NC Dinos’ first baseman Eric Thames, with a homerun (2-run blast) tonight in the top of the 5th inning against the Kia Tigers at Gwangju Champions field, Eric Thames finally reached the 40 HR mark this season, making him, also, the first player to reach that number so far this season.

(Via SPOTV, Eric Thames 40th homerun of the season.)

Back in year 2015, Eric Thames hit 47 homeruns to end the season, with 40 homeruns now today… he just made another history, becoming the first ever foreign player (4th overall) in KBO history to hit at least 40 or more homeruns in two consecutive years playing in the league.

Throughout the years, regarding about domestic players, only 3 South Korean players have accomplished this 2 consecutive years hitting 40 or more HR feat in the league… Minnesota Twins DH Park Byung-ho (2014 and 2015 with Nexen), Shim Jeong-soo (2002 and 2003 with Hyundai), and “Lion King” Lee Seung-yuop (2002 and 2003 with Samsung).