"I picked up the phone and turned the car around in the sauna". The story behind Son Ah-seop's trade [the scene of Incheon]

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Doosan Bears' Son Ah-seop (38) looked bright. The trade, which was welcomed again in nine months, has already become his fourth professional uniform, but his passion and determination for baseball seemed much greater than his appreciation.

Son Ah-seop met with reporters ahead of the away game against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 14th and said, "I just thought about how I could help the team called Doosan and how I could repay the team that held hands when I was in a difficult situation."

Earlier in the day, Doosan announced a trade with pitcher Lee Kyo-hoon (26) for 150 million won in cash after receiving support from Hanwha Eagles. Son Ah-seop, who was staying in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province, where Hanwha's Futures team is located, said, "I don't know how I heard that rumor, but I just thought, 'It's going to be another Lunar New Year' yesterday evening," adding, "I got a call from Doosan on my way to the sauna as usual this morning, so I hurriedly turned around, packed, and came up in a hurry."

It is said that he reflected on his determination even in the absence of an economic situation. "I'm already the fourth team, and I'm a little excited whenever I get a call," Son Ah-seop said honestly, "The thought I kept thinking while driving was how to show that Doosan's choice was not wrong." "In fact, I admit that I'm old and it's hard to produce performances like when I was young, but I want to do well in my greed."

Son Ah-seop ranks first in the KBO league with a total of 2,618 hits. His overall batting average was .319, 182 home runs and 1086 RBIs. After moving to Hanwha through a trade in July last year after passing through the Lotte Giants and the NC Dinos, he exercised his free agent (FA) rights again, but only in February this year remained at 100 million won per year. This season, he came out as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning of the season opener against the Kiwoom Heroes on March 28 and was excluded from the first-team entry on the 30th after playing one at-bat (ground ball to second base).

Son Ah-seop, who started as the second designated hitter from the first day of the transfer, said, "It's been a long time since I've played a real game. I wonder what the pitcher's ball will look like, but there is no need for excuses. In any case, I want to play a role in creating a chance for the central lineup even if it hits the body so that I can get on base."

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