Hyun-soo Kim

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The native form of this personal name is Kim Hyun-soo. This article uses the Western name order.
Hyun-soo Kim
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Baltimore Orioles – No. 25
Outfielder
Born: (1988-01-12) January 12, 1988 (age 36)
Seoul, South Korea
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
KBO: September 3, 2007, for the Doosan Bears
MLB: April 11, 2016, for the Baltimore Orioles
KBO statistics
Batting average .420
Home runs 143
RBI 772
MLB statistics
(through May 30, 2016)
Batting average .361
Home runs 1
RBI 3
Hits 18
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Supreme leader
Hyun-soo Kim
Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
World Baseball Classic
Silver medal – second place 2009 Los Angeles Team
2015 WBSC Premier12
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tokyo Team
Hyun-soo Kim
Hangul 김현수
Hanja 金賢洙
Revised Romanization Gim Hyeon-su
McCune–Reischauer Kim Hyŏn-su

Hyun-soo Kim (Hangul: 김현수; born January 12, 1988) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.

Amateur career

Kim attended Shinil High School in Seoul, South Korea. In September 2005, he competed for the South Korea national junior team, that was runner-up at the 6th Asian Junior Baseball Championship in Seoul, South Korea. At the championship, he went 1-for-4 as a backup outfielder in the South Korean roster.

In November 2005, Kim won the Lee Yeong-min Award,[1] given annually to the most outstanding high school hitter in South Korea.

Notable international careers

Year Venue Competition Team Individual Note
2005  South Korea Asian Junior Baseball Championship Silver medal icon.svg .250 BA (1-for-4)

Professional career

KBO League

Doosan Bears

Upon graduation from high school, Kim made himself eligible for the 2006 KBO First-Year Player Draft, but went undrafted. Instead, he was signed by the Doosan Bears as an undrafted free agent. He spent the whole 2006 season playing for the reserve team of the Bears.

In the 2007 season, Kim took over the starting job after starting outfielder Yoo Jae-woong was sidelined with a sprained ankle in the beginning of the season. Kim hit .273 with 5 home runs and 32 runs batted in in 99 games, and finished runner-up for Rookie of the Year.

In the 2008 KBO season, Kim won the batting title with an average of .357 and was first in hits with 168. He finished runner-up in MVP voting and won the Golden Glove Award as an outfielder.

In August 2008, Kim competed for the South Korea national baseball team in the 2008 Olympic Games, where they won the gold medal in the baseball tournament. In the preliminary round game against Japan, Kim hit a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the ninth off closer Iwase Hitoki to break a 2-2 tie as a pinch hitter, leading South Korea to a 5-3 win over Japan.

In March 2009, Kim competed for the South Korea national baseball team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, where they finished runner-up with a 6-3 record. In the tournament, he went 11-for-28 (.393) with 4 RBIs, 6 runs and 7 walks, and was named to the All-Star team at designated hitter.

In the 2009 KBO season, Kim exploded offensively, batting .357 and smacking 23 home runs. He defended his hit title with 172, and was runner-up in RBI (104) and triples (6), third in batting average, runs (97), doubles (31), on-base percentage (.448) and slugging percentage (.589), and eleventh in home runs.

On December 11, 2009, He won the KBO Golden Glove Award for outfielder for two consecutive years.[2]

Major League Baseball

Baltimore Orioles

On December 23, 2015, Kim signed a two-year, $7 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles.[3]

On April 11, 2016, Kim played his first career MLB game versus the Tampa Bay Rays. In that game he had two hits and scored a run.[4] Kim finished his first month of Major League baseball having played in only six games, but making an impact, going 9-for-15 (.600), driving in one run, scoring two runs, and having an on-base percentage of .647. He hit his First Major League Career Homer on May 29, 2016 against the Cleveland Indians that broke a 4-4 tie in the 7th inning.

Awards and honors

KBO
  • 2008 KBO Golden Glove Award (Outfielder)
  • 2009 KBO Golden Glove Award (Outfielder)
  • 2010 KBO Golden Glove Award (Outfielder)

Achievements

KBO
  • 2008 Batting Title
  • 2008 On-base Percentage Title
  • 2008 Hit Title
  • 2009 Hit Title

Notable international careers

Kim Hyun-soo in the outfield during the 2009 World Baseball Classic for the South Korea national baseball team.
Year Venue Competition Team Individual Note
2008  China Olympic Games Gold medal icon.svg .370 BA (10-for-27), 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 SB
2009  United States World Baseball Classic Silver medal icon.svg .393 BA (11-for-28), 4 RBI, 6 R, 7 BB
All-Star (DH)
2010  China Asian Games Gold medal icon.svg .556 BA (10-for-18), 5 RBI, 2 BB
2013  Chinese Taipei World Baseball Classic 9th .250 BA (3-for-12), 2 RBI, 1 BB
2014  South Korea Asian Games Gold medal icon.svg .421 BA (8-for-19), 4 RBI, 7 R, 4 BB
2015  Japan Premier12 Gold medal icon.svg .344 BA (11-for-32), 13 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB
MVP, All-Star (OF)

References

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