By Brian Han

Eric Thames continued his run at Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) history with his latest award — a Golden Glove as a first baseman.

The former Major League Baseball (MLB) player not only found success after moving overseas two seasons ago, he happens to be dominating.

In addition to becoming the first-ever foreign player to claim the MVP and Golden Glove awards, Thames also put up some unprecedented numbers to back up those titles.

The 29-year-old posted the only 40-40 season ever in the league’s 33-year existence with 47 home runs and 40 steals.

He also won the batting title with a .381 average and led the league in on-base percentage (.497) and slugging percentage (.790).

An important aspect to note, the Golden Glove represents a position player’s offensive rather than defensive performance in a given season, making it more analogous to the MLB’s Silver Slugger award than anything else.