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This article is about a baseball player. For the Go player, see Choi Jeong (Go player).
In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
Choi Jeong
Choi playing for the South Korea national team in 2013 World Baseball Classic
SK Wyverns – No. 14
Third baseman
Born: (1987-02-28) February 28, 1987 (age 37)
Icheon
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
KBO debut
April 2, 2005, for the SK Wyverns
KBO statistics
(through 2020)
Batting average.289
Home runs368
RBI1,180
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Choi Jeong
Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  South Korea
World Baseball Classic
Silver medal – second place 2009 Los Angeles Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Choi Jeong
Hangul
최정
Hanja
崔廷
Revised RomanizationChoe Jeong
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Chŏng

Choi Jeong (Hangul: 최정; born February 28, 1987 in Icheon, South Korea) is a third baseman who has played his whole career for the SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed. Choi's 368 career home runs rank second on the KBO all-time list. His 272 career hit-by-pitches (HBP) is the most in the KBO.[1]

Education

  • Suwon Yushin High School
  • Anyang Pyongchon Middle School
  • Seongnam Daeil Elementary School

Amateur career

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.

Notable international careers

Year Venue Competition Team
2004  Chinese Taipei World Junior Baseball Championship

Professional career

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 had 109 hits, 16 home runs and batted .267.

In 2008, Choi helped his team to become two-time Korean Series Champions, and he was finally named the series MVP.

In 2016 and 2017, Choi became the best power-hitter in the KBO, leading the league in home runs both seasons, with 40 and 46 home runs, respectively.

Choi became a free agent after the 2018 season, staying with the Wyverns at 10.6 billion won in total for six years.[2]

In 2019 Choi led the league in HBP with 26; it was the seventh time he had 20+ HBP in 11 seasons. He was hit by pitch another 20 times in 2020.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Choi Jeong remains unfazed after 200th HBP," Korea JoongAng Daily (July 12, 2017).
  2. ^ 하남직 (2018-12-05). "최정, 6년 106억원에 SK와 잔류 계약…KBO 공식 최장 타이(종합)". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-18.

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