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- ↑ "2018 자카르타-팔렘방 아시안게임 야구 국가대표팀 최종 엔트리 확정" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. June 11, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ↑ "SK, 이재원과 4년 총액 69억원에 FA 계약 체결". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-18.
