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| A match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. Hanwha Son Ah-seop greets Changwon NC fans before his first at-bat. Changwon = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.08.15/ |
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| A match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. Hanwha Son Ah-seop greets Changwon NC fans before his first at-bat. Changwon = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.08.15/ |
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| A match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. Hanwha Son Ah-seop greets Changwon NC fans before his first at-bat. Changwon = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.08.15/ |
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Son Ah-seop (Hanwha Eagles) stood on the Changwon ground for the first time in a long time. It has been 23 days since the match against Changwon KT Wiz on July 23.
Hanwha Eagles will play the first game of the weekend series against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on the 15th.
The match on this day is 'Son Ah-seop The B' For Son Ah-seop, it has been 15 days since he was traded from NC to Hanwha at the end of July, but based on his last appearance, he will greet Changwon home fans in 23 days.
Now it's not the Dinos, it's 'Eagles' brother'. Son Ah-seop was introduced as Hanwha's designated leadoff hitter on the day.
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| A match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. Hanwha Son Ah-seop greets Changwon NC fans before his first at-bat. Changwon = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.08.15/ |
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Ahead of his first at-bat in the top of the first inning, Son Ah-seop took off his helmet and bent down to express his gratitude with a folder greeting before entering the batter's box.
He changed his uniform, but NC fans still welcomed him with hot cheers. Soon, the familiar melody 'Call me oppa' rang out, and the cheers of 'oppa' cheered him up with thunderous applause from the first and third bases.
Son Ah-seop moved to Hanwha just before the trade deadline on the 31st of last month. NC sent Son Ah-seop for the third round of next year's rookie draft and 300 million won in cash.
For Son Ah-seop, it was the first visit to the batter in four years since he moved to NC for four years and 6.4 billion won in 2022. He led the team to fourth place in the regular league and the playoffs with a strong performance as captain in 2023.
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| A match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. Hanwha Son Ah-seop greets Changwon NC fans before his first at-bat. Changwon = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.08.15/ |
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It was a difficult year to forget even for Son Ah-seop. In particular, he hit a batting average of 3339 and won his first batting king in 17 years since his professional debut. Son Ah-seop also set a new record for the most hits in the league last year, making NC's name high.
Son Ah-seop's first at-bat result against NC after transferring was struck out. A surprise bunt failed on the first slider, and he swung and missed on the second fastball. He picked out one ball, but he swung and missed the slider on the fourth pitch and struck out.
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| A match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. Hanwha Son Ah-seop greets Changwon NC fans before his first at-bat. Changwon = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.08.15/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
