Lim Hyun-Jun (; born December 21, 1988, in

Daegu Daegu (, , literally 'large hill', 대구광역시), formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is ...

) is a South Korean relief pitcher who plays for the

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of the KBO League. He bats and throws left-handed. Lim is currently the only left-handed sidearm pitcher in the league.

Amateur career

Lim played college baseball at Kyungsung University in Busan. As a freshman in he earned MVP honors at the President's Flag Championship, tossing a

complete game In baseball, a complete game (CG) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher. A pitcher who meets this criterion will be credited with a complete game regardless of the number of innings played—pitche ...

shutout victory in the final game. Lim finished his first collegiate season with a record of 8–1 and an ERA of 1.61 in 67 innings pitched. In April , Lim was named to the preliminary 66-man

South Korea national baseball team The South Korean national baseball team ( ko, 대한민국 야구 국가대표팀) is the national baseball team of South Korea. It won the Baseball World Cup in 1982, and participated in the Summer Olympic Games of 1984, 1988, 1996, and 2000. At ...

roster for the

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. He was one of the only six amateur players in the preliminary roster. Lim fell into a slump due to injuries from 2008- season. However, Lim bounced back in when he posted a record of 8–2 and an ERA of 2.58 in 104.2 innings pitched. Lim hurled 6 complete game (1 shutout) victories out of his 8 wins with 68 strikeouts, and helped his team to win the titles at the President's Flag Championship and the National Collegiate Championship, named MVP in both of the competitions.

Professional career

Lim was drafted with the 29th overall pick of the KBO Draft by the

. As a rookie, he was selected for the Lions' Opening Day 26-man roster to replace Lions' top setup man

Kwon Hyuk Kwon Hyuk (; born November 6, 1983 in Daegu, South Korea) is a baseball player from South Korea who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. References External links Career statistics and player informationfrom the KBO League The ...

, who had been sidelined with injuries prior to the season. Lim made his pro league debut against the KIA Tigers on April 2, 2011, when Lim racked up his first win, pitching of a scoreless inning. In April, Lim posted a 1.17 ERA, appearing in 13 games as a left-handed specialist. In May, however, Lim lost command of his pitches and the ERA dipped to over 3.00. In early June, Lim was finally demoted to the Lions' second-tier team as Kwon Hyuk came back from a disabled list.

Notable international careers

External links

* Profile and stats fro
KBO (official website)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Hyun-jun 1988 births Living people Samsung Lions players South Korean baseball players KBO League pitchers Kyungsung University alumni Baseball players from Daegu