Erick Fedde had a successful debut in the Korea Baseball Organization this season. The American ace won the KBO Triple Crown after becoming the league leader in ERA, strikeouts, and wins. Furthermore, Fedde achieved his first-ever batting title in his career.
Fedde had 20 victories, 209 strikeouts, and an ERA of under 2.00. According to baseball betting experts, As the first non-Korean pitcher to accomplish the feat, he joins an elite group of four others who have won 20 games and struck out 200 batters in a single KBO season.
After leading the Dinos back to the playoffs for the first time since their championship season 2020, the former big-league pitcher is a leading candidate for regular season MVP.
Fedde Wins KBO Triple Crown
SSG Landers’ closer Seo Jin-yong led all relievers with 42 saves, according to experts in sports betting in Korea. Also, Samsung Lions’ Oh Seung-hwan made 30 saves. Thus, his career total is 400. It was the most by any pitcher in the league’s history. In addition, Oh had the most 30-save seasons in KBO history with eight.
Son Ah-seop, a member of the Dinos, hit 339 and was named the league’s batting champion. The oldest first-time batting champion was a son, at age 35. Son, who will have a.321 hitting average for his career through 2022, had previously been a top-10 hitter seven times before this season. Son also finished with 187 hits, one more than second-place Kim Hye-seong of the Kiwoom Heroes, giving him his fourth KBO hit title.
According to the best baseball sportsbooks, the Hanwha Eagles’ 22-year-old slugger Roh Si-hwan hit 31 home runs, two more than the Landers’ Choi Jeong. Despite missing two weeks to compete in the Asian Games in China, Roh held onto his title. Choi was injured and could only play 128 games, while Roh played 131.
In addition, Roh led the KBO with 101 RBIs, more than anybody else. Kia Tigers’ Socrates Brito came in second place overall with a score of 96. Roh hit 30 home runs and drove in 100 runs in the same season, making him the third-youngest player in the league to do it.
