Koo Ja-rook, the centerpiece of Samsung’s batting lineup that clinched second place in the regular season, has been named the September-October Monthly MVP of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League.

Koo received 29 out of 30 votes (96.7%) from the journalists’ ballot and 221,373 out of 395,194 votes (56.0%) from the fans’ ballot for a total of 76.34 points, topping LG’s Hong Chang-ki, who received 48,552 fan votes for a total of 6.14 points. This is the first monthly MVP award for Gu Jauk in 12 years since he turned pro in 2012.

In the month of September, Gu had a tremendous performance. He led the league in batting average from September through October with 29 hits in 58 at-bats, including four-hit games against Hanwha in Daejeon on September 11 and KT in Suwon on September 19.

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In 16 games played in September, 토토사이트 Koo led the team in multiple offensive categories, including nine home runs (1st), 24 RBIs (1st), 18 runs scored (2nd), slugging percentage (.559), on-base percentage (.017), and OPS (.576).

Coming off his best regular season since his rookie campaign, which saw him record his first 30-30, home run and 100 RBI season, it will be interesting to see how he performs in the postseason for the first time in three years.

As the MVP for September and October, Gu will receive a trophy with a cash prize of 2 million won and a 2 million won donation in his name to Gyeongbok Middle School, his alma mater, sponsored by Shinhan Bank.