1986 SUN Summoned 'NC First'

Choi Dong-won Memorial Society, which organizes the BNK Busan Bank Choi Dong-won Award, said on the 16th, "We selected NC pitcher Eric Peddy as the winner of the 10th BNK Busan Bank Choi Dong-won Award," adding, "Peddy, who ranked first in the three categories of multiple wins, ERA and strikeouts, was selected as the winner over prominent candidates."

Specifically, Choi Dong-won Memorial Project said, "The nine judges of the selection committee examined various candidates with fair standards and unbiased views. Kang Jin-soo, secretary-general of the commemorative business association, said, "Korean and foreign pitchers, including Peddy, who performed the best this season, were listed as candidates for the award," adding, "We used not only individual performance, but also team contribution, model as a professional player, and fair play spirit as grounds for selection."

In the end, the winner was Peddy. President Kang said, "Peddy, who performed overwhelmingly in all categories, received the final choice of judges."

Peddy has started 29 games this season and has 20 wins, 6 losses, 2.06 ERA and 204 strikeouts (as of the morning of the 16th) in 174 ⅔ innings. As well as multiple wins, ERA, and most strikeouts, which are grouped into the so-called "pitcher triple crown," quality starts (21 times) and WHIP (0.97) are all ranked first. In particular, he achieved 20 wins and 200 strikeouts at the same time, becoming the fifth major player in KBO history. Peddy's 20 wins and 200 strikeouts are the first record in 37 years since Sun Dong-yeol in 1986.

Choi Dong-won Memorial Business Association said, "The criteria for selecting the 'BNK Busan Bank Choi Dong-won Award' are a total of six items: ① 25 games or more, ② 180 innings or more, ③ 12 wins or more, ④ 150 strikeouts or more, ⑤ 15 quality starts or less, and ⑥ ERA of 3.00 or less."

President Kang said, "Peddy met almost all of the conditions among the criteria for the Choi Dong-won Award," and explained, "He received high marks from judges for setting the record of 20 wins-200 strikeouts achieved by the best pitchers such as Choi Dong-won and Sun Dong-yeol in the past."

Choi Dong-won Memorial Business Association said, "Choi Dong-won achieved the second '20 wins-200 strikeouts' ever after Jang Dae-bu (Sammi), who recorded 30 wins-220 strikeouts in 1983 with 27 wins-223 strikeouts in 1984. Meanwhile, with Pedi's award, he became the first NC pitcher to win the Choi Dong-won Award. Until last year, the Choi Dong-won Award was won by Doosan pitchers a total of six times, KIA pitchers three times, and SSG pitchers once. KIA Yang Hyun-jong (2014, 2017) and Doosan Josh Lindblom (2018, 2019) are the most awarded. Prior to Pedi, there are a total of three foreign pitchers who won the Choi Dong-won Award, including Lindblom in 2018 and 2019, Doosan Raul Alcantara in 2020, and Doosan Ariel Miranda in 2021.

"It is a tremendous honor to win the Choi Dong-won Award at BNK Busan Bank," Peddy said after hearing the news of winning the "BNK Busan Bank Choi Dong-won Award." It is very meaningful to me because I can be on par with the previous award-winning players, he said. "Above all, I am happier to be the first NC player to win the award."

"I was able to have a good season this year because there was a lot of help from around me, not alone," he said. "My family and girlfriend Jordan came all the way to Korea and always helped me."

Finally, Peddy said, "I would like to express my great gratitude to my team NC. "The club cared a lot for me to play baseball comfortably," he said, expressing his hope, "I hope many people will be happy with this award."

The Choi Dong-won Memorial Society has held an award ceremony for the 'Choi Dong-won Award' every November except 2021 to commemorate the number 11 of the late Choi Dong-won's active days. However, this year, the award ceremony will be held at the BNK Busan Bank headquarters in Munhyeon-dong at 2:40 p.m. on October 17, the end of the regular season of professional baseball. The award ceremony will be broadcast live on MBC in Busan and will also be broadcast live on the Internet portal "Naver. The prize money for the 'BNK Busan Bank Choi Dong-won Award' sponsored by BNK Busan Bank is 20 million won, he said.

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