Son Ah-seop
Appearance
Son Ah-seop | |||||||||||||||
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NC Dinos – No. 31 | |||||||||||||||
Outfielder | |||||||||||||||
Born: Busan, South Korea | March 18, 1988|||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
KBO debut | |||||||||||||||
April 7, 2007, for the Lotte Giants | |||||||||||||||
KBO statistics (through June 5, 2024) | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .321 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 178 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 1,025 | ||||||||||||||
Teams | |||||||||||||||
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Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Son Ah-seop | |
Hangul | 손아섭 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Son Aseop |
McCune–Reischauer | Son Asŏp |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 손광민 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Son Gwangmin |
McCune–Reischauer | Son Kwangmin |
Son Ah-seop (born March 18, 1988, in Busan, South Korea) is a South Korean professional baseball player for the NC Dinos of the KBO League.[1]
Career
[edit]An outfielder, he is one of the most consistent hitters in the KBO, having hit above .300 ten years in a row (from 2010 to 2018), and winning the KBO League Golden Glove Award four consecutive times.[2] His .322 lifetime batting average ranks in the top ten all-time for the KBO.
Son attended Busan High School.[2] He led the KBO League in hits in 2012 and 2013.[2]
International career
[edit]He represented the South Korea national baseball team at the 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2014 Asian Games, 2015 Premier12, 2017 World Baseball Classic and 2018 Asian Games.[3]
Television appearances
[edit]- 2021, King of Mask Singer (MBC): Contestant as "DDaeng" (episode 291)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (December 9, 2014). "Nexen produces four Gold Glovers in S. Korean baseball while veteran breaks record". Yonhap. Seoul. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ a b c AN HEE-SOO. "Son Ah-seop is still swinging for the stands," Korea JoongAng Daily (July 2, 2017).
- ^ "2018 자카르타-팔렘방 아시안게임 야구 국가대표팀 최종 엔트리 확정" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. June 11, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ Im Chae-ryung (January 24, 2021). "'복면가왕' 고영열X재재X손아섭X김기범의 놀라운 정체(종합)". Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved January 24, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization
- Son A-seop at Lotte Giants Baseball Club
- Son Ah-seop on Cyworld (in Korean)
Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Busan
- South Korean baseball players
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games medalists in baseball
- Baseball players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Baseball players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Busan High School alumni
- KBO League outfielders
- Lotte Giants players
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players
- 2015 WBSC Premier12 players
- 2017 World Baseball Classic players
- NC Dinos players