Son Ah-seop

Son Ah-seop
Hangul	손아섭
Hanja	孫兒葉
Revised Romanization	Son Aseop
McCune–Reischauer	Son Asŏp
Birth name
Hangul	손광민
Hanja	孫光民
Revised Romanization	Son Gwangmin
McCune–Reischauer	Son Kwangmin

Son Ah-seop
Son Ah-seop
NC Dinos – No. 31
	Outfielder
	Born: March 18, 1988 (age 36); Busan, South Korea
	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
	Lotte Giants (2007–2021); NC Dinos (2022–present);
Career highlights and awards
	6× KBO Golden Glove Award (2011–2014, 2017, 2023); 4× KBO hits leader (2012, 2013, 2017, 2023); KBO batting champion (2023);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing South Korea
2015 WBSC Premier12

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

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

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

2021, King of Mask Singer (MBC): Contestant as "DDaeng" (episode 291)^[4]

References

^ 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

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)

[1] 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.

[KJAD-2] AN HEE-SOO. "Son Ah-seop is still swinging for the stands," Korea JoongAng Daily (July 2, 2017).

[3] "2018 자카르타-팔렘방 아시안게임 야구 국가대표팀 최종 엔트리 확정" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. June 11, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.

[4] Im Chae-ryung (January 24, 2021). "'복면가왕' 고영열X재재X손아섭X김기범의 놀라운 정체(종합)". Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved January 24, 2021.

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