Kim Mu-young (born November 22, 1985) is a South Korean former professional

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. He played for the

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks The are a Japanese professional baseball team based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. They compete in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) as a member of the Pacific League. Founded on February 22, 1938, as the Nankai Club, being the first Kansai t ...

in 2009 and from 2011 to 2014 and with the

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in 2016.

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1985 births Living people Criollos de Caguas players Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers South Korean expatriate baseball players in Japan Expatriate baseball players in Puerto Rico {{SouthKorea-baseball-pitcher-stub