ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ fˈoːɹtiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn, hiː wˈʌn kˌeɪbˌiːˈoʊ lˈiːɡ mˈoʊst vˈæljuːəbəl plˈeɪɚɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd, bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ðə fˈoːɹθ fˈɔːɹən plˈeɪɚ təbi ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ɪnðə θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹjˈɪɹ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə lˈiːɡ.
On November 14, 2016, he won KBO League Most Valuable Player Award, becoming the fourth foreign player to be awarded in the 34-year history of the league.