The Kia Tigers’ bats are hot, hot, hot.

Center fielder Choi Won-jun is even hotter. His batting average in the month of July is a whopping 4.1 RBI. On July 20-21 against Hanwha, he drew arches for two consecutive days. He has a 15-game hitting streak. It feels like he’s hitting like a man possessed.

Choi Won-joon, who joined the team last year after completing his military service in the commercial sector, has had a tough time. Due to team circumstances, he was temporarily assigned to first base instead of his usual position in the outfield, and his batting struggled. In 67 games, Choi finished his first season back from the military with a mediocre batting average of 2.055 (61-for-239), one home run, 23 RBI, and a .672 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage).

This season, he started off well. He was on a roll through April, batting .330, but his monthly average dropped to .230 in May, and he was only .246 last month. His season batting average, which was heading for the mid-3s, has now dropped to the mid-2s.

He started his rebound with a multi-hit game against Kiwoom on the 28th of last month, and then continued to produce hits until the 21st against Hanwha, 메이저사이트 returning to the three-digit batting average.

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Choi is performing even better than his “career-high” 2020 season (32-for-67, 117 hits, 2 home runs, 35 RBIs, 0.808 OPS). His long-ball production is particularly impressive. His home runs (7) have already surpassed his career high, and his doubles (17) are approaching his 2021 season high (21).

“I’m most encouraged by how consistent my hitting has been lately,” Choi said, ”I’m not conscious of hitting long. I’m just trying to show what I can do best at the plate, and I think it’s paying off and helping the team win,” he said. “I was impatient at the plate. The manager and the power analysis team gave me a lot of advice, and I got better again.”

Kia is now in a dominant position and is racking up wins by covering the mound with the power of his bat. Choi Won-joon vowed to work harder, saying, “I’ll do my best to keep the good vibes going for a long time.”