Son Ah-seop

South Korean baseball player
Baseball player
Son Ah-seop
NC Dinos – 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 June 5, 2024)
Batting average.321
Home runs178
Runs batted in1,025
Teams
  • Lotte Giants (2007–2021)
  • NC Dinos (2022–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • 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
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tokyo Team
Son Ah-seop
Hangul
손아섭
Hanja
孫兒葉
Revised RomanizationSon Aseop
McCune–ReischauerSon Asŏp
Birth name
Hangul
손광민
Hanja
孫光民
Revised RomanizationSon Gwangmin
McCune–ReischauerSon 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

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

References

  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.
  2. ^ a b c 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.

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)
  • v
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NC Dinos current roster
Manager
  • 82 Kang In-kwon
Active roster
  • 2 Park Min-woo
  • 3 Kim Su-yun
  • 5 Seo Ho-cheol
  • 7 Kim Ju-won
  • 9 Park Young-bin
  • 10 Park Sei-hyok
  • 11 Song Myung-gi
  • 13 Lim Jung-ho
  • 14 Choi Jeong-won
  • 16 Do Tae-hun
  • 17 Kim Young-kyu
  • 18 Sim Chang-min
  • 19 Chae Won-hoo
  • 20 Daniel Castano
  • 21 Kim Si-hoon
  • 22 Lee Yong-chan
  • 23 Cheon Jae-hwan
  • 24 Matt Davidson
  • 25 Kim Hyung-jun
  • 26 Choi Sung-young
  • 27 Lee Jun-ho
  • 30 Kyle Hart
  • 31 Son Ah-seop
  • 32 Kim Jae-yeol
  • 33 Han Suk-hyun
  • 34 Oh Young-soo
  • 36 Kwon Hui-dong
  • 37 Park Kun-woo
  • 38 Kim Seong-uk
  • 41 Ryu Jin-wook
  • 43 Shin Yeong-woo
  • 44 Kim Whee-jip
  • 48 Lee Yong-jun
  • 51 Lee Jae-hak
  • 53 Shin Min-hyeok
  • 55 Han Jae-seung
  • 57 Chun Sa-min
  • 58 Seo Eui-tae
  • 60 Park Han-gyeol
  • 61 Bae Jae-whan
  • 64 Choi Woo-seok
  • 68 Kim Han-byul
  • 84 Kim Se-hun
  • v
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South Korea roster2013 World Baseball Classic
  • v
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South Korea roster2015 WBSC Premier12 Champions (1st Title)
  • Manager 81 Kim In-sik
  • Third base coach 77 Kim Kwang-soo
  • First base coach 71 Kim Pyoung-ho
  • Battery coach 80 Kim Dong-soo
  • Hitting coach 78 Lee Soon-chul
  • Pitching coach 84 Song Jin-woo
  • 90 Sun Dong-yol
  • v
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South Korea roster2017 World Baseball Classic
  • Manager Kim In-sik
  • Hitting coach Lee Soon-chul
  • Pitching coach Sun Dong-yol
  • Pitching coach Song Jin-woo
  • First Base coach Kim Pyoung-ho
  • Third Base coach Kim Kwang-soo
  • Bullpen catcher Song Kwon-il