Jeong Seong-hoon (born June 27, 1980) is a

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n former

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player. He represented the

South Korea national baseball team The South Korean national baseball team (), also known as the Blue Wave (), is the national baseball team of South Korea. It has participated in every edition of the World Baseball Classic (WBC), reaching the finals in 2009, and won the WBSC Pre ...

at the

2006 World Baseball Classic The 2006 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was the inaugural tournament between national baseball teams that included players from Major League Baseball. It was held from March 3 to 20 in stadiums in or around Tokyo, Japan, and the American cities o ...

. After nine seasons with the

LG Twins The LG Twins () are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. They are a member of the KBO League. The Twins play their home games at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, which they share with their rivals, the Doosan Bears. ...

, Jeong was released by the team at the end of the 2017 season. He played one more season, for his original franchise, the

Kia Tigers The Kia Tigers () are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982 and based in the southwestern city of Gwangju. Until 2001, they were known as the Haitai Tigers. The Tigers are members of the KBO League and are the most successful ...

, in 2018, before retiring. His 2,159 career hits makes him one of only 11 players to amass more than 2,000 hits in their KBO League careers.

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Television show

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1980 births Living people 21st-century South Korean sportsmen Baseball players from Gwangju Haitai Tigers players Hyundai Unicorns players KBO League infielders Kia Tigers players Kiwoom Heroes players LG Twins players World Baseball Classic players of South Korea 2006 World Baseball Classic players {{SouthKorea-baseball-bio-stub

Filmography

Television show

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