SSG Choi Jeong and Han Yu-seom Challenge the Record for ‘Most Consecutive Home Runs Hit by the Same Player’
Choi Jeong and Hanyu Island, a total of 7 joint ventures... The record for the most in this category is Park Seok-min and Choi Hyeong-woo, with 9.
SSG Landers' slugger duo Choi Jeong (37) and Han Yu-seom (34) have been showing off their firepower since the beginning of the season, raising the possibility of achieving the record for 'most consecutive home runs by the same player'.
Choi Jeong and Han Yu-seom have drawn 11 arches each by the 29th, and are tied for the lead in home runs in the 2024 KBO League of Korean Professional Baseball.
Last week, SSG coach Lee Soong-yong pinned Choi Jeong and Han Yu-seom at numbers 3 and 4.
With Hanyuseom moving up from No. 5 to No. 4 and Choi Jeong recovering from rib pain, SSG has been operating the 'optimal central lineup' envisioned by Coach Lee since last week.
In the visiting game against the Lotte Giants held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 24th, No. 3 Choi Jeong crossed the left wall with two outs in the top of the 5th inning, and No. 4 Hanyu Island responded with a dominant solo shot. https://www.casinositeking.com
At the time, it was Choi Jeong-eun's 468th home run in his career, surpassing the KBO career home run record (467 home runs) held by Doosan Bears coach Lee Seung-yeop.
Choi Jeong and Han Yu-seom hit 'consecutive home runs' for the first time this year on the 24th.
This is the 7th time in total that the two have collaborated on ‘consecutive batter home runs’.
With this home run, the 'Choi Jeong-Han Yu-seom duo' rose to a tie for second place in the KBO League's 'home runs hit by the same player consecutively'.
The record in this category is ‘9’ recorded by Park Seok-min (retired) and Choi Hyeong-woo (KIA Tigers) while wearing the Samsung Lions uniform.
Ma Hae-young and Lee Seung-yeop (then Samsung), Park Kyung-wan and Lee Soong-yong (then Hyundai Unicorns), and Kim Dong-ju and Tyrone Woods (then Doosan) collaborated on seven consecutive home runs.
Choi Jeong-do, along with Jamie Romac, hit home runs seven times in a row as a member of the SK Wyverns (predecessor of SSG), and are tied for second place in this category.
Choi Jeong-eun hit home runs four times in a row against current LG Twins coach Lee Ho-jun, SBS Sports commentator Park Jeong-kwon, and Chung Eui-yoon.
Hanyu Island also hit four home runs in a row with Romac.
Choi Jeong and Han Yu-seom have been playing on the same team for 12 seasons and have hit home runs seven times in a row.
This year, both Choijeong and Hanyu Island are reaching their ‘peak’.
With Choi Jeong and Han Yu-seom placed side by side, the opportunities to add consecutive home runs are expected to increase.
If the duo of Choi Jeong and Han Yu-seom add one more consecutive home run, they will be in second place in this category, and if they hit another consecutive home run, they will tie the record.
