Hanwha Eagles manager Kim Kyung-moon watches his team in action against the Lotte Giants in the clubs’ Korea Baseball Organization regular-season game at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, 140 kilometers south of Seoul, on Aug. 12, 2025. (Image courtesy of Yonhap)
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Hanwha Eagles enjoyed a milestone night at home Tuesday, with their manager reaching his 1,000th career victory and their starting pitcher setting two records in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).
The Eagles defeated the Lotte Giants 2-0 at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, some 140 kilometers south of Seoul, as skipper Kim Kyung-moon earned his 1,000th victory. He became only the third manager in the KBO’s 43-year history to reach that mark, joining Kim Eung-yong (1,554 wins) and Kim Sung-keun (1,388 wins).
Eagles starter Cody Ponce broke two records after tossing seven shutout innings and striking out nine batters. Ponce improved to 15-0 to set the new mark for the most consecutive victories by a pitcher from the start of a season.
The nine strikeouts gave Ponce 202 Ks after 23 starts, making him the fastest to 200 strikeouts in a season. The previous mark was 25 starts by then Doosan Bears starter Ariel Miranda in 2021.
Miranda finished that year with a KBO-record 225 strikeouts, and Ponce is on pace to break that mark with more than a handful of starts remaining.
(Yonhap)
