The Lotte Giants are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Busan. They are a member of the KBO League. The Lotte Giants are owned by Lotte Corporation.
The KBO League 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 of the 42 championships.
Jeron Kennis Royster is an American 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 father to actress Kara Royster,who is best known for her recurring roles in TV shows Supernatural,Pretty Little Liars,Dynasty,and K.C. Undercover.
Jung Soo-Keun is a retired South Korean baseball player who played for the Doosan Bears and Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization. Jung won four consecutive stolen bases titles (1998-2001) in the KBO league. Over his career he compiled 474 stolen bases,a .280 batting average and 866 runs in 1544 games. His 474 stolen bases rank 4th behind Jeon Jun-Ho,Lee Jong-Beom,and Lee Dae-hyung.
Lee Dae-ho is a South Korean professional baseball player who played as a first baseman. During his career,he played for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League,Orix Buffaloes and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB),and the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Kim Min-jae is a coach for the Doosan Bears in the Korea Baseball Organization. Previously,Kim was a shortstop for the Lotte Giants,SK Wyverns and Hanwha Eagles. He batted and threw right-handed.
Song Seung-jun is a South Korean former professional baseball player. A pitcher,Song played 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.
Kang Min-ho is a South Korean catcher who plays for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. He previously played with the Lotte Giants. At the conclusion of the 2017 season,he left the Giants to join the Samsung Lions.
Park Ki-hyuk is a retired South Korean shortstop. He was considered one of the top defensive shortstops in the KBO League.
Kim Si-jin is a retired pitcher and a former manager in the Korea Baseball Organization.
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.
Son Seung-lak is a retired South Korean closer who played for the Hyundai Unicorns,the Nexen Heroes,and the Lotte Giants in the Korea Professional Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed.
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.
Noh Kyung-eun is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher for the SSG Landers of the KBO League. He has previously played for the Doosan Bears and Lotte Giants.
Min Byung-hun is a South Korean professional baseball right fielder who has played for the Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization for eleven seasons. In November 2017,he signed a four-year KRW 8 billion contract with the Lotte Giants.
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).
Jeon Jun-ho is a retired South Korean professional baseball outfielder who played for the Lotte Giants,the Hyundai Unicorns,and the Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization.
Park Se-woong is a South Korean starting pitcher who plays for the Lotte Giants in the Korea Baseball Organization. He throws right-handed.
Baek Min-gi is a South Korean former outfielder for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. He graduated from Chung-Ang University. He joined the Lotte Giants in the draft in 2013. He played in the Lotte Giants from 2013 to 2015. In 2017,he was named and traded as a compensation player for Min Byung-hun,who moved from Doosan Bears to Lotte Giants through the FA.
Kim Jin-uk is a Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League.
