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Choi Jeong

Choi Jeong
Jeong Choi on March 2, 2013.jpg
SK Wyverns – No. 14
Third baseman
Born: (1987-02-28) February 28, 1987 (age 30)
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
Silver medal – second place 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.

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.

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. In 2016, he got homerun king. He has slump, but he good.


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