Choi Won-jun and Victor Reyes tied at 195 hits, both chase 200 in KBO
In short
Choi Won-jun of kt wiz and Victor Reyes of Lotte Giants are tied for the KBO League hits lead with 195 each and are both chasing 200 for the season, which would be a first for the league if both get there. Choi went 3 for 5 against Lotte on Oct 3 to catch Reyes. Choi has six games remaining and Reyes eight, and Reyes is also chasing the KBO single-season record of 202 hits he set in 2024.
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Choi Won-jun of kt wiz and Victor Reyes of Lotte Giants are tied for the KBO League hits lead with 195 each as of the morning of Oct 4, and both are chasing 200 hits for the season, Yonhap reported. According to the reports, it would be the first time in KBO history that two batters reached 200 hits in the same season. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Choi moved into the joint lead the previous day, going 3 for 5 against Lotte at Suwon on Oct 3 to raise his season total to 195, according to Yonhap and the Dong-A Ilbo. Reyes had been the sole leader in hits before that game, the Dong-A Ilbo reported. [ 2 , 3 ]
Choi has already passed his own single-season best of 174 hits, set in 2021, and the kt club record of 192 hits set by Lee Dae-hyung in 2016 and Mel Rojas Jr. in 2020, the two outlets reported. With six games remaining, Yonhap reported that he could reach 203 hits at his current pace. [ 2 , 3 ]
Reyes, who has eight games left, could arithmetically reach 206 hits, Yonhap reported. Reyes set the KBO single-season record with 202 hits in 2024 and is seeking a second 200-hit season, and Yonhap noted that his Lotte team has already failed to qualify for the postseason. [ 2 , 3 ]
Only two players have reached 200 hits in a KBO season, according to the reports: Seo Geon-chang, with 201 hits for the then Nexen Heroes in 2014, and Reyes with 202 in 2024. Yonhap reported that no two batters have challenged the 200-hit mark at the same time before. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
If both players reach 200 hits, it would be the first time two batters have done so in the same KBO season, adding a record chase to the closing games. Reyes could also break the single-season record he set in 2024. The documents give no basis for significance beyond the league's record book.
Key facts
- Choi Won-jun of kt wiz and Victor Reyes of Lotte Giants are tied for the KBO League hits lead with 195 each as of the morning of Oct 4. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Both are challenging 200 hits in the same season, which the reports say would be a first in KBO history. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Choi went 3 for 5 against Lotte in Suwon on Oct 3, raising his season total to 195 and moving into a joint lead. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Choi has surpassed his own 2021 single-season best of 174 hits and the kt club record of 192 hits set by Lee Dae-hyung in 2016 and Mel Rojas Jr. in 2020. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Yonhap reported Choi could reach 203 hits at his current pace with six games left, while Reyes could arithmetically reach 206 with eight games left. [ 2 ]
- Only two players have reached 200 hits in a KBO season: Seo Geon-chang with 201 hits for the then Nexen Heroes in 2014 and Reyes with 202 in 2024. [ 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Choi Won-jun and Victor Reyes are tied for the KBO League hits lead with 195 each as of the morning of Oct 4. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Both are challenging 200 hits in the same season, which would be the first time two batters have done so in KBO history. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Choi went 3 for 5 against Lotte on Oct 3 and moved into a joint lead in hits. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Choi surpassed the kt club single-season record of 192 hits, set by Lee Dae-hyung in 2016 and Mel Rojas Jr. in 2020. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Only two players have reached 200 hits in a KBO season: Seo Geon-chang with 201 in 2014 and Reyes with 202 in 2024. [ 2 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- Whether both players will actually reach 200 hits. Yonhap described the 200-hit mark as expected rather than achieved and based its figures on current pace, so nothing is settled.
- How the hits title itself will be decided. The two players are level at 195 with differing numbers of games remaining, and the documents do not say who will finish first.
- Lotte has already failed to qualify for the postseason. This is stated only by Yonhap; the other documents do not mention the team's standing.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Choi Won-jun goes 3 for 5 against Lotte in Suwon, raising his season total to 195 hits and moving into a joint lead with Reyes. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Newsis reports that Reyes and Choi are both challenging 200 hits and that it would be a first if both reach the mark. [ 1 ]
- Yonhap reports both players on 195 hits as of the morning and projects up to 203 hits for Choi and 206 for Reyes. [ 2 ]
- The Dong-A Ilbo reports Choi's three-hit game on Oct 3 and the single-season records at stake. [ 3 ]