Jin Gap-Yong

Today I want to introduce Samsung Lions' main catcher, and also the captain of the team, Jin Gap-Yong.

Jin has been the best catcher in Korea, until Kang Minho in Lotte became no.1 a few years ago.
He is now 38 years old, but his passion for baseball is still as hot as a rookie player.
This season Samsung won the season and also the Korean Series.
People say Samsung's pitchers are really strong, but you should know that Jin made those players by leading them very well.

Let's look at Jin's record this season
avg: 0.273
HR: 10
Hits: 78
RBIs: 42

Just with the statistics, nobody would think he is a great player.
However, Jin's value comes out when defending.
Ryu Joong-il, the manager of Samsung Lions said,
"There is no person who is better than Jin when talking about leading the pitcher, and also
BLOCKING THE BALL that is about to bounce off and fall back."

Jin doen't have great records but it doesn't matter. As a supproter of Samsung Lions, I would say Jin was the best player this season who led the victory to the Lions.