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Hee-seop Choi is a South Korean former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs,Florida Marlins,and Los Angeles Dodgers and in the KBO League for the Kia Tigers. He was the first Korean-born position player to play in the major leagues.
The KBO League is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea,contested by ten teams. 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 12 of the 43 championships.
Lee Jong-beom is a former South Korean professional baseball player who played for the Kia Tigers in the KBO League and the Chunichi Dragons in Japan from 1998 to 2001. He is nicknamed "Son of the Wind" for his speed. Lee is widely considered one of the best five-tool players in Korean baseball history,and the best all-around KBO player of the 1990s.
The Kia Tigers are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982 and based in the southwestern city of Gwangju. Until 2001,they were known as the Haitai Tigers. The Tigers are members of the KBO League and are the most successful team in Korean baseball,having won the Korean Series championship twelve times with a perfect 12–0 record. Their home stadium is Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Gwangju.
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.
Song Jin-woo is a South Korean retired left-handed pitcher. Song played in the KBO League for 21 seasons between 1989 and 2009 with the Hanwha Eagles. He currently holds several pitching records for the KBO,including his 210 wins and 3,003 innings pitched. He is one of two pitchers in KBO League history to win 200 games,and strike out 2,000 or more batters. Because of his central role in establishing the Korean baseball players' association,he has the nickname of "Mr. President."
Park Jae-hong is a retired South Korean outfielder in the KBO League. Park was considered one of the best five-tool players in the KBO. He was the first player in KBO history to have 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases and the only player to have more than two seasons of 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases,doing so a record three times:. He was a 30-30 player in his debut season (1996),the only person to do so until Mike Trout,who did it in 2012.
Han Ki-Joo is a right-handed relief pitcher who plays for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League.
Im Tae-hoon is a South Korean relief pitcher who played for the Doosan Bears in the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed.
Yoon Suk-min is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher. He bats and throws right-handed. He played for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League from 2005 to 2013,and 2015 to 2018. He also played one season with the Baltimore Orioles organization in 2014.
Yang Hyeon-jong is a Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers. He made his MLB debut with the Rangers in 2021. He won the Korean Series in 2009,2017,and 2024,and was the Korean Series MVP and KBO MVP in 2017 as well. He is the KBO all–time leader in strikeouts.
Kim Tae-gun is a South Korean catcher for the Kia Tigers in the KBO League.
Kim Sang-hyeon is a South Korean third baseman who played for 16 years in the KBO League.
An Chi-hong is a South Korean infielder who plays for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed.
Na Sung-bum is a South Korean outfielder for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. He bats and throws left-handed. Na was selected tenth overall by the NC Dinos in the 2012 KBO Draft.
Seo Geon-chang is a South Korean professional baseball infielder who is currently playing for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. Seo is the first player in KBO history to have recorded 200 hits in a season.
Choi Hyoung-woo is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder who plays for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League.
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Ha-seong Kim is a South Korean professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has played for the Nexen Heroes in the KBO League and the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.
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