He'll never be able to play first-team defense in that condition. The rookie has become a monster who swept the awards ceremony in a year

He'll never be able to play first-team defense in that condition. The rookie has become a monster who swept the awards ceremony in a year
The KBO Golden Glove Awards ceremony was held at Lotte Hotel World in Seoul on the 9th. KT Ahn Hyun-min, who won the Golden Glove in the Outfielder category. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.12.09/



"I can't defend in the first team like that."

KT Wiz Wiz's finishing camp in Wakayama, Japan, in November last year.

Coach Lee Jong-beom, who first joined the team at the time, was in charge of outfield defense. At that time, I looked at a player and talked seriously. The player is Ahn Hyun-min, who has a big body. At the time, this coach "He works really hard. There's also a sense. However, as it stands now, I can't go to the first-team match." Even from the eyes of the general public, not baseball experts, the posture and timing of following the ball seemed like novice.




I had no choice but to. Ahn Hyun-min was a catcher until high school. He was nominated by KT. KT gave a cold evaluation of Ahn Hyun-min's catcher's defense. Instead, he admitted that he was born with the quality of the bat. That's how he recommended switching to the outfield, and he was just starting training in earnest after serving in the military.

He'll never be able to play first-team defense in that condition. The rookie has become a monster who swept the awards ceremony in a year
The 2025 KBO Award Ceremony was held at Lotte Hotel in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 24th. Ahn Hyun-min, who won the Rookie of the Year award, is holding the trophy. Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.11.24/
an Australian spring camp. Ahn Hyun-min only trained with Lee day and night. I was still anxious, but I could see it getting better little by little. Rather, the problem lies elsewhere. I lost my bat. So I couldn't join the opening entry.

However, Ahn Hyun-min tried hard in the second division, and after giving up the level swing aimed at a home run, he survived by learning how to hit. Coach Lee Kang-chul also gave Ahn Hyun-min, who changed, a chance, and Ahn Hyun-min took the opportunity at once. And in just a year, he became the league's top star.




It's Ahn Hyun-min's world. They swept the rookie award at almost every award ceremony that gave them the rookie award. He even won a joint grand prize with Ponce (Toronto) at one award ceremony. Voting in the Golden Glove outfield category was also first place. As a member of the national team, he also hit an impressive home run in a warm-up match against Japan. It's a happy day.

He'll never be able to play first-team defense in that condition. The rookie has become a monster who swept the awards ceremony in a year
2025 KBO awards ceremony was held at Lotte Hotel World in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 24th. KT Ahn Hyun-min, who won the Rookie Award. Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.11.24/
Ahn Hyun-min's annual salary this year was 33 million won. I'm looking forward to a big increase. And in next year's spring camp, I can afford to train according to my routine with a more comfortable mind without worrying about the main player.

But don't let your guard down. There are many seniors who burst their potential like this, and failed to continue it. You can unwittingly relax your tension. In addition, the opponent has no choice but to conduct more thorough research and check to catch Ahn Hyun-min. Ahn Hyun-min, who has no real full-time experience, was so good that his batting average fell to 234 in August. You'll have to look at the season for a long time and get ready to pull it off as a full.




The same goes for the defense mentioned above. Although it has taken a step forward, it is not yet high-quality. During the season, there were defensive scenes that caused a fatal crisis. Only when the defense is completed can it be recognized as a more perfect player.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.