'Awesome' All-time LG Foreigner Coming To Korea To Attend GG Awards! "For Fans Regardless of Awards..."
'Awesome' All-time LG Foreigner Coming To Korea To Attend GG Awards! "For Fans Regardless of Awards..."
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Austin Dean (31, USA), the all-time foreign hitter of the LG Twins, is coming to Korea to attend the Golden Glove Awards.토토사이트
According to LG officials, Austin will enter Korea ahead of the 2024 KBO Golden Glove Awards on the 13th.
Austin said, "We don't know the results of the Golden Glove award, but we decided to go to Korea to repay the support of our LG fans who have sent us so far."
Austin said, "I won the Golden Glove last year, and if I win again this year, it means that I will win the Golden Glove award for the second consecutive year, and it is a great honor. So, I decided to visit Korea regardless of whether I will win or not."
The voting for the Golden Glove has already closed on the 2nd. The KBO does not give a word on the winners in advance. Austin also does not know whether he will win the award or not. Still, Austin comes to Korea to greet his fans regardless of whether he wins the award or not.
Austin, who joined the LG Twins last year, is now reborn as a living history for the Twins. In 140 games this season, Austin played a batting average of 0.319 (168 hits in 527 times at bat), 32 homers, 32 doubles, three triples, 132 RBIs, 99 runs and 12 steals (eight failed), 61 walks, 82 strikeouts, and a on-base plus slugging percentage of 0.384 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.957. His batting average was 0.329.
It was his second season in the Korean league, but he had no jinx in his second year. Austin played in 139 games in the 2023 season, posting a batting average of 0.313, 163 hits (4th), 23 home runs (3rd), and 95 RBIs (3rd), contributing to his overall win in 29 years. Above all, Austin showed strong performance in chances by scoring 15 finishers, the most in the league. Eventually, LG successfully secured a total of 1.3 million dollars (down payment of 300,000 won, annual salary of 800,000 won, and incentive 200,000 dollars) after the 2023 season.
Austin continued his strong performance this season. Whenever a runner goes out, he comes home intensively and becomes the first RBI king in the history of LG. The gap with runner-up Davison (119 RBIs) was 13 RBIs. At the game against Kiwoom in Gocheok on August 24, he became the first foreign hitter to achieve 30 home runs and 100 RBIs in a season wearing LG's uniform. Now Austin is considered LG's all-time foreign hitter.
Of course, LG and Austin agreed to join the team in the 2025 season. The team won a total of 1.7 million U.S. dollars (down payment of 300,000 dollars, annual salary of 1.2 million dollars, and incentive of 200,000 dollars) to renew the contract. "I am happy and excited to play as an LG player again in the 2025 season. I will do my best to prepare well so that I can give good results to fans in the next season as well. Thank you again for your support and support to me and my family," Austin said through his team.
Austin is a foreign hitter who loves Korea more than anyone else. In an interview with Star News during the season, Austin said, "The biggest advantage of playing in Korea is public security. I really like that I don't have to look back when I go out at midnight like I used to when I was living in the U.S. I feel safe even if I walk out at night or early in the morning. My wife and son also feel that Korea is very safe. Also, it is very convenient to use a taxi (call taxi, payment method, etc.). However, the problem is that the road is too tight." A stranger who loves Korea so much visits Korea during the off-season to repay his fans' support.