Hee-seop Choi

Hee-seop Choi
Choi During his tenure with the Dodgers
Kia Tigers
First baseman
Born: (1979-03-16) March 16, 1979 (age 37) Yeongam, South Korea
Bats: Left Throws: Left
Professional debut
MLB: September 3, 2002, for the Chicago Cubs
KBO: May 19, 2007, for the Kia Tigers
MLB statistics (through 2005)
Batting average	.240
Home runs	40
Runs batted in	120
KBO statistics (through 2011)
Batting average	.291
Home runs	76
Runs batted in	289
Teams
Playing career Chicago Cubs (2002–2003) Florida Marlins (2004) Los Angeles Dodgers (2004–2005) Kia Tigers (2007–2015) Coaching career Kia Tigers (2015–present)
Career highlights and awards
Korean Series champion (2009) KBO Golden Glove Award winner (2009)

Playing career

Coaching career

Hee-seop Choi (/ˌhiː ˌsɒp ˈtʃɔɪ/; Korean pronunciation: [hɯi sʰʌp tɕʰwe]; Hangul: 최희섭; Hanja: 崔熙燮; born March 19, 1979) is a South Korean professional baseball player who has played for the Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, and the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a first baseman who bats and throws left-handed. Choi currently plays for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League.

Choi was born in Hwasun County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea on March 19, 1979. He graduated from Gwangju Jaeil High School in Gwangju, South Korea, in 1998. He attended Korea University in 1998 and was a member of the South Korea national baseball team that finished second in the 1998 Baseball World Cup. He was scouted and signed by Leon Lee, the father of former major league first baseman Derrek Lee. Coincidentally, he later was traded to the Marlins for Lee.