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Sangmu Phoenix (baseball)

Sangmu Phoenix (baseball)

Korea Baseball Futures League franchise in Seongnam, South Korea

Sangmu Phoenix (Korean: 상무 피닉스 야구단) is a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 2005. The team is part of the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps, and they play in the KBO Futures League. Their home stadium is Sangmu Baseball Stadium located in Mungyeong.

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Many professional players who are serving compulsory military service play for the Phoenix, usually for a term of two seasons.[1] The team is not affiliated with any single KBO League team, but over its history has had a number of players from the Doosan Bears franchise.

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

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Notes
  1. Sent down by the LG Twins, but traded to the Dinos while with the Phoenix.
  2. Before playing with the Phoenix, played with the Hyundai Unicorns, who went defunct after the 2006 season.
Sources
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    KIM HYO-KYUNG, PARK SO-YOUNG. "Military service looms over KBO," Korea JoongAng Daily (April 16, 2019).
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