The KBO League,officially the Shinhan Bank SOL 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 40 championships.
The Hanwha Eagles are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Daejeon. They are a member of the KBO League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium. The Eagles have won the Korean Series once,in 1999,and the league pennant twice. As of 2022,the Eagles have played in the postseason 13 times,being the runner-up in the Korean Series five times.
Mark Edward Smith is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles,Pittsburgh Pirates,Florida Marlins,Montreal Expos,and Milwaukee Brewers. Smith also played for the Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB),and the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League.
Chung Min-tae is a former pitcher in the KBO League and Nippon Professional Baseball,and the current pitching coach of the Hanwha Eagles.
Lee Byung-kyu is a South Korean retired baseball player who played 17 seasons for the LG Twins of the KBO League,as well as three seasons with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball. He also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He played as an outfielder.
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.
Daniel Rohrmeier is a former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners in 1997,and in the Korea Baseball Organization from 1999 to 2001 for the Hanwha Eagles and LG Twins.
Bae Young-Soo is a former South Korean starting pitcher who played 18 seasons in the KBO League. He batted and threw right-handed. He was well known as a franchise player for his former hometown club,the Samsung Lions.
Shim Soo-chang is a South Korean relief pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed.
Shin Jung-rak is a South Korean relief pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed. Shin has an unorthodox style of sidearm delivery with a low-to-mid-90s fastball and a hard slider with extreme downward movement.
An Young-myung is a South Korean right-handed starting pitcher who plays for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League.
Caleb Russell Clay is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles.
Ryan P. Tatusko is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League.
Jung Woo-ram is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League.
Jang Si-hwan is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. He has also played for the Hyundai Unicorns,the Nexen Heroes,and the Lotte Giants.
Shin Seong-hyun is a South Korean infielder for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. He joined the Hanwha Eagles in 2015. He played in the Hanwha Eagles from 2015 to 2017. He transferred baseball team through trade from Hanwha Eagles to Doosan Bears in 2017.
Han Yong-duk is a South Korean former professional baseball player and former manager of the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. Han was signed to a three-year contract in October 2017 to become Eagle's 11th manager. On June 7,2020,he resigned from his position after the Eagles' 14th consecutive loss of the season to tie the franchise's longest losing streak.
Jay Davis is a former professional baseball player.
Jung Min-cheul is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher and coach,who is currently the General Manager of the Hanwha Eagles. He played 16 seasons in the KBO League for the Binggrae/Hanwha Eagles,and two seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Yomiuri Giants. He is second all-time in the KBO League in wins and fourth in career strikeouts. Jung won at least ten games for eight straight seasons,from 1992 through 1999.
Kim Min-woo is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher currently playing for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
