'Ah! Eight votes'Unanimous agreement failed, but'Trophy Collector'Kim Do-young even had gold gloves "You're going to be a weight-tolerant player."

Dec 13, 2024

The 2024 KBO Golden Glove Awards ceremony was held at the COEX Auditorium in Samseong-dong, Seoul on the afternoon of the 13th. Kim Do-young wins the Golden Glove 3rd baseman category. Samseong-dong = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.12.13/

Kim Do-young (KIA) even had his first golden glove in his life. The unanimity failed

KBO held the 2024 KBO Golden Glove Awards at the COEX Auditorium in Samseong-dong, Seoul on the 13th. The criteria for selecting candidates for catchers and fielders are 1. Titleholder 2. Player who played more than 720 innings of defense in that position.

Candidates for the third baseman category were Kim Do-young (KIA), Noh Si-hwan (Hanwha), Moon Bo-kyung (LG), Seo Ho-cheol (NC), Song Sung-moon (Kium), Choi Jeong (SSG), Heo Kyung-min (KT), and Hwang Jae-gyun (KT).

Kim Do-young received 280 votes and received 97.2 percent of the vote. Song Sung-moon (4 votes), Choi Jung (3 votes) and Noh Si-hwan (1 vote) received votes, respectively.

Kim had the best year of the season. Kim Do-young appeared in 141 games and recorded a batting average of 347, 38 homers, 109 RBIs, and 40 steals (On base rate + slugging rate) of 1.067.

In April, he recorded the first 10-10 in the KBO and was the youngest to hit 30 home runs and 30 steals.

Kim Do-young, who was selected as the KBO MVP and the "Best Player" at various awards ceremonies, was able to finish the "award tour" by winning his first Golden Glove in his life.

Kim Do-young said, `I never imagined that I would receive this award since I joined the company. It's an honor, happiness, and fun to receive. Thank you to the coach's training part for helping me come here. I am grateful to the owner and president for their full support to the KIA Tigers."

Kim Do-young continued "I will go back to my daily life with the Golden Glove and prepare well for next season. I will not be complacent about what was good this season, and I will be a person who can bear the weight of the trophy. I want to thank the fans of Korean baseball, and I hope that the cold winter goes away and I can have a warm end of the year" he said.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.