Son Ah-seop
South Korean baseball player
Baseball player
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Lotte Giants – No. 31 | |||||||||||||||
Outfielder | |||||||||||||||
Born: (1988-03-18) March 18, 1988 (age 36) Busan, South Korea | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
KBO debut | |||||||||||||||
April 7, 2007, for the Lotte Giants | |||||||||||||||
KBO statistics (through August 1, 2019) | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .322 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 148 | ||||||||||||||
RBI | 714 | ||||||||||||||
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Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Son Ah-seop | |
Hangul | 손아섭 |
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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 (born March 18, 1988, in Busan, South Korea) is a South Korean professional baseball player for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League.[1]
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 and player information 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)
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South Korea roster – 2013 World Baseball Classic
- 1 Son Seung-lak
- 7 Kim Sang-su
- 8 Jeong Keun-woo
- 9 Jeon Jun-woo
- 11 Park Hee-soo
- 13 Son Si-hyun
- 14 Choi Jeong
- 15 Lee Yong-kyu
- 16 Kang Jung-ho
- 17 Yoo Won-sang
- 18 Noh Kyung-eun
- 20 Jin Kab-yong
- 21 Oh Seung-hwan
- 23 Cha Woo-chan
- 25 Lee Dae-ho
- 26 Seo Jae-weong
- 28 Yoon Suk-min
- 31 Son Ah-seop
- 35 Lee Jin-young
- 36 Lee Seung-yuop
- 38 Chong Tae-hyon
- 47 Kang Min-ho
- 48 Jang Won-sam
- 50 Kim Hyun-soo
- 52 Kim Tae-kyun
- 57 Chang Won-jun
- 66 Yoon Hi-sang
- 91 Song Seung-jun
- Manager 75 Ryu Joong-il
- Bench coach 79 Yang Sang-moon
- Hitting coach 78 Park Jung-tae
- Hitting coach 86 Kim Han-soo
- Pitching coach 77 Han Yong-duk
- Battery coach 80 Kim Dong-soo
- Defensive coach 76 Ryu Ji-hyun