Son Ah-seop | |||||||||||||||
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Hanwha Eagles – No. 31 | |||||||||||||||
Outfielder | |||||||||||||||
Born: Busan, South Korea | March 18, 1988|||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
KBO debut | |||||||||||||||
April 7, 2007, for the Lotte Giants | |||||||||||||||
KBO statistics (through June 5,2024) | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .321 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 178 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 1,025 | ||||||||||||||
Teams | |||||||||||||||
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Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Son Ah-seop | |
Hangul | 손아섭 |
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Hanja | 孫兒葉 |
RR | Son Aseop |
MR | Son Asŏp |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 손광민 |
Hanja | 孫光民 |
RR | Son Gwangmin |
MR | Son Kwangmin |
Son Ah-seop (born March 18,1988,in Busan,South Korea) is a South Korean professional baseball player for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. [1]
Son Ah-seop is 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]
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]