Press team + fans, all votes! Samsung Diaz with 50 home runs and 158 RBIs selected as monthly MVP from September to October...Samsung's first foreign hitter to win the award

Oct 13, 2025

The second round of semi-PO between Samsung and SSG held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Diaz is delighted after hitting a two-run timely hit in the top of the fourth inning with one out and runners on the second and third bases. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.11/

A match between the Samsung Lions and SSG Landers at Daegu Lions Park on the 11th. Samsung Diaz is cheering after hitting a solo shot with one out in the bottom of the fourth inning. Daegu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.11/

The KIA-Samsung match at Lions Park in Daegu on the 30th. In the bottom of the first inning, Diaz hit a three-run shot with one out and runners on the first and third bases, achieving 50 home runs. Diaz is flapping the flag. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.30/

He has a batting average of 412 with seven home runs and 27 RBIs, and a slugging percentage-on-base percentage.

As expected, everyone's attention was focused on one place. Samsung Lions Diaz was selected as the monthly MVP from September to October in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League.

It is Diaz's first monthly MVP award and the first time as a Samsung foreign hitter. It received 30 (85.7%) of the total 35 votes cast by reporters and 286,323 (54%) of the 530,365 fan votes.

Diaz's total score is a whopping 69.85 points. He is more than 60 points shorter than runner-up LG Austin (7.39 points).

Between September and October, Diaz swept the top two in most offensive indicators, with a batting average of 412 (third), seven homers (joint second), 28 hits (joint third), 27 RBIs (joint first), a slugging percentage of 0,838 (joint first), and an on-base percentage of 0.500 (joint first).

In particular, with the home run recorded against Kiwoom in Daegu on September 25, he broke the record for the most RBIs in a single season (147 RBIs) and the record for the most home runs (49 home runs) by foreign hitters at the same time, setting a new history in the KBO league. The final result of the regular season was 50 homers, 158 RBIs, and a slugging percentage of 0.518, winning three titles.

Diaz, who was selected as MVP from September to October, will receive 3 million won in prize money and a trophy.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.