Professional baseball KT outfielder Choi Won-jun, first to reach 200 hits in the 2026 season... No. 3 in history

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Dae-ho Lee = Professional baseball KT Wiz outfielder Choi Won-jun became the first player to reach 200 hits in the 2026 season.

Won-Jun Choi hit a double to right field against Jun-Hyun Park in the top of the 3rd inning in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League visiting game against Kiwoom Heroes held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 6th.

Choi Won-jun, who retired with a hit in his first at-bat in the first inning, sent a ball deep into the right outfield in his second at-bat in the third inning, landed on second base and celebrated with applause.

Before the game, he recorded 199 hits alongside Victor Reyes (Lotte Giants) and competed to be the first player to reach 200 hits, and he achieved 200 hits first.

Choi Won-jun's 200 hits in a single season is the third in history, and based on domestic players, it has been 12 years since Seo Geon-chang (Kiwoom, 201 hits) in 2014.

The record for the most hits in a single season in the KBO League is 202 hit by Reyes in 2024.

Choi Won-jun, who has 4 games left in the regular season including today's game, is challenging the record for the most hits in a single season.

He also continues to compete with Reyes for the title of most hits this season.