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The possibility of Japanese major leaguer legend Ichiro Suzuki (51) entering the Hall of Fame with “all consensus” was mentioned.

The official Major League website MLB.com introduced the candidates for the 2025 Hall of Fame on the 19th (Korea time) and predicted the unanimous entry of Ichiro, one of the most likely players to enter the Hall of Fame.

His entry into the Hall of Fame is confirmed. Having entered the Major League with the Seattle Mariners in 2001, Ichiro ranked first in the American League batting average (0.350), the most hits (242 hits), and the most stolen bases (56 steals) from his first year, winning both the MVP and the Rookie of the Year award. In the history of the Major League, Ichiro was the second player to sweep both the Rookie of the Year award and the MVP award in a single season since Fred Lynn (Boston Red Sox) in 1975.

Since 토토사이트 years, he had 262 hits, the most in a single season of the Major League in 2004, and once again became the title “hitting king” and had 200 hits for 10 consecutive years from 2001 to 2010. He also showed top performance in defense and won the Golden Glove Award for 10 consecutive years during the same period.

Ichiro, who was traded to the New York Yankees in 2012 and retired in 2019 after returning to Seattle through the Miami Marlins, posted a brilliant record of 0.311 3,089 hits, 117 homers, 780 RBIs and 509 steals in the Major League alone.

MLB.com said, “Ichiro belongs to a 3,000-hit club in the Major League, but he has a total of more than 4,000 hits, including his career in Japanese professional baseball. Ichiro, who won the Rookie of the Year and the American League MVP in 2001, has won 10 200-hit seasons, 10 All-Star selections, and 10 Gold Gloves,” adding, “Can Ichiro enter the unanimous Hall of Fame for the second time in history?” Mariano Rivera is the only player who entered the Major League Hall of Fame unanimously in 2019.

Paul Skins (22), the Pittsburgh Pirates’ “No. 1 ace” who was named the 2024 National League Rookie of the Year, did not forget his humility.

After the rookie of the year award was confirmed on the 19th (Korea time), Skins expressed his feelings about being selected as the rookie of the year in a multi-conference interview with reporters.

“When I met with the manager and the general manager ahead of the season, I decided that my top priority was to play all the starting roles. After that, I tried to show the best version whenever I came out. The biggest achievement was to be able to throw the ball while maintaining good health throughout the season,” he said, reflecting on the past season.

Skins, the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2023, had a 0.99 ERA in seven Triple-A games before calling up to the big leagues and posting an 11-3 record and 1.96 ERA in 23 games.

“I think the results speak for themselves,” he continued, adding, “I’m a person who values processes and thinks that good processes produce good results. I’ll try to do that next year and the rest of my career. I’m really happy about what I’ve shown this year, but I think I still have a lot of work to do.”

He cited “staying in the mound for a long time” as the most important thing. “It’s important not to give up a hit and not suffer a loss, but I think it’s more important to be able to throw seven to eight innings each time than to throw five to six innings every game. It’s still early in the offseason, so I haven’t looked much into my pitching, but I think finding a way to do it this offseason is the most important thing,” he said, expressing his ambition.

“It’s going to be a great opportunity for myself and for Pittsburgh,” said Lee, who is making his first full-time 토토사이트 league debut in 2025. “The effort will start in the offseason. I’m already looking forward to spring camp,” he said, expressing his enthusiasm for the next season.

Along with Chris Sale and Jack Wheeler, Skins is also a finalist for the National League Cy Young Award. If he wins the Cy Young Award, he will become the first player to win the two awards since Fernando Valenzuela in 1981.

“It’s great just to be a finalist, but I think it’s definitely Chris Sale this season,” he said, expressing his honest thoughts on the possibility of winning the Cy Young Award. “Sale has shown incredible performance throughout this season,” he said, predicting Sale’s Cy Young Award.

“I’m angry that I didn’t include my minor league performance,” he said, adding, “The most important thing is to show good performance and prove it throughout the season. I’ll have a chance to prove it next year. Honestly, I doubt I’ll get it, but it’s cool just to have my name mentioned with these players.”

Skins made his big league debut a year after being drafted, winning Rookie of the Year, and Jackson Merrill, who was a competitor, jumped from Double A last year to the big league this year and became the main center fielder.

Regarding this phenomenon, he said, “When I see the rookies who debuted this season and the rookies who will debut next year, I think there are many really talented players. Therefore, I have to find a way to get better as an individual and as a team,” expressing his determination not to be pushed out of the competition.

He also expressed his trust in Pittsburgh. “We have good players in our rotation and so do our batters. Our front office and the coaching staff are all working hard to make a better team,” he said, adding that he expects the team to rebound from its 76th win last season.

Notably, referring to the names of batting coach Matt Haig and pitching coach Brent Strom, who joined the team, he said, “It’s a completely different matter to do it when you say you want to win, but just do it. I think we’re on the right track in that regard,” expecting a rebound in his team.

It has been a long time since Clayton Kershaw has smelled like a real ace. Paul Skins (22) of the Pittsburgh Pirates overcame his inferiority in statistical indicators to be named the Rookie of the Year in the National League.

The Major League Baseball (MLB) secretariat announced the results of the Rookie of the Year award in the two major leagues on the 19th (Korea Standard Time).

As expected, Skins was chosen as the Rookie of the Year award of the National League, which drew keen attention due to its “legendary” competition. Skins swept 23 votes among the 30-member voting list of the American Baseball Journalists Association (BBWAA) and received second place votes from the other seven, winning the award with 136 points in total.

Their opponents were not easy. Outfielders Jackson Merrill (San Diego Padres) and Jackson Churio (Milkowie Brewers), who were revealed as finalists along with the Skins, both showed outstanding performances this season. However, Merrill ranked second (104) with seven first-place votes and 23 second-place votes, while Churio also ranked third with only 26 third-place votes. Other than them, Shota Imanaga (Chicago Cubs), who came from the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), received the remaining four third-place votes to rank fourth. It is the first time that only four players have won the Rookie of the Year award since 1980, when voting for three players began.

Although the result was expected, the result was more overwhelming than expected. Skinny’s first overall pick in the 2023 draft came to the big league in a year. Due to call-ups during the season, he pitched in only 23 games, recording 11 wins, 3 losses and an ERA of 1.96. Although the number of games is small, his outstanding pitching quality has caught the eye of the baseball community. The power of the light speed ball crossing 100 miles per hour (161 kilometers) and the main weapon splinter + sinker was also powerful.

The 토토사이트 league already drew keen attention. Even though he failed to meet the stipulated innings, he was selected as the starting pitcher of the National League at the All Star game and was among the three final candidates for the Cy Young Award.

Even so, the award could not be guaranteed. According to FanGraphs, Skinny’s contribution to victory was 4.3. It was considerably lower than that of rival Merrill (5.3). In the Baseball Reference, Skinny’s 5.9 was higher than that of Merrill (4.4), but his limitation could have been that he was the starting pitcher who failed to meet the required innings. Merrill’s performance that led his San Diego Padres to the postseason could have also attracted attention.

However, local public opinion did not change their support for Skinns and gave him more overwhelming votes than expected. It is the first time that a pitcher has won the Rookie of the Year award since pitcher Devin Williams of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2020. Considering that it was a shortened season at the time, it is the first time in eight years that a pitcher has won the Rookie of the Year award since Michael Fulmer (then the Detroit Tigers) in 2016. It was difficult to win the Rookie of the Year award because the management of innings for rookie pitchers was getting stronger, but Skinns broke the record with overwhelming performance.

Meanwhile, surprisingly, there were not many nominees who received the Rookie of the Year award. This year’s Skins is the fifth of its kind after Bob Horner in 1978, Daryl Strawberry in 1983, Bryce Harper in 2012, and Carlos Correa in 2015.

Meanwhile, New York Yankees pitcher Lewis Hill was named the Rookie of the Year in the American League. Hill recorded 15 wins, 7 losses and an earned run average of 3.50. Hill is also the first full-time pitcher rookie of the year in eight years since Fulmer. It is the first time that both leagues have won the Rookie of the Year award since Jeremy Hellickson and Craig Kimbrel were elected in 2011.

Kim Ha-sung rejected the mutual option with the San Diego Padres and went to the FA market because he had his own strategy.

In addition, when Kim Ha-sung replaced his agent with Scott Boras just before the mutual option was rejected, local media showed great interest in Boras’ FA strategy, making various observations.

Observers have one thing in common, however. They wonder what it would have been like if Kim Ha-sung had finished his fourth season in San Diego this year in good health. All of them seem to be regretful, believing that a contract worth more than 100 million dollars for more than five years would have been easy.

Willy Adames is the biggest shortstop in the FA market. He played in 161 games for the Milwaukee Brewers this season and recorded a batting average of 0.251 (153 hits in 610 at-bats), 32 homers, 112 RBIs, 93 points, 21 steals, and an OPS of 0.794. He displayed career highs in almost all categories including home runs, RBIs, runs, hits, and stolen bases.

On the projected contract size, ESPN offered $189 million for seven years, MLBTR offered $160 million for six years, FanGraphs offered $145 million for five years, Bleacher Report for seven years, and The Athletic for six years. It is considered to be one of the highest level among shortstop free agents in history.

If Kim Ha-sung had not been injured in his shoulder and had only surgery, he would have boasted market value as much as Adames. Even if Kim Ha-sung’s batting power is lower than Adames, there is nothing to lose. In particular, defense and base running have been evaluated as having the best skills in the Major League.

For this reason, there is a prospect that Kim Ha-sung may hit an unexpected jackpot.

MLB.com mentioned Kim Ha-sung for the third time after starting pitchers Shane Bieber and Walker Buehler in an article titled “Five FA Better Than You Think” on the 18th (Korea Standard Time).

Reporter Andrew Simon, who wrote the article, presupposed, “Kim Ha-sung has two problems that hinder him from getting a big contract this winter,” and said, “First of all, the most important thing is that he ruptured his right shoulder’s wavelength in August, ending the 토토사이트 season early and undergoing surgery. This allows him to return after the opening game of next season.”

Kim Ha-sung received a suture surgery on the right shoulder at the guide of Dr. Neil Elatrice in Los Angeles on Oct. 11. The rehabilitation process will take at least six months, which will enable him to return after mid-April next year at the earliest. It remains to be seen whether he will be able to regain his skills through offense and defense even if he returns. For this reason, it is difficult to sign a jackpot contract.

“Secondly, we lack the firepower to attack big time. During the four seasons of the Padres, he only posted a batting average of 0.242 and a slugging percentage of 0.380, pointing out that he is not a power heater.

However, it also introduced clear and differentiated strengths that contrast with shortcomings.

Reporter Simon said, “Nevertheless, Kim Ha-sung’s value is high because he has the opposite characteristics of FA such as Pete Alonso. Kim Ha-sung does not hit by splitting the ball like Alonso, but he provides excellent defense while watching premium positions (strikes) and has excellent base learning,” adding, “He has the ability to handle bats, so he floats the ball enough to hit double-digit home runs, and he knows how to balance patience and contact ability.”

In conclusion, “If these points are combined, Kim Ha-sung showed the productivity of the top 20 in the bWAR category for 2022-2023 and two years. There is not much difference from Juan Soto,” he said. Kim Ha-sung marked a bWAR of 4.9 in 2022 and 5.8 in 2023, and Soto marked a bWAR of 5.5 for the second consecutive year. Since Kim Ha-sung recorded 10.7 and Soto 11.0 in two years, the difference is not big.

However, reporter Simon said, “Even if we sign a long-term contract, we will not be able to approach the level that power heater Adames receives in terms of total amount. However, it would not be surprising if healthy Kim Ha-sung showed a similar level of performance to Adames.”

In the end, there is room for him to regain his health and revive his offense.