Dinos captain going for 2nd straight defensive award

NC Dinos second baseman and captain Park Min-woo has been among the best contact hitters in Korean baseball since his debut in 2013. With a lifetime batting average of .319, Park ranks third among all active players with at least 3,000 plate appearances. For the upcoming season, though, Park wants to be recognized for more than his potent bat. In 2025, Park batted .302, clearing the .300 mark for the third consecutive season and for the ninth time in his Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) career. He also won his first KBO Fielding Award at second base. At the team's first meeting of the new year Monday, Park said he would love to repeat as the winner of the league's top defensive prize. "After the last season ended, I tried to shed some weight and put myself in shape to be able to play a lot of games," Park said at Changwon NC Park in the southeastern city of Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province. "My goal this year is to win my second consecutive Fielding Award." Park, 32, wasn't always known for his glove and was prone to botching simple plays earlier in his career. He has made significantWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times