The 'Honest Confession' of the most captured GG winners

Doosan's main catcher Yang Eui-ji (36) won the Golden Glove in the catcher category at the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO Golden Glove Awards held at the COEX Auditorium in Samseong-dong, Seoul on the 11th. He won 214 votes (73.5% of the votes) out of 291 votes, beating LG's Park Dong-won (63).

Yang Eui-ji, who signed a free agent contract with Doosan for a total of 15.2 billion won for 4+2 years prior to the 2023 season, has been reborn as the best catcher in the 2023 season by batting .35 with 17 home runs and 68 RBIs in 129 games with a seasoned pitcher lead.

Yang Eui-ji had his ninth career gold glove (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) on the day. He is the second highest winning pitcher ever after Doosan coach Lee Seung-yeop (10 times).

Yang Eui-ji won his eighth Golden Glove in the catcher category, beating legendary catcher Kim Dong-soo (seven times) to become the most Golden Glove winner. Yang Eui-ji won the Golden Glove at the age of 36 years, six months, and six days, and acquired the title of the oldest Golden Glove winner for catcher, surpassing Kang Min-ho (36 years, three months and 22 days) in 2021. He has tied for second place for the most in the six consecutive years.

Yang Eui-ji, who met after receiving the award, said, "I would like to thank the people and reporters who voted to receive the award from the first Golden Glove Awards to the present. Next, I want to say thank you to my family."

It was also true that he was under a lot of pressure as it marked the first year of his FA contract worth 15.2 billion won (approx. 15.2 billion won) is the highest amount ever recorded in the KBO League. "I was not confident this year," Yang Eui-ji said. "After attending the World Baseball Classic, I didn't prepare well for this season and couldn't even communicate well with my teammates. However, my younger sisters helped me a lot. I got used to it quickly because the coach, coach, general manager, and CEO helped me a lot. Thanks to fans' support, I finished this year smoothly."

Yang Eui-ji added significance by receiving Golden Glove from legendary Seoul High School coach Kim Dong-soo. "I'm so honored to receive this award from legendary senior artist Kim Dong-soo. I was wondering if I could make my debut in the first division when I was nominated in the second round of the eighth round, but I won the biggest prize eight times. I thank my parents the most," Yang said.

I could also hear how he felt about winning the title as the oldest player in Korea. "Coach and coaches let me play as catchers this year. If I didn't hurt my side in the middle, I could have played in more games," Yang Eui-ji said. "Next year, I will have a long period to prepare. I have confidence that I can do better. I am preparing well from now on. Out of the seasons that I have played for several years, this year has fallen a lot. I will work harder to improve my performance."

Yang Eui-ji trailed Lee Seung-yeop, who received 10 Golden Gloves through the latest award, by just one point. "I didn't know that, but I don't think I'm at the level of 'vibel' level to Lee Seung-yeop. The first priority is to work hard until I quit baseball. I hope he will do his best until he retires and finish well like a baseball player," Yang said.  안전놀이터