Choi Jeong

This article is about a baseball player. For the Go player, see Choi Jeong (Go player).
This is a Korean name; the family name is Choi.
Choi Jeong

SK Wyverns – No. 14
Third baseman
Born: (1987-02-28) February 28, 1987
Icheon
Bats: Right Throws: Right
KBO debut
April 2, 2005, for the SK Wyverns
KBO statistics
(through 2016)
Batting average .292
Home runs 225
RBI 798
Teams
Choi Jeong
Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  South Korea
World Baseball Classic
2009 Los Angeles Team
Choi Jeong
Hangul 최정
Hanja 崔廷
Revised Romanization Choe Jeong
McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Chŏng

Choi Jeong (Hangul: 최정; born February 28, 1987 in Icheon, South Korea) is a third baseman who plays for the SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.

Amateur career

While playing for Yushin High School in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, he batted 4th and threw in the mid-90s, playing all nine positions as a No.1 starting pitcher and position player.

In July 2004, Choi was selected for the South Korea national junior team as a pitcher and participated in the 2004 World Junior Baseball Championship held in Taiwan. Choi started South Korea's first match in the preliminary round, and pitched 5 innings and gave up a run, leading his team to a 5-2 victory over Italy. South Korea eventually won the bronze medal at the competition.

In December 2004, he was named best high school batter of the year.

Notable international careers

Year Venue Competition Team
2004  Chinese Taipei World Junior Baseball Championship

Professional career

Signed by the SK Wyverns, Choi made his pro league debut in the 2005 season. He was successful as both a starting pitcher and a slugger in high school, but finally decided to be a full-time batter for his pro career.

As a third baseman, he had several mediocre seasons, but broke out in 2007 when he hit 109 hits, 16 home runs and batted .267.

In 2008, Choi helped his team to become 2-time Korean Series Champions, and he was finally named the series MVP.

Awards and honors

Education

References

    External links


    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.