Jang Si-hwan (born November 1, 1987) is a South Korean
professional baseball
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Moder ...
pitcher
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for the
Hanwha Eagles
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of the
KBO League
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. He has also played for the
Hyundai Unicorns, the
Nexen Heroes, and the
Lotte Giants
The Lotte Giants () are a South Korean professional baseball, professional baseball team based in Busan. They are a member of the KBO League. The Lotte Giants are owned by Lotte Corporation.
From 1982 through 1985, they played at Gudeok Baseball ...
.
On November 21, 2019, he and
Kim Hyun-woo, who were then members of the Lotte Giants, and
Kim Joo-hyun and
Ji Sung-joon, who were members of the
Hanwha Eagles
The Hanwha Eagles () are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Daejeon that competes in the KBO League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark. They have won the Korean Series once, in 1999, and the league penn ...
, moved to a 2:2 trade.
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Korea Baseball Organization
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1987 births
Living people
South Korean baseball players
KBO League pitchers
Hyundai Unicorns players
Kiwoom Heroes players
KT Wiz players
21st-century South Korean sportsmen
Lotte Giants players
Sportspeople from South Chungcheong Province
2017 World Baseball Classic players
Hanwha Eagles players
World Baseball Classic players of South Korea
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