At the 2024 Golden Glove Awards held at the COEX Auditorium in southern Seoul on Thursday, Park Chan-ho of Kia, who won the gold medal in shortstop, said in an interview after the ceremony that he was surprised to receive Oh's congratulations. Park came to the Golden Glove Awards last year and congratulated Oh even though he said he did not expect to win the award. This year, on the contrary, Park received Oh's congratulations.
Oh only garnered two votes this year. The competition between Park Chan-ho, the winner of the Golden Glove, and Park Sung-han, the runner-up of the "36 votes," was very fierce, and Oh himself played in only 108 games due to injury and remained at a batting average of 0.254 OPS of 0.761, failing to display performance that could earn him votes. He was a shortstop for the Golden Glove for the second consecutive year, but this year he was overshadowed by his performance.토토사이트
Nevertheless, Oh appeared at the Golden Glove Awards held on Friday, dressed as if he were a winner, in a three-piece suit. This is not a common occurrence. In reality, many athletes don't come to the awards unless they are certain about winning the prize, but Oh came to the ceremony with the determination to congratulate the winner no matter who wins the prize.
"I made a promise (to congratulate whoever it is," Oh said after the award ceremony. These athletes competed in good faith, and this provided an opportunity for me to renew my commitment and prepare for next season. I also picked a bouquet of flowers to congratulate (Park Chan-ho). Congratulations to (Park Chan-ho) from the bottom of my heart, and I hope Sung-han thinks that he did a good job. That's how I came here."
He also said, "I think it's polite to the other person to dress like this. I thought I had to wear it so that the place could shine, so I wore it like this."
Park Chan-ho was surprised by Oh Ji-hwan's sincere congratulations. Park said, "I was surprised. At first, I wondered why (Oh) Ji-hwan was here. He had such a big meaning. I thought (Oh) was receiving another award. It was cool. I feel like I am learning another thing. I am learning one by one by one by looking at my seniors. I am also learning little by little as a good senior," he said. "I didn't give them bouquets myself (last year)."
Park Chan-ho continued to show his respect for Oh Ji-hwan both before and after the ceremony. "I think (Oh) Ji-hwan is still the best player because of his injury this year," he said before the ceremony. "I'm learning a lot from watching him. I'm watching and learning how to deal with balls flexibly in defense."
On Park Chan-ho's "Respect," Oh said, "I want to do better. If you accept it like that, shouldn't I show you how well I do? I will do my best next year with my teeth clenched. I will prepare well."