Why is LG's MVP cut line so high. Still, Park Dongwon hit the hardest
Game 2 of the Korean Series between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 27th. Park Dong-won, with two outs and a runner on first base, hits a two-run homer to the left and cheers in the bottom of the third inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.27/



Home run plus four RBIs is no match for MVP → Why is LG's MVP cut line so high. Still, Park Dongwon hit the hardest
A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles in Game 2 of the Korean Series at Jamsil Stadium on the 27th. Park Dong-won penetrates home when LG Koo Bon-hyuk hits second and third base with no outs in the bottom of the second inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.27/
Why is the MVP cut line so high?

LG Twins homeowner Park Dong-won failed to win the individual award even though he swung a four-run fire bat, including a home run. However, it is no exaggeration to say that Park Dong-won was the one who hit the hardest.

Park Dong-won started as the seventh batter and catcher in Game 2 of the Korean Series against the Hanwha Eagles in the 2025 KBO League postseason at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. Park Dong-won had two hits, one home run, four RBIs, and two runs in three at-bats. LG won by a huge margin of 13 to 5. With two wins and no losses in the series, he is close to winning the unified championship.




Moon Bo-kyung won the MVP of the second game. Moon Bo-kyung also hit a home run. Moon Bo-kyung swung four hits in five at-bats, one home run, five RBIs and two runs. Hong Chang-ki took the Potem Bump Award to the player who hit the final shot.

Park Dong-won's contribution to the economic trend was very large. According to statistics site Stattiz, Park Dong-won recorded the best WPA (contribution to winning probability) in the game. When Park Dong-won hit a two-run timely hit in the bottom of the second inning, trailing 0-4, LG's probability of winning soared from 33.4% to 49.4%. When he hit a running two-run home run in the bottom of the third inning with a 5-4 lead, LG's probability of winning soared from 64.7% to 82.4%.

Home run plus four RBIs is no match for MVP → Why is LG's MVP cut line so high. Still, Park Dongwon hit the hardest
A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles in Game 2 of the Korean Series at Jamsil Stadium on the 27th. LG Park Dong-won, with the bases loaded with no outs, is cheering after hitting a timely hit in the bottom of the second inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.27/
Home run plus four RBIs is no match for MVP → Why is LG's MVP cut line so high. Still, Park Dongwon hit the hardest
Game 2 of the Korean Series between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 27th. In the bottom of the third inning, Park Dong-won hit a two-run homer to the left and cheered with Oh Ji-hwan. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.27/
Park Dong-won said " (homerun) was good. There was also an idea that I would get a lot of points today. We gave the score in the first inning, so I thought we had to run away before the opponent followed. I felt good because I thought I got the score I really needed", he expressed his feelings.

It's just that Moon Bo-kyung hit a three-run double and a two-run home run, but Park Dong-won also played a huge role.

Park Dong-won was also the winner of the 2023 Korean Series. At that time, he also hit a two-run home run that turned the tide in Game 2 of the Korean Series against KT. At this time, he won the MVP of the second game. Park Dong-won had a batting average of 313 for the 2023 Korean Series and two home runs, four RBIs, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 1.109. It was a performance that deserved to be the MVP of the Korean Series, but there was another player who hit it better. Oh Ji-hwan was honored as the MVP of the Korean Series with a batting average of 316, three home runs, eight RBIs, and an OPS of 1.251.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.