Yoon Myung-june

Yoon Myung-june
Doosan Bears – No. 11
Relief pitcher
Born: (1989-06-08) June 8, 1989
Bats: Right Throws: Right
KBO debut
May 12, 2012, Doosan Bears
KBO statistics
(through 2016 season)
Win–loss record 19–10
Earned Run Average 4.44
Strikeouts 177
Teams
Yoon Myung-june
Hangul 윤명준
Hanja 尹明準
Revised Romanization Yun Myeong-jun
McCune–Reischauer Yun Myŏng-jun
This is a Korean name; the family name is Yoon.

Yoon Myung-june (Hangul: 윤명준; born June 18, 1989 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a South Korean pitcher for the Doosan Bears in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed. Yoon was selected sixth overall by the Doosan Bears in the 2012 KBO Draft.

Amateur career

As a sophomore at Korea University in 2009 Yoon was promoted to the team's starting rotation. Yoon hurled one-run baseball over 7.1 innings and fanned 10 batters against reigning national champion Kyungsung University in his first 2009 season game as a starter. However, Yoon was sidelined with injuries for 3 months and finished the season with a 2.36 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 34.1 innings pitched.

Yoon broke out in 2010 when he racked up 6 wins as a starter and posted a 0.85 ERA in 52.2 innings pitched. He led the national collegiate league in ERA, and was sixth in strikeouts (67) and seventh in wins. During the season, Yoon was selected for the South Korean national collegiate team and participated in the friendly baseball championship against the United States national baseball team and the 2010 World University Baseball Championship.

As a senior in 2011, Yoon had another strong collegiate season, posting a 6-2 record and an ERA of 1.38 and fanning 66 strikeouts. At the President's Flag Championship, Yoon led his team to the championship tossing a complete game shutout in the final game, and eventually earned the MVP honors. In September 2011, Yoon was called up to the South Korean senior national team for the 2011 Baseball World Cup held in Panama.

Notable international careers

Year Venue Competition Team Individual Note
 2010    United States   Korea vs USA Baseball Championship   0W-5L   0-1; 6.75 ERA (4 G, 6.2 IP, 5 ER, 9 K) 
 2010    Japan  World University Baseball Championship  4th  0-1; 7.56 ERA (3 G, 8.1 IP, 7 ER, 3 K) 
 2011    Panama  Baseball World Cup 6th  0-0; 2.25 ERA (4 G, 8.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 K) 
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