An Chi-hong
| An Chi-hong | |||
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| Kia Tigers – No. 8 | |||
| Infielder | |||
| Born: July 2, 1990 | |||
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| KBO debut | |||
| April 4, 2009, for the Kia Tigers | |||
| KBO statistics (through 2011) |
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| Batting average | .281 | ||
| RBI | 134 | ||
| Home runs | 27 | ||
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An Chi-hong (Hangul: 안치홍, Hanja: 安致弘) (born July 2, 1990 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean infielder who plays for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed.
While attending Seoul High School in Seoul, An was considered one of the top shortstops in the Korean high school baseball league. As a sophomore, he drew national attention at the President's Cup National High School Baseball Championship held in April 2007, where his team finished runner-up and An won batting, home runs and RBI titles. In August 2007, he was selected for the South Korea national junior baseball team and participated in the Asian Junior Baseball Championship held in Taichung, Taiwan.
In 2008, An was selected for the South Korea national junior baseball team again to compete at the World Junior Baseball Championship, where they claimed their fifth tournament title. In the tourney, he batted .333 (10-for-30) with 8 RBIs and 8 runs, playing in all 8 games as a second and third baseman, and was named Best Defensive Player.
Drafted by the Kia Tigers in the 2nd round (1st pick, 9th overall) of the 2009 KBO Draft, An made his pro debut on April 4, 2009. On July 2, he became the fourth straight-from-high-school rookie to hit double digit home runs in KBO history, smacking two home runs against the Samsung Lions.
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