Son Ah-seop, who received the Golden Glove after being first in batting average and most hits this year, “I didn’t hide my goal for the title-Golden Glove… “I have to spit out my words and act to keep them. I cherish each and every at-bat every day.” Jeong Jo-jun, who will be ranked No. 1 with the most hits in his career next year.

Son Ah-seop is holding up the 'Best Player Award' trophy after the Korea Professional Baseball Retired Players Association awards ceremony held at the Riviera Hotel in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 7th. Son Ah-seop, who won the batting title 17 years after his professional debut, said, “I hope to be invited to many awards ceremonies next year like this year. “I will play with the goal of winning the batting title for the second time in a row and helping the team advance to the Korean Series,” he said.

“This year, I will win the title and receive the Golden Gloves.”

Son Ah-seop (35, NC) has been shouting this since spring camp ahead of the opening of this year’s season. Son Ah-seop won two titles this year by being first in batting average (0.339) and most hits (187), and he also kept his word by receiving the Golden Glove in the designated hitter category.

“I said this openly because I wanted to motivate myself. I believe in the power of language. Others may call me ‘arrogant,’ but once I say something, I act to keep it. That’s why I don’t hide my goals and always state them.”

Son Ah-seop also experienced the ‘power of language’ through changing his name. Son Ah-seop went by the name Son Gwang-min only in 2007 when he made his debut at Lotte. Then, in response to his mother's words, 'If he uses this name, he will be very successful as a baseball player,' he changed his name in 2009.

Son Ah-seop, who only played in 84 games in 2007 and 2008 combined, continued his success after changing his name to the point where he ranked 4th in career batting average (0.322). He also held the title for most hits four times (2012, 2013, 2017, 2023). However, this year, in his 17th professional season, was the first time he was crowned batting champion.

“Actually, I thought he would win (the batting title) in 2020. There was quite a difference (from 2nd place) and the hitting felt was good. However, at the end of the season, I suffered from severe enteritis. He needed to rest, but he insisted. “As his body lost moisture, his batting balance was ruined and he ended up falling over.”

Son Ah-seop ultimately finished the season that year with a batting average of 0.352, 0.002 behind Choi Hyeong-woo (0.354). Even in 2013, when Son Ah-seop recorded a batting average of 0.345, he fell 0.003 behind Lee Byeong-gyu (0.348) and missed out on the title of batting champion.

“In the past, I was just greedy. Every time he competed for batting title, he became psychologically impatient and slipped at the end. Becoming the batting champion or winning a team championship is not something that comes from will alone. So I try to follow nature. “This year, I was able to become the batting champion because I gave up my obsession.” 카지노사이트랭크

Son Ah-seop played in a total of 1,974 regular season games, but the number of appearances in the Korean Series was zero. In the history of professional baseball, Kang Min-ho (2,233 games) is the only player who has appeared in more regular season games than Son Ah-seop but has not played in the Korean Series. As NC suffered a 'reverse sweep' (3 consecutive losses after 2 consecutive wins) to KT in this year's playoffs (3 wins out of 5), Son A-seop had to wait for the 'next opportunity' one more time.

“It’s like a gift from heaven to prevent me from being lazy until the end. I dreamed of becoming the batting champion, but if I had won the championship this year, it might have been in vain. Having a goal still remains is a driving force that cannot become lazy. (Winning) Not having a ring is the bane of my baseball life. “I really want to resolve it at some point.”

With a total of 2,416 hits, Son Ah-seop is likely to surpass Park Yong-taek (2,504) next season and become the number one player with the most hits in professional baseball. It is also worth aiming for his first 3,000 hits in professional baseball. In Japanese professional baseball, the only batter with more than 3,000 career hits is Jang Hoon (3,085). Son A-seop says, ‘You can only achieve your goal if you set it out loud,’ but he is reluctant to talk about his 3,000 hits.

“Even when I had 2,000 hits, I didn’t have a goal of ‘I have to get 2,000 hits.’ He has come to this point by cherishing each and every at-bat every day. “If I don’t lose my original intention like I do now, I think I’ll be able to talk about it with confidence when there are about 100 records left.” 섯다