Samsung's Choi Hyung-woo may finally break Lee Seung-yeop's historic record as the second all-time... Only two home runs remain for him to achieve the KBO's second-ever 19 consecutive seasons with 10 or more home runs.

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Samsung Lions veteran Choi Hyung-woo (43) is just two home runs away from achieving the KBO League's second-ever 19 consecutive seasons with 10 or more home runs.

Choi recorded his debut home run on April 1, 2008, in a game against LG at Jamsil.

In 2008, the year he hit his first home run, he hit 19 home runs, marking double-digit home runs for the season.

Since then, Choi has hit 10 or more home runs in 18 consecutive seasons without missing a single season through 2025.

Notably, while recording 10 or more home runs in 18 consecutive seasons, Choi also achieved 20 or more home runs in several seasons.

Among those, he hit 20 or more home runs for six consecutive seasons from 2013 to 2018, placing him fourth on the all-time list for consecutive seasons with 20 or more home runs, behind Choi Jeong (SSG, 10 seasons), Park Byung-ho (formerly Kiwoom, 9 seasons), and Lee Seung-yeop (formerly Samsung, 8 seasons).

Currently, the KBO League record for the most consecutive seasons with 10 or more home runs is held by Choi Jeong, who recorded 21 consecutive seasons from 2006 through this season.

Following him, Choi Hyung-woo recorded 18 consecutive seasons from 2008 to 2025, and Kang Min-ho (Samsung) recorded 16 consecutive seasons from 2010 to 2025, taking second and third place, respectively.

Meanwhile, Choi Hyung-woo ranks third in KBO League career home runs with 427. He is 40 home runs behind second-place Lee Seung-yeop (467), so if he continues his steady performance, a challenge for second place can be expected.

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