Kim Hye-seong (baseball)

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Kim Hye-seong
Kiwoom Heroes – No. 3
Second baseman / Shortstop
Born: (1999-01-27) January 27, 1999 (age 25) Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Bats: Left Throws: Right
KBO debut
June 28, 2017, for the Nexen Heroes
KBO statistics (through May 31, 2024)
Batting average	.300
Home runs	34
Runs batted in	342

Teams
Nexen / Kiwoom Heroes (2017–present)
Career highlights and awards
3× KBO Golden Glove Award (2021–2023) KBO stolen base leader (2021)

Kim Hye-seong (Korean: 김혜성; born January 27, 1999) is a South Korean professional baseball infielder for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League.^[1]

Kim is the only KBO player to receive the Golden Glove Award at shortstop and second base.

Career

In 2016, Kim received the Lee Young-min Batting Award [ko], given to the top-hitting high school player in Republic of Korea.^[2]

Kim appeared in six baseball contests during the 2022 Asian Games, batting .292/.500/.370 in 18 at-bats, and winning a gold medal for South Korea.^[3]

v t e Kiwoom Heroes current roster
Pitchers	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
Catchers	22 Kim Dong-heon 26 Kim Si-ang 32 Kim Jae-hyun 64 Park Seong-bhin 96 Park Jun-hyeong 97 Kim Ji-sung
Infielders	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
Outfielders	2 Lee Ju-hyeong 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
Coaching Staff	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

v t e South Korea baseball roster – 2020 Summer Olympics
1 Ko Young-pyo 2 Oh Ji-hwan 3 Kim Hye-seong 10 Hwang Jae-gyun 11 Cho Sang-woo 13 Hur Kyoung-min 15 Kim Jin-uk 17 Park Hae-min 18 Won Tae-in 19 Go Woo-suk 21 Seung-hwan Oh 22 Hyun-soo Kim 23 Cha Woo-chan 25 Yang Eui-ji 32 Park Se-woong 37 Park Kun-woo 44 Oh Jae-il 47 Kang Min-ho 48 Lee Eui-lee 50 Kang Baek-ho 51 Lee Jung-hoo 53 Choi Joo-hwan 55 Kim Min-woo 61 Choi Won-joon
Manager 74 Kim Kyung-moon Bench Coach 73 Choi Il-eon Hitting Coach 88 Kim Jae-hyun Base Coach 77 Kim Jong-kook Defense Coach 75 Lee Jong-yeol Pitching Coach 79 Chong Tae-hyon Battery Coach 75 Jin Kab-yong

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

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