![]() ![]() ![]() Living members of the 40 Legends team have been active around the KBO throughout the second half of the season, appearing at events with their former clubs, throwing out opening pitches and watching games. The KBO opted to keep Lim on the list, saying that the voting was completed before he was sentenced, and his off-the-field issues are still part of the league’s history. The one controversial inclusion on the list was former Haitai Tigers pitcher Lim Chang-yong, among the last players to be announced on Monday this week, who was convicted of being a habitual gambler earlier this year and handed a suspended prison sentence. Over the following months, the 40 legends have included players like Park Chul-soon, MVP of the first KBO season, Park Yong-taik, the KBO’s all-time hits leader, and two foreign players: Pitcher Dustin Nippert and slugger Tyrone Woods. Lion King Lee Seung-yuop, the youngest professional player anywhere in the world to pass 300 career home runs, was also up there, as was former Lotte Giants pitcher Choi Dong-won and Tigers shortstop Lee Jong-beom. The top-four vote winners were the first players announced ahead of the All-Star game, with former Haitai Tigers starter Sun Dong-yol, the KBO’s all-time ERA leader at just 1.20 over 1,647 innings pitched, leading the vote. Lion King Lee Seung-yuop, the youngest professional player anywhere in the world to pass 300 career home runs, was also up there, as was former Lotte Giants pitcher Choi Dong-won and Tigers shortstop Lee Jong-beom. The final squad was decided through a combination of expert and fan voting, with an expert panel accounting for 80 percent of the vote and fans for the remaining 20 percent. All active players, including those playing overseas, were excluded. Players were chosen for the 40-man squad from a list of 177 candidates, including all former Golden Glove and Korean Series MVP winners, as well as any pitchers who had recorded 800 appearances with 100 wins, 150 saves and at least one 20-win season and any batters who had appeared in 2,000 games, hit 200 home runs, 2,000 hits and had at least one 40-home run season. From left: Sun Dong-yol, Lee Seung-yuop and Dustin Nippert The KBO on Monday announced the final four members of the league’s “40 Legend” team, a round-up of the top 40 KBO players of all time that has been slowly compiled since the All-Star game in July. ![]()
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