Hur Kyoung-min
| Hur Kyoung-min | ||||||||||||||
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| Doosan Bears – No. 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Shortstop | ||||||||||||||
| Born: August 26, 1990 | ||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||
| KBO debut | ||||||||||||||
| April 8, 2012, for the Doosan Bears | ||||||||||||||
| KBO statistics (through August 1, 2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .290 | |||||||||||||
| RBI | 327 | |||||||||||||
| Home runs | 26 | |||||||||||||
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Hur Kyoung-min (Hangul: 허경민; born August 26, 1990) is a South Korean shortstop who plays for the Doosan Bears in the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed.
Amateur career[]
While attending Gwangju Jaeil High School, Hur was considered one of the Big 4 shortstops in the Korean high school baseball league along with future KBO stars An Chi-Hong, Kim Sang-Su and Oh Ji-Hwan.
In 2008, Hur was selected for the South Korea national junior baseball team again to compete at the World Junior Baseball Championship, where they claimed their fifth tournament title. In the tourney, he batted .200 (6-for-30) with 2 RBIs and 5 runs, playing in all 8 games as a starting shortstop.
Notable international careers[]
| Year | Venue | Competition | Team | Individual Note |
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| 2008 |  Canada
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World Junior Baseball Championship | 
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.200 BA (6-for-30), 2 RBI, 5 R |
Professional career[]
Hur was selected by the Doosan Bears with the 15th overall pick of the 2009 KBO Draft. However, Hur spent his entire 2009 season in the Bears' second-tier team.
After the 2009 season, Hur temporarily left the Bears to serve a two-year mandatory military commitment. He played for the Korean Police Baseball Team in 2010–2011 during his military duty. He returned to the Bears in 2012 and has been with the team ever since.
Notable international careers[]
| Year | Venue | Competition | Team | Individual Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Europe
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Baseball World Cup | 9th | .000 BA (0-for-9), 2 R |
| 2010 |  Chinese Taipei
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Intercontinental Cup | 6th | .267 BA (4-for-15), 2 RBI, 3 R |
| 2011 |  Panama
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Baseball World Cup | 6th | .256 BA (10-for-39), 2 RBI, 3 R |
External links[]
- Korea Baseball Organization career statistics at Koreabaseball.com
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Doosan Bears players
- KBO League infielders
- KBO League shortstops
- South Korean baseball players
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Gwangju
- 2015 WBSC Premier12 players
- 2017 World Baseball Classic players
- Baseball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Heo clan of Yangcheon
- Olympic baseball players of South Korea