'Trade → .400 batting average → headshot shock' Lotte's lucky ball ranks first in monthly MVP fan voting...Will he be the final winner
'Trade → .400 batting average → headshot shock' Lotte's lucky ball ranks first in monthly MVP fan voting...Will he be the final winner
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Professional baseball Lotte Giants infielder Jeon Min-jae topped the KBO League's MVP fan vote from March to April, beating foreign players. If there is not much difference from the competitors in the press corps vote, the possibility of winning the first monthly MVP award is high.토토사이트
After being traded from Doosan to Lotte last winter, Jeon made a surprise debut as the only hitter in the league for the month of April. He ranked No. 1 in monthly batting average with a batting average of 423 in April. His batting average from March to April was 387, ranking second in the league. He was the fourth with the most hits (36) and the fourth with on-base percentage (.430).
KBO announced on the 2nd that "a total of eight players have been confirmed as the first monthly MVP candidate in the 2025 KBO League. Among the pitchers, KIA Nail, Lotte Park Se-woong, Hanwha Kim Seo-hyun and Ponce, and Samsung Kim Sung-yoon, Diaz, LG Austin, and Lotte Jeon Min-jae are selected as candidates and are seeking to win the monthly MVP award from March to April."
The competitors were outstanding. Nail ranked first in ERA (1.05), with two wins and no loss in seven games. Ponce ranked first in strikeouts (61) with five wins and no loss in seven games. Diaz rebounded with a batting average of 348 in April to rank No. 1 in key batting indicators including home runs (11), RBIs (31), Ruta (78 hits), and slugging percentage (.650). Austin is tied for first in runs scored (27), while homers (9), Ruta (66 hits), and RBIs (25).
The monthly MVP selects the final winner by adding up the fan vote (50%) and the Korea Baseball Press Association press corps vote (50%). Fan voting began on the 2nd and was held at Shinhan Bank's mobile application "Shinhan SOL Bank" until 11:59 p.m. on the 7th.
Jeon ranked first with 116,331 votes right before the voting deadline. Coincidentally, the competitors were four foreign players. Nail, Diaz, Ponce, and Austin were second to fifth, with 40,000 to 50,000 votes. If votes are not cast for a specific player in the voting of the Korea Baseball Press Association, Jeon Min-jae is most likely to win the award.
After the trade, he took the main role in the backup with explosive batting and stable defense, and collapsed after being hit by a headshot when he continued his good performance. On April 29, he collapsed after being hit by a helmet on the pitch against Kiwoom in Gocheok. Later, he was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital for examination. Fortunately, there were no fractures in the face and head. However, he was diagnosed with a week of stability due to anterior bleeding in the right eye.
Jeon will undergo a thorough ophthalmological examination at the National Medical Center in Seoul on Tuesday. If he/she receives the finding that he/she has fully recovered from the examination, he/she will start technical training around the weekend to prepare for his return to action.