Jung Jin-ho (baseball)
Jung Jin-ho | |
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Hanwha Eagles – No. -- | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Seoul | 2 October 1988|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
KBO debut | |
April 3, 2011, for the Hanhwa Eagles | |
KBO statistics (through August 1, 2019) | |
Batting average | .266 |
Home runs | 12 |
Runs batted in | 100 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Jung jin-ho (Hangul: 정진호, Hanja: 鄭振浩; born October 2 1988) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder who is currently playing for the Hanhwa Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization.[1][2] His major position is right field, though he sometimes plays as center fielder or left fielder.
He graduated from Chung-Ang University and was selected by the Doosan Bears in the 2011 draft (2nd draft, 5th round).[3]
On June 7, 2017, Jung hit for the 23rd cycle in KBO League history against the Samsung Lions. He is the first player to hit for the cycle in the KBO's minimum innings (5 innings).[4] On May 1, 2018, he hit the 84th inside-the-park home run in KBO history; he did this against the KT Wiz and pitcher Ryan Robert Feierabend.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Court gives Pirates' Jung Ho Kang suspended jail term over crash". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ "Doosan Bears break single-season wins record in S. Korean baseball". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ 스포츠투아이. "KBO 홈페이지 player info". KBO (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "정진호, 역대 23호 사이클링 히트". www.ytn.co.kr (in Korean). 7 June 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "두산 정진호, KBO 역대 84번째 인사이드 더 파크 홈런" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization
- Jung Jin-ho at Doosan Bears Baseball Club
Categories:
- South Korean baseball players
- Doosan Bears players
- Chung-Ang University alumni
- 1988 births
- Living people
- South Korean baseball biography stubs