Encouragement from a senior who was eliminated by 15 votes...Let's keep it in our hearts. I hope you get it overwhelmingly next year
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Samsung Lions outfielder Kim Sung-yoon was the most disappointing eliminator at this year's Golden Glove Awards.
At the '2025 KBO Golden Glove Awards' held at Lotte Hotel World in Jamsil on the 9th, three winners in the outfield category were selected. There are 316 valid votes for each category, and outfielders were allowed to vote for three people per voter. KT Wiz's Ahn Hyun-min with 251 votes and Samsung's Koo Ja-wook with 217 votes came in second.
The problem was third place. The outfield division is the most competitive almost every year, but the situation was not different this year. Lotte Giants Victor Reyes came in third with 131 votes, while Samsung's Kim Sung-yoon came in fourth with only 116 votes. Reyes and Kim Sung-yoon had only 15 votes. It is the smallest margin of elimination.
Reyes batted .326 (187 for 573) with 13 homers, 107 RBIs and an OPS of 0.861. He ranked first for the most hits for two consecutive years, and ranked third in RBIs, fourth in batting average, and ninth in OPS. He played 120 games as an outfielder, but also set a record for all games.
Kim Sung-yoon recorded 127 games, a batting average of 0.331 (151 hits in 456 at-bats), six homers, 26 steals, 61 RBIs, and an OPS of 0.893. He ranked second in on-base percentage (0.419), third in batting average, eighth in OPS, and ninth in hits.
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This year, Kim Sung-yoon had to compensate for his disappointment by winning the KBO Defense Award in the right field category and the Real Glove Outfielder category.
Koo Ja-wook, a Samsung colleague and a four-time Golden Glove winner, hoped Kim Sung-yoon would keep this year's regret in his mind. Next year, the voting group must overwhelm its competitors to the extent that they can't help but vote for Kim Sung-yoon.
Koo Ja-wook said, `Kim Sung-yoon was actually the kind of player who would not be strange to receive the Golden Glove. Also, I think this year was a year when all fans imprinted the name Kim Sung-yoon. Therefore, with this regret in my heart, I think Sung-yoon will have an overwhelming opportunity next year. "Kim Sung-yoon is such an unsuspecting player who I really don't believe in."
Koo Ja-wook is no exception to Kim Sung-yoon's competition next year. Koo's next goal is to embrace his fifth Golden Glove. He will continue to pursue Yang Eui-ji (10th inning) of the Doosan Bears and Choi Hyung-woo (8th inning) of the Samsung Lions. To do that, we need to work harder so that we don't keep falling behind Kim Sung-yoon.
Koo Ja-wook said "A monstrous player Ahn Hyun-min has appeared in the league, and I have no choice but to talk about Kim Sung-yoon, but more better players are emerging."I think there is a reason why Choi Hyung-woo and (Yang) Ji-hyung receive so much money. Like Choi Hyungwoo and Yang Euiji, I want to be a player who receives Golden Gloves continuously," he said emphatically.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
