Kim Seong-yoon

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Jeong-yoon
Samsung Lions – No. 49
Outfielder
Born: (1999-02-02) February 2, 1999 (age 22)
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
KBO debut
2017, for the Samsung Lions
KBO statistics
(through 2018)
Batting average.071
Slugging percentage.286
Home runs1
Runs batted in2
Teams
Kim Seong-yoon
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationKim Seongyun
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏngyun

Kim Seong-yoon (also transliterated as Kim Sung-yoon, born February 2, 1999) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. At 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m), he over-took Kim Sun-bin of Kia Tigers, who stands at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m), to be the shortest player in the KBO when he debuted for the Lions in 2017. He is 4 in (20 cm) shorter than the average players in KBO and tied with of Seibu Lions to be the shortest among Major League Baseball (MLB), Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and KBO players.[1][2] In 2020, Kim was joined by fellow Samsung Lions second baseman , who also stands at 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m). [3]

Career[]

Samsung Lions[]

Kim joined the Samsung Lions as a fourth round, 39th overall draft pick in 2017,[4] right after graduating from Posco High School.[5] In his sixth KBO game, against the SK Wyverns, Kim hit a two-run home run despite never hitting any home run in his high school career. [1][6]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "Baseball's shortest players stand tall". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  2. ^ Herald, The Korea (2017-08-18). "Diminutive hitter chasing elusive .400 batting average". www.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  3. ^ "KBO Officially Has its Own Aaron Judge and Jose Altuve". 12up.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  4. ^ "Kim Sung-yoon KBO League Batting Stats - Samsung Lions". MyKBO Stats. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  5. ^ Herald, The Korea (2017-06-08). "Shortest player in Korean baseball focusing on strengths". www.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  6. ^ "Shortest player in KBO history revives his Middle School baseball program". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
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