Oh Seung-hwan, Oldest Player to Play, Kim Hyun-soo, 13 Consecutive Years of Attendance… All-Star Game Record
Choi Hyeong-woo sets new record for oldest MVP at 40 years, 6 months and 20 days.
A variety of sparkling records poured out at the feast of stars.
Samsung Lions' closing pitcher Oh Seung-hwan set a record for the oldest player to play in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO All-Star Game held at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 6th.
Oh Seung-hwan, the 10th pitcher for the Dream All-Stars, pitched in the top of the ninth with one out and the team trailing 2-4, recording ⅔ innings, one hit, and no runs. 파워볼사이트 추천
At 41 years, 11 months, and 21 days old, Oh Seung-hwan broke the record for oldest All-Star appearance, surpassing Yang Jun-hyeok (41 years, 1 month, and 28 days, then Samsung) in 2010.
He attempted to surpass Gye Hyung-chul (then OB Bears) in 1988 for the oldest All-Star save (35 years, 2 months, and 16 days), but failed to achieve his goal as the team lost.
Oh Seung-hwan already holds numerous 'oldest records'.
In 2021, he set the oldest record of 40 saves in a season and the oldest save king record at the same time.
In addition, he may achieve a new KBO League oldest save record this month, beating out Lim Chang-yong (42 years old, 3 days old, KIA Tigers at the time) in 2018.
He is still guarding Samsung's back door even though he is well into his 40s this season.
He played in 37 games in the first half of the season, recording 1 win, 5 losses, 24 saves, and an ERA of 3.79, and is in first place for most saves.
LG Twins' main hitter Kim Hyun-soo tied the record for longest consecutive appearances.
He came in as a defensive substitute for the All-Star Jonathan Peraza (Hanwha Eagles) in the bottom of the 5th inning, and tied with Yang Jun-hyuk (1995-2007) for the 13th consecutive appearance.
Kim Hyun-soo has been selected to the All-Star team 15 times in his career, tying him for the most selections with Yang Jun-hyuk.
Choi Hyung-woo (KIA), who was selected as Mr. All-Star (MVP) at the age of 40 years, 6 months and 20 days, surpassed Lee Byeong-gyu (current Samsung 2nd team manager, then 36 years, 8 months and 28 days) in 2011 to become the oldest MVP of the All-Star Game.
Choi Hyung-woo had a great performance that day, hitting 3 hits in 4 at-bats, 2 RBIs and 1 run, including a solo home run in the 2nd inning.