Choi Joo-hwan (; born February 28, 1988) is a South Korean

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who plays for the

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in the

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. He bats

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and throws

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Amateur career

While attending Dongsung High School in Gwangju, Choi was considered one of the best

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in the Korean high school baseball league. In May Choi led his team to win the 39th President's Cup National High School Baseball Championship alongside

Yang Hyeon-Jong Yang Hyeon-jong (; born March 1, 1988) is a Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers. He made his MLB debut with the Rangers in 20 ...

and

Han Ki-Joo Han Ki-Joo (; born April 29, 1987 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a right-handed relief pitcher who plays for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. Amateur career Han attended Dongsung High School in Gwangju, South Korea. In 2004, he was selected for ...

, winning the RBI title with 9. In September 2005, Choi was selected for the South Korea national junior baseball team to compete at the

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, where South Korea won the silver medal. In the tourney, he batted .353 (6-for-17), playing in all 5 games as a starting second baseman.

Notable international careers

Professional career

After graduation from high school, Choi was selected by the

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with the 50th overall pick of the KBO Draft. Choi played only four games in and three games in spending the majority of the campaign with the Bears' second-tier team. In , he played in a career-high 16 games and had 4

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s and 6 RBI. In , Choi appeared in only nine games for the Bears, collecting no hits in ten

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s. After the 2009 season, Choi temporarily left the Bears to serve a two-year mandatory military commitment.

Notable international careers

External links

* Korea Baseball Organization career statistics fro
Koreabaseball.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Joo-hwan 1988 births Living people Baseball players from Gwangju Doosan Bears players KBO League infielders KBO League second basemen Baseball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic baseball players for South Korea