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SSG Landers Defeat Doosan Bears 4-2, Ending Nine-Game Losing Streak
Choi Jeong hit a two-run homer in a 4-2 win over the Doosan Bears on July 7. The 39-year-old SSG Landers third baseman remains limited to designated hitter duties by a left hip injury.
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The SSG Landers beat the Doosan Bears 4-2 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, ending a nine-game losing streak and improving to 31-50-3, ninth place in the KBO. The victory improved the Landers to 31-50-3 and left them in ninth place in the 10-team Korea Baseball Organization. Choi, 39, leads the Landers with 19 home runs and 54 runs batted in through 68 games.
311 with a 1.023 on-base plus slugging percentage, second in the league. He needs one more home run to become the first player in KBO history to hit 20 or more in 11 consecutive seasons. A left hip injury has kept Choi off third base since June 4.
He has started 90 of his 199 plate appearances this season as the designated hitter. "This really feels weird, something I have never experienced before," Choi said after the game. " Choi played 95 games and recorded 406 plate appearances in 2025, his lowest totals since 2015, with more than half coming as the designated hitter.
He said the hip still hurts and he has not received clear treatment guidance. He hopes to return to the field after the All-Star break. Choi ranks fifth in the KBO in home runs despite playing fewer games than the nine players ahead of him.
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