NC Dinos reunite with veteran outfielder Son Ah-seop

The NC Dinos have reunited with veteran outfielder Son Ah-seop on a one-year contract, extending a lifeline to the 38-year-old after he was released by another team. Son, who threw and batted left, is third in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) with 2,655 hits and played for the Lotte Giants from 2007 to 2021 before joining the Dinos as a free agent before the 2022 season.

The Dinos traded him to the Hanwha Eagles in July 2025, and he then played just 54 games for the Eagles and Doosan Bears this season, batting .236, his worst numbers since 2009. Despite his declining performance, the Dinos saw value in Son and agreed to a contract worth 50 million won ($37,550), half of what he made this season while playing for the Eagles and Bears.

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