Wiz slugger Hilliard voted KBO's top player for final month of reg. season
KT Wiz outfielder Sam Hilliard was named Korean baseball's top player for the final month of the regular season Tuesday. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said Hilliard won the voting for the Player of the Month honor for the September-October period. The regular season ended Oct. 12. In 32 games during that period, Hilliard led the KBO with 14 home runs and 40 RBIs, while ranking second with…
Sam Hilliard, an outfielder for the KT Wiz, was selected as the Korean baseball organization's (KBO) top player for the final month of the regular season. The award was presented on Tuesday, marking the end of the regular season which concluded on October 12th. During the September-October period, Hilliard was the leading scorer in the KBO, hitting 14 home runs and driving in 40 runs.
He was second in runs scored with 33 and had a .697 slugging percentage. He also accumulated 43 hits during the stretch run. For the entire season, Hilliard won the RBI title with 139 and finished second in home runs with 44. He earned 11 votes from media and 271,145 votes from fans, resulting in a total of 45.16 voting points. Pedro Avila, the starting pitcher for SSG Landers, came in second with 24.88 points.
Hilliard's offensive prowess was instrumental in the Wiz securing the best record in the regular season at 90-49-5, and they went on to win their final 10 games. Notably, Hilliard has also been voted the Player of the Month for the previous month, July. He is the first foreign player to achieve this dual achievement in the same season.
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