Hwang Jae-gyun

Hwang Jae-gyun
Lotte Giants – No. 13
Infielder
Born: (1987-07-28) July 28, 1987
Seoul
Bats: Right Throws: Right
KBO League debut
April 21, 2007, for the Hyundai Unicorns
KBO League statistics
(through 2013)
Batting average .270
Home runs 50
RBI 308
Teams
Hwang Jae-gyun
Hangul 황재균
Hanja 黃載均
Revised Romanization Hwang Jaegyun
McCune–Reischauer Hwang Chaegyun
Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  South Korea
2015 WBSC Premier12
2015 Tokyo Team
This is a Korean name; the family name is Hwang.

Hwang Jae-gyun (born July 28, 1987) is South Korean professional baseball infielder who is currently playing for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League.[1]

Hwang attracted international attention for an "epic" bat flip in July 2015, after he hit a game-tying home run in the ninth inning against the NC Dinos.[2][3] In October 2015, he announced that he had asked the Giants to post him for transfer to Major League Baseball in the United States.[4] His teammate, Son Ah-seop, also asked to be posted.[5] But he failed the posting.

Notable international careers

Year Venue Competition Team Individual Note
2014  South Korea Incheon Asian Games

References

  1. ↑ "Lotte Giants sweep up every All-Star starting position in KBO". Yonhap. July 9, 2012.
  2. ↑ "This might be the most ostentatious Korean bat flip of all time". Sports Illustrated. July 2, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ Axisa, Mike (July 2, 2015). "LOOK: Jae-Gyun Hwang unleashes mother of all bat flips after HR". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ Axisa, Mike (October 16, 2015). "Report: Korean 3B Jae-Gyun Hwang asks to be posted this offseason". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ "S. Korean infielder Hwang Jae-gyun to test MLB market". The Korea Times. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.

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