A fantastic defensive play averted a walk-off crisis! NC's Kim Ju-won selected for August's "Monthly Caps Play"

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NC Dinos infielder Kim Ju-won (24) has been named the winner of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League's August "Monthly Caps Play."

The "Monthly Caps Play," co-hosted by ADT Caps and the KBO, is a defensive awards program that recognizes the best defensive plays made during games over the course of a month. The KBO official scorer analyzes various factors, including defensive evaluations and the impact of each play on the team's win probability, to select the player who made the most decisive defensive effort each month.

The honor for August's best defensive play came from Kim Ju-won's glove. On August 30, during an away game against Hanwha Eagles at Daejeon Hanwha Life Volleyball Park, Kim Ju-won delivered a crucial defensive play that saved his team from a walk-off loss.

At the time, NC was in a dire situation in the bottom of the ninth inning with the score tied 7-7 and one out with a runner on second base. Hanwha batter Noh Si-hwan's hit took an irregular bounce and trickled awkwardly, but Kim Ju-won quickly fielded it, immediately rotated his body, and made an accurate throw to first base for a vital out. Had the play resulted in a hit or an error, the game could have ended right there; Kim Ju-won's concentration saved the team. After overcoming the crisis, NC pushed the game into extra innings and secured a hard-fought victory after a tense 10th inning. Kim Ju-won's spectacular defensive moment can be viewed as a video on the KBO's official SNS channel.

The August "Monthly Caps Play" award ceremony is scheduled to take place during a home game at Changwon NC Park in mid-September, and Kim Ju-won will receive a prize of 1 million won.

Meanwhile, ADT Caps continues to highlight the league's top defenders through its daily content "Caps Play," which features key defensive moments from each game, as well as the "2026 ADT Caps KBO Defensive Player of the Year" award presented at the end of the season.

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