The strongest man on second base has left.' Kim Sun-bin, Park Min-woo, Shin Min-jae, Ko Seung-min, Kang Seung-ho, An Chi-hong... The battle for the Golden Glove begins
The strongest man on second base has left.' Kim Sun-bin, Park Min-woo, Shin Min-jae, Ko Seung-min, Kang Seung-ho, An Chi-hong... The battle for the Golden Glove begins
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The strongest second base left for the Major League. From now on, the infinite challenge will begin even if the KBO league has the best second base.메이저놀이터
Kim Hye-sung succeeded in entering the Major League by signing a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on the morning of the 4th, the final day of the posting. The KBO League's best second baseman will go on a journey to his dream in the Major League.
Kim Hye-sung's departure is good news for second basemen. This is because he can challenge the Golden Glove.
The recent Golden Glove was nothing short of Kim's. Kim joined the team in 2017, and started playing as a mainstay in 2018. Kim, who was a second baseman, gradually began to increase her hitting capacity, and took over the shortstop position in 2021, when Kim Ha-sung left for the Major League, and won the Golden Glove in the shortstop category as he posted his first batting average of 30 percent that year. He returned to the second base from 2022 and took the Golden Glove for three consecutive years until last year.
For three years, other second basemen have achieved batting performances that cannot be overcome.
In 2022, he had a batting average of 318, 164 hits, four homers, 48 RBIs, 81 runs and 34 steals, and in 2023, he had a batting average of 335, 186 hits, seven homers, 57 RBIs, 104 runs and 25 steals. Last year, he had a batting average of 326, 166 hits, 11 homers, 75 RBIs, 90 runs and 30 steals. He played a central role in Kiwoom, which has weak power due to accurate hitting and fast feet.
Second basemen are almost determined for each team. So fierce competition is expected for the Golden Glove.
NC Dinos' Park Min-woo will likely dream of his third golden glove. Park had received the Golden Glove for two consecutive years in 2019 and 2020. Park had posted good results this season with a batting average of 328 with 150 hits, eight homers, 50 RBIs, 75 runs and 32 steals, but could not beat Kim Hye-sung.
Kim is also challenging himself. Kim, who switched from shortstop to second baseman, had a batting average of 329 hits, nine homers, 57 RBIs and 48 runs scored last year. Kim once received the Golden Glove in the shortstop category in 2017.
It is also a good opportunity for Shin Min-jae, who became LG's main second baseman. He had a batting average of 297 and 115 hits, 40 RBIs, 78 runs and 32 steals last year.
Lotte's rookie Ko Seung-min showed strength last year by batting .38 with 148 hits, 14 homers, 87 RBIs and 79 runs. If Lotte lowers the fence this year, Ko Seung-min will likely embrace the golden glove.
Kang Seung-ho of the Doosan Bears is also a strong candidate. He had a batting average of 280, 81 homers, 81 RBIs and 81 runs scored last year.
Attention is also focusing on whether An Chi-hong of the Hanwha Eagles will return to second base. If An Chi-hong, who was in charge of second base when Kim Kyung-moon took office last year, is the main second baseman this season, he could also be one of the leading candidates.