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,officially the Shinhan SOL Bank 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.
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.
Hong Sung-heon is a former South Korean designated hitter. He batted and threw right-handed.
Son Min-han is a retired South Korean starting pitcher who played 15 seasons in the KBO League. He was a long-time member of the South Korea national baseball team,pitching in the 1994 Asian Games,the 1996 Summer Olympics,the 2000 Summer Olympics,the 2006 World Baseball Classic,and the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He batted and threw right-handed.
Kim Tae-kyun is a South Korean first baseman who plays for the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed. He is one of the top career hitters in the KBO,with a lifetime batting average over .320,and more than 300 career home runs and 1300 runs batted in.
Jeong Keun-woo is a second baseman and shortstop who currently plays for the LG Twins in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.
Dae-ho Lee 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.
Park Ki-hyuk is a retired South Korean shortstop. He was considered one of the top defensive shortstops 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.
Baseball is believed to have been introduced to Korea in 1905 by American missionaries during the Korean Empire,after which it gradually attained prominence. After the division of the Korean Peninsula into North Korea and South Korea in 1945 and the further destabilisation of the Korean War from 1950–53,baseball has become one of the most popular sports in South Korea. North Korea,under isolationist leadership,does not have the same level of investment in baseball as South Korea. There are 10 professional teams in South Korea's KBO League. Baseball season runs from March to October.
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.
Hyun-soo Kim is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder for the LG Twins of the KBO League. He previously played for the Doosan Bears,and has also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies.
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.
Ha-seong Kim is a South Korean professional baseball shortstop for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). Kim was drafted 41st overall by the Nexen Heroes in the 2014 Korea Baseball Organization Draft. He made his KBO debut with the Heroes in May 2014 and won the KBO Golden Glove Award in 2018,2019 and 2020. In December 2020,Kim signed with the San Diego Padres,and made his MLB debut in 2021. In 2023,Kim became the first Korean-born player to win a Gold Glove Award.
Jung-hoo Lee is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in the KBO League for the Kiwoom Heroes.
Kang Baek-ho is a South Korean professional baseball left fielder for the KT Wiz of the KBO League.
