KIANC Sergeant Managing Director Kim Min-jae X Park Hang-gyeol Wins Futures Rookie Award in September
Oct 08, 2025
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KBO said pitcher Kim Min-jae was selected as the winner of the Futures Rookie Award in September of the 2025 MediHill KBO Futures League, with a WAR of 0.63 and batter Park Han-Gyeol with a WAR of 1.00.
Kim Min-jae joined KIA in the eighth round of the 2024 rookie draft after passing through Shinil High School and Dongwon National University of Science and Technology, and joined Sangmu in May 2025. Meanwhile, Sangmu Park Hang-yeol, the winner of the batting category, graduated from Gyeongbuk High School and was selected by NC in the second round of the 2023 rookie draft, and similarly joined Sangmu in May this year and has been steadily active in the Futures League.
Kim Min-jae pitched in three Futures League games (two starts) in September and played a total of 14 innings, recording an ERA of 0.64 (first place in the south) and winning three games (first place in the south). Leading the team's rise with overwhelming control and stable game management, he became the last rookie of the season.
During September, Park played in 15 games and posted a batting average of 0.373 (ranked fifth in the South) and a slugging percentage of 0.765 (ranked first in the South). In particular, he scored 20 RBIs (first place in the south) along with five home runs (first place in the south), showing his outstanding concentration in scoring situations.
The winner of the monthly MediHill Futures Rookie Award in September will be offered a commemorative trophy, along with 500,000 won in prize money and 500,000 won worth of MediHill Cosmetics for injuries through the sponsorship of MediHill.
Meanwhile, the monthly MediHill Futures Rookie Award was first established in 2024 with the support of MediHill, a Futures League title sponsor, and was designed to encourage younger players playing in the Futures League and to support the development of growing promising players.
The award criteria are for players who have met the stipulated innings or the stipulated at-bats in the Futures League among players in their first to third years of joining, and are awards for selecting the best pitcher and batter based on the monthly WAR of the Futures League.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
