'Where is such a blessing?' The filial son who cut off LG's brutal history goes to Korea for two nights and three days
Dec 13, 2024
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LG Austin Dean attended the 2024 KBO League Golden Glove Awards held at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul on the 13th. He was the only foreign player. It is not easy for foreign players to attend because the Golden Glove usually takes place almost two months after the end of the regular season. This is because it is time to go back to your home country and rest with your family.
Last year, there were cases where he entered Korea for a while with the will of the player, such as Eric Pedina in the past, and played an award ceremony schedule, but he was also an extremely rare case.
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'Luckily' Austin won the Golden Glove. He beat Matt Davison (NC), a competitor in the first baseman's category, and won the award with overwhelming support with 63 percent of the vote. KBO never tells the club and players whether they will win the award or not before the award ceremony. There's no hint. However, if foreign players are candidates, they only check whether there is a proxy winner through the club. Even if it is confirmed, the award is not guaranteed unconditionally, it is only a basic procedure. So it can be an adventure for foreign players to come all the way to Korea. This is because if you come ambitious and don't get an award, you may have a embarrassing situation with each other.
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Austin is a lucky player who ended LG's brutal history of foreign hitters. LG, which has been struggling with poor foreign hitters and injuries for years, has lifted the limit of last year's integrated championship by seeing the effect of recruiting Austin, who has excellent hitting ability, long-shot power and walk-esque, even without a brilliant major league career.
Austin received a lot of applause after winning the Golden Glove on the same day, expressing his acceptance speech that he had prepared sincerely in advance on his phone. It was a short, bumpy three-day schedule, but Austin's attendance allowed the Golden Glove Awards to shine even more.
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