Lee Seung-yuop is a retired baseball player and the current manager of the Doosan Bears. He spent most of his career with the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. At the age of 26, he became the youngest professional baseball player in the world to hit 300 home runs. He formerly held the Asian home run record of 56 homers in a season, established in 2003 while playing for Samsung in the KBO. The record was broken by Wladimir Balentien of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, on September 15, 2013, when he hit his 56th and 57th Home Runs of the season against the Hanshin Tigers of the Nippon Professional Baseball League. He holds the KBO records for career home runs, runs scored, RBIs, total bases, and slugging percentage. Combined, across the KBO and NPB, Lee has also recorded more hits than any other native-born South Korean player.
Kim Ki-tai is a former South Korean baseball player who played for the Ssangbangwool Raiders, Samsung Lions and SK Wyverns and is a former manager of Kia Tigers in the KBO League. He is generally considered as the KBO's best-ever designated hitter.
Scott Baker is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played one game in Major League Baseball (MLB) and one season in the Korea Baseball Organization.
Jin Kab-yong is a retired catcher who last played for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. He batted and threw right-handed.
Bae Young-Soo is a former South Korean starting pitcher who played 18 seasons in the KBO League. He batted and threw right-handed. He was well known as a franchise player for his former hometown club, the Samsung Lions.
Kim Tae-gun is a South Korean catcher for the Samsung Lions in the KBO League.
Park Sok-min is an infielder who plays for the NC Dinos in the Korea Baseball Organization. He is nicknamed Beu-Kol-Dwae. He bats and throws right-handed.
Yun Sung-hwan is a starting pitcher for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. His nickname is Yun Taeja, for being the best pitcher that Sun Dong-yol has trained.
Mario Jose Santiago Hernandez is a baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He bats and throws right-handed.
Park Hee-soo is a South Korean baseball coach who plays for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats right-handed and throws left-handed as relief pitcher.
Ryu Joong-il is a former South Korean baseball player who is currently a former manager of the LG Twins of the KBO League.
Kim Sang-su is South Korean professional baseball shortstop currently playing for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. His younger brother Kim Sang-Woo is a member of the Korean boy band N-Train.
Cho Dong-chan is South Korean former professional baseball player, who played 16 seasons with the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization. His elder brother Cho Dong-hwa is also a professional baseball player for the SK Wyverns. He represented the South Korea national baseball team at the 2006 and 2010 Asian Games.
Kim Jae-gul is South Korean professional baseball coach for the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization. He represented the South Korea national baseball team at the 1994 Asian Games and 2006 World Baseball Classic.
Choi Hyoung-woo is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder who plays for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League.
Woo Kyu-min is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League.
Koo Ja-wook is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder currently playing for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League.
Shim Jeong-soo is a former South Korean professional baseball outfielder who played for the Doosan Bears, the Hyundai Unicorns, and the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. A power hitter, Shim's teams won the Korean Series five teams — once with the Bears, twice with the Unicorns, and twice with the Lions. In fact, Shim's teams won four consecutive KBO championships from 2003 to 2006.
Lee Won-suk is a South Korean professional baseball infielder currently playing for the Samsung Lions of Korean Professional Baseball League.
Won Tae-in is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher currently playing for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics, the 2022 Asian Games, and the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
