As the regular season is nearing an end, the winners of the 2024 KBO League Golden Glove are also gradually being revealed. The two spots are definitive in the outfield section, which selects three players. In terms of performance, Mel Rojas Jr. (kt) and Koo Ja-wook (Samsung) have made reservations.
Koo Ja-wook is the pride of a native outfielder. He has a batting average of 0.343, 31 homers, 112 RBIs, 13 steals, and 1.034 OPS in 126 games this season as of Sunday. As his performance improves, he is aiming for the top spot among outfielders. Rojas has been slow down a little recently, but he has already earned a lot. He played in 140 games through Sunday and posted a batting average of 0.329, 32 homers, 110 RBIs and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 0.997, signaling the return of the king. His performance ratio and cumulative total are both good.먹튀검증
A fierce competition is still underway for one spot. Attention is focusing on Victor Reyes (30), who is aiming his second 200th hit in the KBO league and the most hits in a single season. Reyes has a batting average of 0.354, 15 homers, 104 RBIs, 191 hits and an OPS of 0.913, in 136 games this season as of Tuesday. Lotte has eight more games to play in this season, while Reyes has nine more hits to go before making 200 hits. Currently, his arithmetic pace is about 202 hits.
If he has 200 hits, which is the most iconic of gold medals, he is highly likely to go to the Golden Glove with a premium. Even if he fails to hit 200 hits, he can expect to win the Golden Glove award in the same way as usual. However, this year is not the case. Guillermo Herredia (33) who has achieved performance comparable to that of Reyes will endure. If there is no reason why Reyes should not receive the Golden Glove, the same goes for Herredia. Again, he is a very difficult player to find a reason why he should not receive the Golden Glove.
Heredia has posted a batting average of 0.362, 20 homers, 111 RBIs and an OPS of 0.938, in 129 games this season through Sunday. She seems to be slightly ahead of Reyes in the fierce competition for the title of batting champion. She has higher home runs and OPS. Herredia also boasts accumulated records, including 186 hits. Herredia has even scarier momentum at the end of this season. She has posted a batting average of 0.450, in the last 10 games, in a fierce competition with Reyes.
His batting pace at the end of this season is literally at its peak. He seems to be witnessing the peak of his batting skills. Eredia, who is said to be well suited for hitting with her unique batting form, is producing numerous hits with her accurate contact ability and spray heating that utilizes the entire ground. Sometimes she pulls, sometimes pushes, sometimes hits hard, and sometimes hits lightly, just like a magic wand. Having joined the team last year, she has completely adapted to the pitching of KBO league pitchers, which is creating huge synergy effect with her batting skills.
SSG coach Lee Soo-yong also gives his accolades to Heredia’s batting class. Ahead of the match against Suwon KT on Monday, Lee complimented Herredia, saying, “Depending on the situation, the timing, the position of the batter’s box, and the aim are very smart depending on the pitcher.” Rather than batting in the same way in all situations, he increases the probability by batting in accordance with the situation. Lee said, “He is doing so well and doesn’t care about batting order. As a manager, he is the most calculated hitter. He is so good at defense and runs against the base. He is a very necessary hitter for our team.”
Herredia also hit a homer at an important moment in the match against KT in Suwon on Monday, contributing to her team’s victory. When her team was losing 0-1 to KT, she hit a slider from KT’s starting pitcher Ko Young-pyo in the fourth inning, and hit a tying solo shot over the left fence. The homerun eased the tension of SSG, which had been anxious due to its poor performance in the early days of the game, and eventually SSG won the game 4-1 by tying Han Yu-sum’s finishing solo homer in the sixth inning and Park Sung-han’s two-run timely hit in the eighth inning. The gap between KT and fifth place has now been cut to half a game.
Herredia’s strengths don’t just come from hitting. She also has excellent defense. On the same day, she handled tricky balls and straight-line hitting fly balls stably several times. Herredia is the left field defensive king selected by KBO League players last year. She is considered the most promising candidate to win the second consecutive title this year. She also runs the bases very passionately and sincerely. Herredia’s judgment and bold rush have made a considerable number of additional points. She can play ball, run, and state. She is a player who is better than Reyes in overall value, and if she maintains her current pace, which is on fire, she can achieve both team performance and individual title.