I can't believe LG has the No. 1 hitter in KBO history…Lee Byung-kyu-Jang Hyo-jo goes over 650 million won a year, going on the path of legend

I can't believe LG has the No. 1 hitter in KBO history…Lee Byung-kyu-Jang Hyo-jo goes over 650 million won a year, going on the path of legend

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Last year, LG's "On-base Machine" Hong Chang-ki (32) showed stellar performance. Playing in 139 games last season, Hong played a major role in helping LG reach the playoffs with a batting average of .336, an on-base percentage of .447, and a slugging percentage of .410 176 hits, five homers, 73 RBIs and 10 steals. Hong was also ranked first in the on-base percentage category last year. LG gave Hong Chang-ki, who showed "full performance" as a leadoff player last year, an annual salary of 650 million won, which was the highest by an LG team. This marked the highest non-FA salary ever for an LG team.

As a result, Hong has marked 3019 at-bats in his career, and his name has also appeared in the KBO league records. He has surpassed the 3,000-at-bats set by the KBO. 토토사이트

Then, where is Hong Chang-ki located? First of all, he ranked 12th with a career batting average of .313. He pushed Lee Byung-kyu, the legendary and "red horse" of the LG Twins, to 13th place. Lee had a career-high 2043 hits and a .311 batting average, and his No. 9 jersey number was designated as a permanent absence for the LG club.
What about Hong's on-base percentage, which symbolizes his team's overall on-base percentage? Hong has remarkably become the No. 1 player in all time with his on-base percentage of .430. He also topped the list by beating Jang Hyo-jo, who is known as the "God of On-baseball." Jang has posted a career on-base percentage of .427, and some even say that if Jang does not hit the ball, it will be a ball.

In short, he beat Lee Byung-kyu, and walked over Jang Hyo-jo. Even though a significant variable occurred in which the automatic determination pitching system (ABS) was introduced last year, it had no effect on Hong's strike.

However, Hong is aiming at an on-base percentage of .400 this year. Given that Hong's on-base percentage was .447 last year, the figure was a modest one. "On-base percentage is not as low as 40 percent. It's not like I can go out just because I want to go out a lot. Still, if I am the first hitter, I think I need to have an on-base percentage of .400 to be of great help to my team," Hong said.

The introduction of the ABS system last year could not have stopped Hong from getting on base. Did he adapt quickly as he was an on-base man? However, Hong's answer was not that. "I couldn't get used to the ABS system. I couldn't do anything just because I was paying attention to it," Hong said. "I just thought it was a strike. I tried not to pay attention to it as much as possible." Rather, focusing on hitting in his own style without being conscious of ABS resulted in good results.

Hong is dreaming of upgrading again this year. One of the key words of Hong this season is double play. "Last year, there were too many single hits. I want to increase the ratio of double hits. I am practicing while thinking about that," Hong said. "I want to send more accurate and faster pitches than floating them. I am not a player who hits a lot of home runs, so I think the direction I am trying to do now is best."

In 2023, when LG won the combined championship, Hong also exploded with 35 doubles, exerting the power of mid- to long-range shots. However, the number of doubles almost halved last year to 18. As a pitcher facing an on-baseball machine, he does not want to meet someone, but if the production of doubles increases, it would be truly a fear.