Park Chan-ho vs Park Sung-han 2-way match + Oh Ji-hwan = 3-way match? There is also a large artillery hitter born in the 2000s. It's a four-way race. It's a five-way race
Dec 26, 2024
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A more interesting competition is expected next year.
Park Chan-ho (29) of the KIA Tigers and Park Sung-han (26) of SSG Landers, who competed for the "best" this season, and Oh Ji-hwan (34) of the LG Twins, who won the gold gloves for two consecutive years until last year, did not hide his willingness to retake the golden gloves.
In a recent interview with KBS, Oh Ji-hwan vowed to compete in good faith with the two junior players, saying, `Next year, let's prepare well and see who the votes go to in the competition while the three of them are doing well.'
Oh Ji-hwan took the stage of Park Chan-ho, who was honored with his first award at the Golden Glove Awards on the 13th, and produced a heartwarming scene of delivering a bouquet of flowers prepared in advance. Commentator Yoo Hee-kwan, who is in charge of the event, said "I'm not on the same team, but I think it's cool that they gave me a flower bouquet."He showed off the dignity of a big senior to the point where he said ".
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Park won 154 votes (53.5%) out of 288 valid votes, beating Park Sung-han, who came in second with 118 votes (41.0%).
Competition for the best shortstop next season is expected to be even fiercer.
Oh Ji-hwan tightens the spike string to retake the Golden Glove with the LG win.
It is not all about the three-way race between the two senior and middle-aged players. There is a very high possibility that the game will grow next year.
The Dark Horse is a New Millennium generation born in the 2000s.
The representatives are Lee Jae-hyun (21) of the Samsung Lions and Kim Joo-won (22) of the NC Dinos.
The two young shortstop are growing faster as the years go by.
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He has been playing brilliantly in offense and defense, breaking career highs every year. He has 14 homers, 66 RBIs and 71 runs in 109 games this season with a batting average of 260. Despite a game that he couldn't play due to injury, he achieved 100 hits for two consecutive years.
What stands out is long balls and defense. For the second consecutive year, his slugging percentage exceeded 0.4 (0.419) for the first time since his debut. The defense based on strong shoulders is increasingly stable. Soft and strong throws are skillfully performed depending on the situation. Samsung coach Park Jin-man, who was the highest shortstop, also admitted that he was "better than me at that point in my third year."
With 11 errors, the fewest among the main shortstop, the contribution of defensive wins compared to the average calculated by Stattiz is 1.529, beating Park Chan-ho (1.374), Park Sung-han (1.059), and Oh Ji-hwan (1.027).
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He hit 10 home runs for two consecutive years in 2022 and 2023. However, this season has slowed down for a while with nine home runs. He played in 134 games, the most since his debut, with a batting average of 252, nine homers, 49 RBIs and 16 steals. He is also fast-footed, recording double-digit stolen bases for three consecutive years.
There is a little disappointment because it is a season where progress has been expected, but expectations are high for a huge explosion next season as it has been a season of energy accumulation. Kim Joo-won is the shortstop who can explode big at any time.
hschung@sportschosun.com
