Yang Eui-ji of Doosan failed to be nominated for Golden Glove...Failed to win the most awards
Yang Eui-ji of Doosan failed to be nominated for Golden Glove...Failed to win the most awards
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Yang Eui-ji, the main catcher of the Doosan Bears in professional baseball, who was on the verge of winning the most Golden Glove awards, was eliminated from the 2024 KBO Golden Glove candidate.바카라사이트
Yang Eui-ji was excluded from the Golden Glove catcher category announced by the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on the 27th.
Instead, Samsung Lions Kang Min-ho, LG Twins Park Dong-won, KT wiz Jang Sung-woo, SSG Landers Lee Ji-young, Hanwha Eagles Choi Jae-hoon, NC Dinos Kim Hyung-joon and Kiwoom Heroes Kim Jae-hyun compete for gold gloves.
Yang Eui-ji received the Golden Glove every year from 2014 to 2016 and again from 2018 to 2023, collecting a total of nine golden gloves. He is only one behind Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop (10 times), who has received the most golden gloves in his career in the KBO league.
Yang Eui-ji tried to challenge coach Lee Seung-yeop's milestone this year, but failed to make the list of candidates, and suffered.
Yang Eui-ji's performance this season is not bad. He played in 119 games and recorded a batting average of 0.314, 17 homers and 94 RBIs. He also has good on-base percentage (0.379) and slugging percentage (0.479). However, he did not meet the criteria for Golden Glove candidates.
To be eligible for the Golden Glove catcher and fielding, Yang must meet at least 720 innings of defense for the title holder or the relevant position. Yang played in 608 ⅓ innings as catcher due to his injury this year. The rest were designated hitters.
He failed to meet the criteria for designated hitter candidates. To become a designated hitter, he needs to stand at least 297 times as a designated hitter, and Yang Eui-ji played at 161 times. As both catchers and designated hitters are combined, both categories failed to meet the requirements for Golden Glove candidates.
The 2024 Golden Glove vote without Yang Eui-ji will be held from 2 p.m. on the 27th to 3 p.m. on December 2nd, and media officials such as reporters will exercise their right to vote.
The main character of the Golden Glove will be revealed at an award ceremony to be held at the COEX Auditorium in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on March 13.
There are a total of 81 Golden Glove candidates this year, with 26 pitchers in the pitcher category, seven catchers in the catcher category, five in the first baseman category, six in the second baseman category, eight in the third baseman category, seven in the shortstop category, 19 in the outfielder category and three in the designated hitter category.
No club has produced candidates in all positions. Ten players have been nominated, the largest number for Kia, the winner of the 2024 season, and LG, which ranked third.