Pro baseball SSG Landers' Choi Jeong became the first player in the KBO League to achieve double-digit home runs for 20 consecutive years.

Choi started as the 3rd baseman in the game against Hanwha Eagles at the '2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League' held at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 27th.

SSG was trailing 0-3 in the top of the third inning with two outs and runners on first and second when Choi entered his second at-bat. He connected with a 147 km/h fastball on the second pitch from Hanwha's starting pitcher Eom Sang-baek and hit a three-run home run that soared over the left-center field fence. It was his 10th home run of the season.

Before this game, Choi had a career batting average of .286 over 2,329 games in the KBO League, with 504 home runs, 1,587 RBIs, 1,481 runs scored, 178 stolen bases, and an OPS of .919. This season, delayed by a hamstring injury, he had been struggling with a batting average of .188 over 36 games, with 9 home runs and 26 RBIs.

However, Choi became the first player in KBO League history to surpass 500 career home runs this year. He continued to produce home runs, recording 9 home runs, and with the home run in this game, he achieved his 10th home run. He became the first player in KBO League history to hit double-digit home runs for 20 consecutive years, recording over 10 home runs every year without exception from 2006 to 2025.

Choi now aims for 20 home runs in 10 consecutive seasons. He hit 20 home runs consecutively from 2016 to last year.

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