There is only one step left until the ‘grand 200 hits’ notice.
Victor Reyes, a foreign hitter of the Lotte Giants in professional baseball, has reached the threshold of the second milestone in professional baseball history.
Reyes started as the second batter and right fielder in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League game against the NC Dinos at Sajik Stadium in Busan on Sunday. Reyes had one hit and one RBI from four times at bat, helping his team win the game 13-6.
The bat was sharp from the start. With no outs and runners on the first base at the bottom of the first inning, Reyes hit NCs starting pitcher Lim Sang-hyuns second fastball, sending a hit to the right field, and posting his 199th hit of the season.
However, he had no hit in his four subsequent at-bats. He struck out at his second at-bat in the second inning, and added an RBI by making a sacrifice fly to the center field in the fourth inning. He then retired by hitting a fly to the left field in the sixth inning and an infield grounder in the seventh inning.
By concentrating on 15 hits, the Lotte Giants won the game 13 to 6 against the NC Dinosaurs. Notably, Ko Seung-min had four hits and three RBIs from four times at bat. Starting pitcher Han Hyun-hee pitched well by allowing six hits and two runs in five innings to secure his fifth win (five losses).
Reyes, who added one hit, tied for second place with Jose Fernandez, who played for the Doosan Bears in 2020, for the most hits in a season.
Seo Geon-chang (current KIA Tigers) who played for the Nexen Heroes in 2014 holds the record for most hits in a single season. At that time, Seo had 201 hits in total.
If Reyes adds one more hit, he will become the star of the 200th hit in the second single season in the history of the KBO league. Adding two more would equal Seo Geon-chang, and if he hits more than that, he will remain the most hit player in the history of pro baseball. Reyes has two more games to play. 스포츠토토
