2653 hits and counting, but has Doosan’s trade gamble failed? Veteran Son Ah-seop still waiting for a call-up

Son Ah-seop’s career hit total has remained frozen at 2,653 for more than a month, while the Doosan Bears veteran continues to play in the second team.

Son started at designated hitter in the Futures League game against the Lotte Giants at Sangdong Stadium on September 2. He went hitless in two at-bats, drove in one run and was replaced in the fifth inning.

The situation has prompted questions over whether Doosan’s trade gamble has failed, as the team competes for position but has not given him a chance to return to the first team.