"It came up from the bottom".

KIA Tigers' main shortstop Park Chan-ho (29) has achieved his wish. He won the shortstop Golden Glove at the "2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO Golden Glove Awards" held at the COEX Auditorium in Samseong-dong, Seoul on the 13th. He received 154 out of 288 votes, winning 53.5 percent of the vote. He beat rival Park Sung-han (SSG) by 36 votes. 

Her acceptance speech was also meaningful. "When I first heard my name, my mind went blank. I feel like I'm relieved," she said. "I came up from the bottom step by step while chewing. It's not just that I'm great, but I want to say that I'm proud that I endured it well." 

It was an acceptance speech reflecting the past 11 years of baseball experience. He joined Kia by selecting players from the fifth round (50th) in the second round of the 2014 Rookie Draft, but there was no vacancy. When he was a rookie, he only posted 91 percent (two hits in 22 times at bat). Coach Kim Ki-tae, who took the helm in 2015, gave the team an opportunity, and played 69 games each for two years. However, due to his inconsistent physique, he only posted a batting average of around 100 percent. 

After finishing his military service, Kim hired Park Chan-ho as the starting third baseman in the 2019 season. In the 2020 season, he moved Kim Sun-bin to the second base and naturally took over the starting lineup of shortstop. Muscles started to build up, but poor batting was a challenge. In the 2020 season, he was humiliated by his batting average of 223 percent, which was the last in the regular at-bats. 

He posted a batting average of 272 during the 2022 season, showing signs of rebounding. Finally, he posted a batting average of .301 as stipulated in the 2023 season. This year, he played the most 577 times at bat in his career, posting .749 of career highs with five homers, 61 RBIs, 86 runs and 20 steals. In the Korean Series, he led Kia to its 12th win in five games with a batting average of .318 (seven hits in 22 times at bat), one RBI, seven runs and OPS.830. Following last year, he became the KBO's defensive king this year, and became the KBO's flagship shortstop and acquired the golden glove. He has become an indispensable player in both offense and defense.

He overcame obscurity for five years thanks to hard work and showed growth every year even after taking the lead in the starting lineup. As a result, he whipped himself. Now he has become a muscular man. After the end of next season, he will be eligible to become a free agent. He is already considered a major player as he boasts Korea's best defense capability, batting average of 300, and stolen bases. He never betrayed his deep sweat.  메이저사이트

"I feel like I did everything I could this season. I won the championship and received all the awards that I could get as a shortstop," Park said. "I will never be complacent and not be complacent, and I will try my best to come back to this position next year. I am always grateful. I am making efforts to develop indicators next year as well. I think good results will naturally follow if I upload it next year and the year after next year."