Choi Joo-hwan
Choi Joo-hwan | |
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Kiwoom Heroes – No. 53 | |
Second baseman | |
Born: (1988-02-28) February 28, 1988 (age 36) | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
KBO debut | |
June 15, 2006, for the Doosan Bears | |
KBO statistics (through May 31, 2024) | |
Batting average | .275 |
Home runs | 119 |
Runs batted in | 616 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Choi Joo-hwan (Korean: 최주환; born February 28, 1988) is a South Korean second baseman who plays for the Kiwoom Heroes in the KBO League. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
Amateur career
While attending Dongsung High School in Gwangju, Choi was considered one of the best second basemen in the Korean high school baseball league. In May 2005 Choi led his team to win the 39th President's Cup National High School Baseball Championship alongside Yang Hyeon-Jong and Han Ki-Joo, winning the RBI title with 9.
In September 2005, Choi was selected for the South Korea national junior baseball team to compete at the World Junior Baseball Championship, where South Korea won the silver medal. In the tourney, he batted .353 (6-for-17), playing in all 5 games as a starting second baseman.
Notable international careers
Year | Venue | Competition | Team | Individual Note |
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2005 | South Korea | Asian Junior Baseball Championship | .353 BA (6-for-17), 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB |
Professional career
After graduation from high school, Choi was selected by the Doosan Bears with the 50th overall pick of the 2006 KBO Draft. Choi played only four games in 2006 and three games in 2007 spending the majority of the campaign with the Bears' second-tier team. In 2008, he played in a career-high 16 games and had 4 hits and 6 RBI.
In 2009, Choi appeared in only nine games for the Bears, collecting no hits in ten at-bats. After the 2009 season, Choi temporarily left the Bears to serve a two-year mandatory military commitment.
Notable international careers
Year | Venue | Competition | Team | Individual Note |
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2010 | Chinese Taipei | Intercontinental Cup | 6th | .259 BA (5-for-27), 5 RBI, 5 R |
2011 | Panama | Baseball World Cup | 6th | .333 BA (14-for-42), 8 RBI, 1 HR, 6 R, 2 SB |
External links
- Korea Baseball Organization career statistics from Koreabaseball.com
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- 00 Park Yun-sung
- 8 Kim Seong-min
- 11 Cho Sang-woo
- 19 Kim Yun-ha
- 20 Cho Young-gun
- 21 Moon Sung-hyun
- 28 Kim Jae-woong
- 30 Ju Seung-woo
- 31 Oh Seok-joo
- 38 Lee Myeong-jong
- 39 Oh Sang-won
- 42 Park Seung-joo
- 43 Kim Dong-kyu
- 46 Won Jong-hyan
- 49 Kim Seon-gi
- 50 Ha Yeong-min
- 54 Enmanuel De Jesus
- 58 Jeong Chan-heon
- 60 Kim Dong-hyeok
- 61 Jang Jae-young
- 62 Jhun Jun-pyo
- 63 Son Hyeon-gi
- 66 Lee Jong-min
- 67 Kim In-beom
- 68 Kim Yeon-ju
- 75 Ariel Jurado
- 95 Yun Seok-won
- 22 Kim Dong-heon
- 26 Kim Si-ang
- 32 Kim Jae-hyun
- 64 Park Seong-bhin
- 96 Park Jun-hyeong
- 97 Kim Ji-sung
- 0 Kim Byeong-hwi
- 1 Kim Tae-jin
- 3 Kim Hye-seong
- 5 Lee Jae-sang
- 6 Kim Ju-hyung
- 10 Kim Woong-bin
- 12 Kim Gun-hee
- 13 Kim Su-hwan
- 17 Lee Won-seok
- 24 Song Sung-mun
- 29 Im Ji-yeol
- 37 Sin Jun-woo
- 44 Ko Young-woo
- 53 Choi Joo-hwan
- 92 Lee Seung-won
- 94 Song Ji-hoo
- 2 Lee Ju-hyoung
- 14 Park Soo-jong
- 15 Lee Yong-kyu
- 23 Ye Jin-won
- 25 Ju Seong-won
- 27 Ronnie Dawson
- 35 Lim Byeong-wuk
- 36 Lee Hyung-jong
- 48 Park Chan-hyeok
- 56 Byeon Sang-kwon
- 57 Park Ju-hong
- Manager 78 Hong Won-ki
- Bench coach 72 Kim Chang-hyun
- Battery 89 Park Do-hyun
- First base 86 Kim Ji-soo
- Third base 74 Jo Jae-young
- Hitting 77 Kang Byeong-sik
- Hitting Sub 73 Oh Yun
- Pitching 79 Song Shin-young
- Defence 76 Kim Il-gyeong
- Bullpen 87 Park Jung-bae
- Bullpen -- Ma Jung-kil