Lee Daeho won Golden Gloves in the Bulhok...I forgot the old veteran's dignity and the afterglow of the championship
Dec 16, 2024
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Choi Hyung-woo (41, KIA Tigers) burst into a hearty laugh after the Golden Glove Awards on the 13th.
He competed with Kang Baek-ho (KT) and Kim Jae-hwan (Doosan) for the Golden Glove in the designated hitter category and became the winner with 137 votes (47.6%) out of 288 votes. It is the seventh Golden Glove award in four years since 2020. In addition, Lee Dae-ho (40 years, 5 months, and 18 days) broke the previous record of the oldest winner of the Golden Glove award (40 years, 5 months, and 18 days) held by Lotte in 2022.
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When Choi Hyung-woo won the 'highest golden glove', he said, `Someone will break it again, but I still broke the (Lee) Dae-ho record. I beat Lee Dae-ho. I don't care if I win anything."
This season, Choi Hyung-woo broke the record of 'highest age' one by one. In the All-Star Game held in July, at the age of 40 years, 7 months, and 4 days, he exceeded the previous record of the oldest All-Star Game MVP held by Lee Byung-kyu (36 years, September 11th).
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It was described as the best, but it was not complacent. We are already looking at 2025. He said "There's no lingering effect of winning. The joy of winning doesn't last long. Everyone is working out at Champions Field right now"You shouldn't rest long because you're old. It takes a long time to build up again. I've been thinking about that since about four years ago."
Choi Hyung-woo continued "I'm always doing it with the mindset that next year is the last. In fact, it depends on how you accept it, but I have no regrets about baseball. It doesn't mean you don't play baseball hard. have some satisfaction. I like this baseball life that I've lived. I'm still enjoying it. I think this is the last time every year, and I think if it goes well, I'll keep going. First of all, I think next year will be the last time."
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