"Because I know how it feels..." Park Chan-ho, impressed by the congratulations of Oh Ji-hwan, gave a warm hug to Park Sung-han, his junior

"Because I know how it feels..." Park Chan-ho, impressed by the congratulations of Oh Ji-hwan, gave a warm hug to Park Sung-han, his junior

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Professional baseball KIA Tigers Park Chan-ho (29) gave a warm hug to SSG Landers Park Sung-han (26), who unfortunately missed the Golden Glove like him last year.

Park Chan-ho won the shortstop Golden Glove at the "2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO Golden Glove Awards" held at the COEX Auditorium in Samseong-dong, Seoul on the 13th. He received 154 votes out of a total of 288 votes, recording 53.5% of the vote, narrowly beating Park Sung-han (118 votes) by 36 votes.메이저사이트

After joining Kia as a fifth-round pick (50th) in the second round of the 2014 rookie draft, it took a long time for Park to settle down in the first division. He started his career as a pinch runner and a key player from 2019. Having shown impressive performance every year, Park was nominated as a shortstop in 130 games last year by posting a batting average of 301 (or 136 hits in 452 times at bat), three homers, 52 RBIs, 73 runs and 30 steals OPS. However, he lost to Oh Ji-hwan of the LG Twins by 34 votes, and had to return empty-handed.

Park Chan-ho, who had a batting average of .307 (158 hits in 515 at-bats) with five homers, 61 RBIs, 86 runs, 20 steals and OPS.749 in 134 games this year, contributed to KIA's 12th Korean Series title by posting a batting average of .318 (seven hits in 22 at-bats) with one RBI, seven runs and OPS.830 in five games. Thanks to his stellar performance, he was nominated for the Golden Glove and was honored with the Golden Glove Award for the first time since his debut.

When Park Chan-ho went up to the stage to receive the award, many people handed out bouquets of congratulations. Oh Ji-hwan, who received the shortstop Golden Glove in succession in 2022 and 2023, was one of them. After hearing Oh's congratulations, Park said, "I was surprised at first. I thought you were receiving another award today, but it meant so much. You look great. I feel like I'm learning another thing like this. I feel like I'm learning a little bit as a senior by watching them."

Park Chan-ho also took care of Park Sung-han, who missed his first Golden Glove as a senior player last year. "(Park) Sung-han congratulated me and told me that I did a great job and gave me a big hug," Park said. "Actually, last year, I came to the ceremony without any expectations, but I felt very humble going back alone without anything. I know how I feel. Actually, it doesn't comfort me no matter how I do it. I just gave him a hug and told him that he did a great job."

Park Seong-han posted a batting average of .311 (147 hits in 489 times at bat) in 137 games this year, with 10 homers, 67 RBIs, 78 runs, 13 steals, and OPS.791. He was also selected for the Premier 12 national team, and posted a batting average of .357 (five hits in 14 times at bat) in four games, with two RBIs and an OPS of .938. "Sung-han is a really good player," said Park Chan-ho, who did not spare any compliments, adding, "He is three years younger than me. He is already a much better player than I am. I think he has endless potential for improvement."

Park Sung-han, who missed the Golden Glove by 36 votes, said, "I have to do better. I think we have to prepare better so that we can get more votes by doing better and overwhelmingly doing better. Of course, I was disappointed at first, but the fans and the team members who supported me received a lot of support and love. I feel sorry because I feel like I didn't repay you."

"I think Chan-ho did a great job and won the award," Park said. "Chan-ho did a great job. I think next year will be an even tougher competition. It will give me a lot of inspiration and I will continue to challenge myself. I can't be complacent in the future and I think I should continue to challenge myself and work hard to reach a higher level."