Lee Jung-hoo (24, Kiwoom Heroes) was selected as the best batsman of the day.
On the 14th, the association Ilguhoe, a group of retired professional baseball players, announced that “2022 New Triday Ilgu Awards selected Lee Jung-hoo as the best hitter and Ko Woo-seok (24, LG Twins) as the best pitcher.” Previously, Lee Dae-ho (40), who retired from the Lotte Giants at the end of this season, was selected as the grand prize.
The Ilguhoe commented, “Lee Jung-hoo has had an overwhelming season, including winning 5 batting crowns (batting average, most hits, RBIs, slugging percentage, on-base percentage) this season, and is the first-class contributor to advance Kiwoom to the Korean Series.” Regarding Go Woo-seok, he revealed the reason for the selection, saying, "He broke the 40 save mark for the 8th time in history, and his 42 saves are tied for 5th place with Jin Pil-joong in 2000 for the most saves in a season." In the case of the best pitcher award, there is Ahn Woo-jin (23, Kiwoom), who won two crowns (ERA, strikeouts), but it seems that his history of school violence (school violence) in high school has become a problem. Ahn Woo-jin was also excluded from the Choi Dong-won Award read more nomination.
Lee Jung-hoo and Ko Woo-seok, 중계사이트제작 who will rise to the podium side by side as the best players, soon become a family. This is because Go Woo-seok will marry Lee Ga-hyeon, the younger sister of Lee Jung-hoo and the daughter of LG coach Lee Jong-beom, in January next year. In the case of Lee Jung-hoo, there is a high possibility that he will be selected as the first best player (MVP) in his debut at the 2022 KBO League regular league ceremony held on the 17th.
In addition, the Rookie of the Year Award goes to Cheol-Won Jeong (Doosan Bears), who set the record for the most holds (23) by a rookie, and the Effort of Will Award goes to Kyung-Eun Noh (SSG Landers). The Special Achievement Award went to Anyang University President Park No-joon, the Pro Leadership Award went to Managing Director Park Chi-wang, the Amateur Leadership Award went to Daejeon High School Coach Eui-soo Kim, the Front Award went to SSG Team Leader Seon-kyu Ryu, and the Referee Award went to Hoon-gyu Oh. The 2022 New Triday Ilgugo award ceremony will be held on December 8th.