Sangmu Phoenix () is a South Korean professional

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team founded in 1953. The team is part of the

Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps (), commonly known as the Sangmu (), is the sports division of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. Its headquarters are located in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. It was founded in 1984 by the integration of the at ...

, and they play in the

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. Their home stadium is Sangmu Baseball Stadium located in

Mungyeong Mungyeong (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The local government, economy, and transportation networks are all centered in Jeomchon, the principal town. Mungyeong has a lengthy his ...

. Many professional players who are serving compulsory military service play for the Phoenix, usually for a term of two seasons.KIM HYO-KYUNG, PARK SO-YOUNG
"Military service looms over KBO,"
''Korea JoongAng Daily'' (April 16, 2019). The team is not affiliated with any single

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team, but over its history has had a number of players from the

Doosan Bears The Doosan Bears () are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Seoul. Founded in 1982, they are a member of the KBO League. The Bears have won six Korean Series titles (1982, 1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, and 2019) and play their home game ...

franchise. The Sangmu Phoenix were champions of the Futures League's Southern League division in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Current lineup

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Notable former players

References

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Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...

Military sports clubs and teams

Current lineup

Notable former players

See also

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