‘Return’ SSG Choi Jeong challenges career home run record Appeared as a starter 3 times against Lotte





SSG Landers Choi Jeong will return to the KBO League against the Sajik Lotte Giants on the 23rd.

Choi Jeong (37, SSG Landers), who was hit by a 150km ball to the left side, has improved and returned to the starting lineup after 6 days, attempting to set a new record for the most home runs in the KBO League.

Choi Jeong-eun will start as the third hitter and third baseman in the away game against the Lotte Giants in the 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 23rd.

It has been 6 days since Choi Jeong returned to the starting lineup against the Munhak KIA Tigers on the 17th.

In that game, Choi Jeong was hit by a 150km two-seam fastball thrown by opposing starting pitcher Will Crowe while at bat in the top of the first inning, and was replaced after complaining of severe pain.

The hospital's initial diagnosis was a microfracture of the left rib, which seemed to require more than a month of absence, but after additional examinations at two hospitals the following day, it was confirmed that it was a simple bruise, not a fracture.

Choi Jeong, who remained in the first-team entry, prepared to return to the field after sufficient rest on the 18th and 19th. He practiced swings and catch balls on the 20th, and also conducted batting training such as tee batting and free batting on the 21st.

As Choi Jeong returns to the field, the countdown begins to set a new record for the most home runs in the KBO League. In the game on the 16th, he hit his 467th tying run against KIA closing pitcher Jeong Hae-young in the bottom of the 9th inning, tying with Doosan Bears manager Lee Seung-yeop, who holds the record for the most home runs in his career. If Choi Jeong adds just one home run, he can surpass Coach Seung-yeop Lee and become the sole leader in home runs. In addition, he recorded his 10th home run of the season, becoming the first player in the league to simultaneously hit double-digit home runs for 19 consecutive seasons. Choi Jeong hit more than 10 home runs every year from 2006, his second season, to last year.



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