I’m finally getting greedy. It’s a hard opportunity that doesn’t come around again, so I want to seize it. Victor Reyes, a foreign hitter for the Lotte Giants of the Korean Baseball Organization, will try to make history in the final game of the season.
Reyes hit his 200th hit of the season in the third inning of the game against the KIA Tigers at Sajik Stadium in Busan on Monday. He became only the second player in the 43-year history of the KBO to reach 200 hits.
He also broke the record for most hits by a foreigner in a single season, breaking the previous mark of 199 set by Jose Miguel Fernandez in 2020. Reyes now holds the record for most hits by a foreigner in a single season.
Although the team went from 6-0 to 8-12 in the final game of the day, Reyes’ 200-hit season was worthy of applause.
Reyes joined Lotte this year with a contract totaling $950,000 ($700,000 guaranteed, $250,000 incentive). For Lotte, who have been unsuccessful in farming foreign hitters in recent years, Reyes was a boon.
Of course, there were concerns about his injury history (hamstring) and high strikeout rate when the signing was announced, but Reyes has proven to be one of the best foreign bats in the league. He’s finishing the season with a record that could easily put him in the conversation for best foreign player of all time.
In all 143 games this year, Reyes is batting .515 (200-for-569) with 15 home runs, 109 RBIs, and a .905 OPS. While his home run numbers may leave something to be desired, 파워볼실시간 he’s clearly established himself as a mid-to-long-range hitter. He more than makes up for it with his ability to make contact and his production. He currently leads the league with 40 doubles.
He has one game left in the regular season.
Reyes is on pace to reach 200 hits, the most in the KBO. He will enter the final game of the season looking to break the 201-hit record set by Nexen’s Seo Gun-chang (now KIA) in 2014.
Reyes has kept a team-first mentality throughout his career, but he’s going out with a bang in his final game. After reaching 200 hits, Reyes first expressed his disappointment that he was unable to lead the team to the postseason, saying, “It’s a season that leaves a lot of disappointment because we didn’t make it to the postseason.” “You can get a personal record by producing a lot of hits, but it’s only meaningful if the team wins and makes it to the postseason,” he said.
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He also expressed his emotions, saying, “I was very happy to get 200 hits today,” and “I was able to produce a lot of hits because I was given the opportunity to get on base consistently. “202 hits is a KBO record, and I really want to achieve it because the manager, coach, and teammates have been very supportive, so I will try to focus on every at-bat in the last game,” he said, expressing his desire to reach the record.
“All 200 hits are memorable, but the one I’m most happy about is the one I hit today. I’ve also heard that it’s the most hits by a foreigner in a single season, so I want to get at least two more hits in my last game.”
Lotte will play the final game of the regular season on October 1 against the NC Dinos at NC Park in Changwon. On that day, Reyes’ 202 hits will be completed.