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The Lotte Giants are a professional baseball team based in the southeastern city of Busan,South Korea,and one of the original franchises of the KBO League. The Lotte Giants are owned by Lotte Corporation,which also owns the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball.
The KBO League,officially as Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League for sponsorship,is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers are the most successful team,having won 11 out of the 38 championships.
Jeron Kennis Royster is a former Major League Baseball player and coach. He was a third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Atlanta Braves,San Diego Padres,Chicago White Sox,and the New York Yankees. He was manager of the Milwaukee Brewers and the Lotte Giants in the Korea Baseball Organization. He is the cousin of former left fielder Greg Vaughn.
Jin Pil-jung,is a former South Korean baseball pitcher. He is currently the General 2nd Pitching Coach for the Lotte Giants.
Dae-ho Lee is a South Korean professional baseball player who plays as a first baseman for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League. Lee has previously played for the Orix Buffaloes and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB),and the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Song Seung-jun is a South Korean professional baseball player. A pitcher,Song plays for the Lotte Giants in the Korea Baseball Organization. Prior to playing for Lotte,Song played minor league baseball in the United States from 1999 through 2006. He bats and throws right-handed. Song's bread-and-butter pitch is a forkball.
Park Ki-hyuk is a retired South Korean shortstop. He was considered one of the top defensive shortstops in the KBO League.
Sun Dong-yol is a South Korean retired baseball pitcher and former manager. He was a pitcher in the KBO League and Nippon Professional Baseball,and the former manager of the Samsung Lions and the Kia Tigers in the KBO.
Kim Si-jin is a retired pitcher and a former manager in the Korea Baseball Organization.
Jang Hyo-Jo was a South Korean outfielder in the Korean professional baseball league who played for the Samsung Lions and Lotte Giants. Jang batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Busan.
Choi Dong-won was a South Korean pitcher in the KBO League who played for the Lotte Giants and Samsung Lions. Choi batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Busan.
Chang Won-jun is a South Korean starting pitcher for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. He joined the Lotte Giants in the first draft in 2004. He played in the Lotte Giants from 2004 to 2014. On November 26,2014,he declared it to be in the free agent market on the expiration of its preferential negotiation. After that,he signed an agreement with Doosan Bears on November 29,2014.
Jeon Jun-woo is a South Korean professional baseball player for the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization. He represented the Korea national baseball team at the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
Baek In-chun is a retired Korean baseball player. Baek spent most of his career playing in Nippon Professional Baseball. He finished his career in Korea with the KBO League and then got into managing. Baek holds the KBO record for highest batting average in a season;as a manager he led the LG Twins to their first KBO championship.
Chang Jong-hoon is a retired former infielder in the KBO League. He spent his entire 20-year career with Binggrae/Hanwha Eagles. He is currently a coach with the team.
Jae-gyun Hwang is a South Korean professional baseball infielder for the KT Wiz of the KBO League. He previously played for the Hyundai Unicorns,Nexen Heroes,and Lotte Giants. Hwang has also played for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Kim Yong-hee is a retired player and former manager in the KBO League.
Cho Sang-woo is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher currently playing for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League.
Jang Si-hwan is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. He has also played for the Hyundai Unicorns,the Nexen Heroes,and the Lotte Giants.
Kim Jin-uk is a Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League.
