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Choi Jeong - Wikipedia

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Choi Jeong

Choi playing for the South Korea national team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic

SSG Landers – No. 14

Third baseman

Born: February 28, 1987 (age 37)
Icheon, South Korea

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

KBO debut

April 2, 2005, for the SK Wyverns

KBO statistics
(through June 7, 2024)

Batting average

.287

Home runs

476

Run batted in

1,508

Teams

SK Wyverns / SSG Landers (2005–present)

Career highlights and awards

8× KBO Golden Glove Award (2011–2013, 2016–2017, 2019, 2021–2022)
Korean Series MVP (2008)
3× KBO Home Run King (2016–2017, 2021)

Medals

Men's baseball

Representing South Korea
World Baseball Classic
	2009 Los Angeles	Team
Asian Games
	2010 Guangzhou	Team

Choi Jeong
Hangul	최정
Hanja	崔廷
Revised Romanization	Choe Jeong
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Chŏng

Choi Jeong (Korean: 최정; born February 28, 1987) is a third baseman who has played his whole career for the SK Wyverns (known as the SSG Landers beginning in 2021) in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed. Choi's 488 career home runs rank first on the KBO all-time list. His 313 career hit-by-pitches (HBP) is the most in the KBO as well as the world record. He was hit by his 288th pitch in 2021 and surpassed Hughie Jennings' 287 hit-by-pitches.^[1]

Education

Suwon Yushin High School
Anyang Pyongchon Middle School
Seongnam Daeil Elementary School

Amateur career

While playing for Yushin High School in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, he batted 4th and threw in the mid-90s, playing all nine positions as a No.1 starting pitcher and position player.

In July 2004, Choi was selected for the South Korea national junior team as a pitcher and participated in the 2004 World Junior Baseball Championship held in Taiwan. Choi started South Korea's first match in the preliminary round, and pitched 5 innings and gave up a run, leading his team to a 5–2 victory over Italy. South Korea eventually won the bronze medal at the competition.

In December 2004, he was named best high school batter of the year.

Notable international careers

Year	Venue	Competition	Team
2004	Chinese Taipei	World Junior Baseball Championship

Professional career

Signed by the SK Wyverns, Choi made his pro league debut in the 2005 season. He was successful as both a starting pitcher and a slugger in high school, but finally decided to be a full-time batter for his pro career.

As a third baseman, he had several mediocre seasons, but broke out in 2007 when he had 109 hits, 16 home runs and batted .267.

In 2008, Choi helped his team to become two-time Korean Series Champions, and he was finally named the series MVP.

In 2016 and 2017, Choi became the best power-hitter in the KBO, leading the league in home runs both seasons, with 40 and 46 home runs, respectively.

Choi became a free agent after the 2018 season, staying with the Wyverns at 10.6 billion won in total for six years.^[2]

In 2019 Choi led the league in HBP with 26; it was the seventh time he had 20+ HBP in 11 seasons. He was hit by pitch another 20 times in 2020.

On April 24, 2024, Choi hit his 468th career home run, passing Lee Seung-yuop to become the all–time KBO home run leader.^[3]

References

^ "KBO's top baseball magnet passes MLB mark with 288th hit-by-pitch," The Korea Herald (August 19, 2021)
^ 하, 남직 (2018-12-05). "최정, 6년 106억원에 SK와 잔류 계약…KBO 공식 최장 타이(종합)". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-18.
^ "Landers slugger Choi Jeong becomes new KBO career home run leader". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 29, 2024.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization

Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Choi Jeong at SK Wyverns Baseball Club (in Korean)
Choi Jeong Fancafe at Naver (in Korean)
Choi Jeong on Cyworld (in Korean)

SSG Landers current roster

Active roster

Coaching Staff

Manager 85 Youm Kyoung-youb
Bench coach 80 Park Kyung-oan
Pitching 74 Choi Sang-deok
Defense 78 Kim Il-kyoung
Base running 84 Cho Dong-hwa
Battery 81 Choi Kyung-chul
Third base 86 Jeong Soo-seong
Hitting 72 Lee Jin-young

Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award

1982: Kim Yu-dong
1983: Kim Bong-yeon
1984: Yu Du-yeol
1985: None
1986: Kim Jeong-su
1987: Kim Jun-hwan
1988: Mun Hui-su
1989: Park Cheol-woo
1990: Kim Yong-soo
1991: Jang Chae-keun
1992: Park Dong-heui
1993: Lee Jong-beom
1994: Kim Yong-soo
1995: Kim Min-ho
1996: Lee Kang-chul
1997: Lee Jong-beom
1998: Chung Min-tae
1999: Koo Dae-sung
2000: Tom Quinlan
2001: Tyrone Woods
2002: Ma Hae-young
2003: Chung Min-tae
2004: Cho Yong-jun
2005: Oh Seung-hwan
2006: Park Jin-man
2007: Kim Jae-hyun
2008: Choi Jeong
2009: Na Ji-wan
2010: Park Jung-kwon
2011: Oh Seung-hwan
2012: Lee Seung-yuop
2013: Park Han-yi
2014: Yamaico Navarro
2015: Jung Soo-bin
2016: Yang Eui-ji
2017: Yang Hyeon-jong
2018: Han Dong-min
2019: Oh Jae-il
2020: Yang Eui-ji
2021: Park Kyung-su
2022: Kim Kang-min
2023: Oh Ji-hwan
2024: Kim Sun-bin

South Korea roster – 2009 World Baseball Classic runners-up

Manager 81 Kim In-sik
Bench coach 80 Kim Seong-han
Pitching coach 79 Yang Sang-moon
Hitting coach 78 Lee Soon-chul
Third base coach 77 Ryu Joong-il
First base coach 76 Kim Min-ho
Battery coach 75 Kang Sung-woo

South Korea baseball roster – 2010 Asian Games Champions

Manager 70 Cho Bum-hyun
Pitching coach 79 Kim Si-jin
Base coach 75 Ryu Joong-il
Hitting coach 72 Yoon Young-hwan

South Korea roster – 2013 World Baseball Classic

Manager 75 Ryu Joong-il
Bench coach 79 Yang Sang-moon
Hitting coach 78 Park Jung-tae
Hitting coach 86 Kim Han-soo
Pitching coach 77 Han Yong-duk
Battery coach 80 Kim Dong-soo
Defensive coach 76 Ryu Ji-hyun

South Korea roster – 2023 World Baseball Classic

Manager: 71 Lee Kang-chul

Coaches: Hitting Coach 77 Kim Ki-tai; Pitching Coach 91 Jong Hyun-wook; First Base Coach 76 Kim Min-jae; Third Base Coach 72 Kim Min-ho; Bullpen Coach 81 Bae Young-soo; Quality Control Coach 88 Shim Jae-hak; Catching Coach 70 Jin Kab-yong