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40-year-old Lee Dae-ho, who retired at the end of this season, set a record for the oldest recipient at the Golden Glove Awards in professional baseball.
He ended his active career with a tearful acceptance speech.
This is reporter Yoo Byung-min.
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Until his retirement season, Lee Dae-ho, who hit 23 homers with a batting average of .
Born in 1982, he is the oldest winner ever.
[Lee Dae-ho/Lotte infielder: It's such an honor to be able to receive a Golden Glove and retire like this in his last season as a player, and it makes me feel a bit sad.]
Lee Dae-ho wept as he thanked his wife.
[Lee Dae-ho / Lotte infielder: My wife and I got married 12 years ago, and she attended the Golden Gloves ceremony for the first time then, and she also attended the last one today.
I wasn't going to cry about this, but now that I'm over 40, I'm crying.]
In the pitching category, Ahn Woo-jin won the golden glove 5 years after his debut.
In high school, he was constantly ignored at year-end awards ceremonies due to controversy over school violence, but at the Golden Globes, where grades are valued, he was honored with 57.2% of support.
Catcher Yang Eui-ji and third baseman Choi Jeong-won won their 8th Golden Glove, the most ever, and Park Byeong-ho, a resurrected home run king, won the Golden Glove for the first time in three years.
Regular season MVP Lee Jeong-hoo, Na Seong-beom, and Pirella were honored with the award in the outfield category, and LG shortstop Oh Ji-hwan received the golden glove for the first time in 14 years of debut.
(Video coverage: Gong Jin-goo, Video editing: Woo Ki-jeong)