| Shin Jae-young | |||
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| Kiwoom Heroes – No. 10 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born:November 18, 1989 Daejeon | |||
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| KBO debut | |||
| April 6, 2016, for the Nexen Heroes | |||
| KBO statistics (through July 17, 2019) | |||
| Win–Loss | 30–23 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.72 | ||
| Strikeouts | 247 | ||
| Teams | |||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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| Shin Jae-young | |
| Hangul | 신재영 |
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| Hanja | 申在永 |
| Revised Romanization | Sin Jae-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sin Chae-yŏng |
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