Kim_Jong-kook_(baseball)

Kim Jong-kook (baseball)

Kim Jong-kook (baseball)

South Korean baseball player

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Jong-kook (Korean: 김종국; Hanja: 金鍾國; born September 14, 1973, in Gwangju, South Korea) is a retired South Korean second baseman who played 14 seasons for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. He batted and threw right-handed.

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He joined the Haitai Tigers in 1996. His batting average was not good, but his fielding was excellent. So he was chosen for the South Korea national baseball team a few times, including during the 2006 World Baseball Classic. This characteristic made his nickname “Defender.”


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