Nexen Heroes

Nexen Heroes
넥센 히어로즈
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
League KBO League (2008–present)
Location Seoul, South Korea
Ballpark Gocheok Sky Dome
Year established 2008 (2008)
Nickname(s) Yeong-woong (영웅, hero)
Former name(s)
  • Seoul Heroes (2009)
  • Heroes (2008–2009)
  • Woori Heroes (2008)
Former ballparks Mokdong Baseball Stadium (2008–2015)
Colors Burgundy and grey
         
Ownership Seoul Heroes, Co., LTD.[Note 1]
Manager Jang Jeong-seok
President Lee Chang-suk
Website http://www.heroes-baseball.co.kr
Uniforms

Nexen Heroes Baseball Club (Hangul: 넥센 히어로즈 야구단) is a South Korean professional baseball team based in Seoul. They are a member of the KBO League which culminates in the Korean Series. The Heroes mascot is Teokdori (턱돌이; Mr. Jaw). Like other baseball teams in South Korea, the team is known primarily by the name of the sponsor, occasionally as their nickname, and never as the city in which they are based. The Heroes play their home games at Gocheok Sky Dome in Gocheok-dong, a neighborhood located in the southwestern part of Seoul.

In 2014, the Futures League squad changed its name to Hwaseong Heroes (화성 히어로즈), differentiating from the first string.[1][2]

History

The franchise was originally known as the Sammi SuperStars and had subsequent incarnations as the Chungbo Pintos and Pacific Dolphins. The team was renamed the Hyundai Unicorns after being sold to Hyundai in 1996, and was relocated from Incheon to Suwon. The Unicorns won the KBO championship four times (1998, 2000, 2003 and 2004), with only the Kia Tigers, Samsung Lions, and Doosan Bears having a better record of championship victories. But in 2008, the team was disbanded. After that, Centennial Investments founded a new team called Woori Heroes. Unlike the other KBO League ballclubs, the Heroes are owned by a collection of individuals headed by Lee Chang-suk (founder), instead of being owned by its naming sponsor. During the 2008 season, Woori broke the naming sponsor deal, citing that the Heroes has not paid the full founding fee to the KBO yet, forcing the team to trade most of its star players for cash. For the rest of 2008 season and the 2009 season, the team used only "Heroes" for its name. On February 8, 2010, naming rights were sold to Nexen Tire.

Season-by-season records

Year Stadium Rank Regular Season Postseason Awards
Standings Games W L D Win% BA HR ERA
Woori Heroes
2008Mokdong Baseball Stadium7/87/812650760.397.266704.43Did not qualify
Seoul Heroes
2009Mokdong Baseball Stadium6/86/813360721.451.2721535.40Did not qualify
Nexen Heroes
2010Mokdong Baseball Stadium7/87/813352783.391.262874.55Did not qualify
20118/88/813351802.389.245794.36Did not qualify
20126/86/813361693.469.2431023.83Did not qualifyPark Byung-ho (MVP)
Seo Geon-chang (ROY)
20134/93/912872542.571.2721254.12Lost Semi-playoff vs. Doosan Bears, 2–3Park Byung-ho (MVP)
20142/92/912878482.619.2981995.25Won Playoff vs. LG Twins, 3–1
Lost Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions, 2–4		Seo Geon-chang (MVP)
20154/104/1014478651.545.2982034.91Won Wild Card vs. SK Wyverns, 1–0*
Lost Semi-playoff vs. Doosan Bears, 1–3
2016Gocheok Sky Dome4/103/1014477661.538.2931344.96Lost Semi-playoff vs. LG Twins, 1–3Shin Jae-young (ROY)
20177/107/1014469732.486.2901415.03Did not qualifyLee Jung-hoo (ROY)
Overall recordWinsLossesDrawsWin%
Regular Season64868117.488
Postseason10140.417

Current lineup

Nexen Heroes roster
Players Coaches/Other
Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

  • 11 Hwang Duk-gyoon
  • 13 Jung Dae-hyun
  • 15 Oh Ju-won
  • 19 Park Jong-yoon
  • 21 Ma Jung-gil
  • 24 Kim Sang-soo
  • 28 Kim Hae-soo
  • 30 Park Jung-joon
  • 34 Ha Young-min
  • 38 Yoon Young-sam
  • 42 Jo Sang-woo
  • 43 Kim Sung-min
  • 47 Lee Bo-geun
  • 48 Park Joo-hyun
  • 49 Kim Hong-bin
  • 51 Yang Hoon
  • 54 Ahn Hyeon-seok
  • 55 Kim Geon-tae
  • 58 Keum Min-cheol
  • 60 Oh Yoon-sung
  • 67 Ahn Jung-hoon
  • 95 Park Seung-joo

Closer

 Catchers
  •  2 Ju Hyo-sang
  • 27 Park Dong-won
  • 32 Kim Jae-hyun

Infielders

 Outfielders
 Manager
  • 40 Jang Jeong-seok

Coaches

  • 88 Shim Jae-hak (bench coach)
  • 70 Kim Dong-woo (battery)
  • 74 Jo Jae-young (third base)
  • 76 Oh Gyu-taek (first base)
  • 77 Kang Byung-sik (hitting)
  • 78 Hong Won-ki (defense)
  • 84 Lee Ji-poong (training)
  • 87 Park Seung-min (bullpen)
  • -- Ma Jung-kil (bullpen)
Futures League
  • 90 Shane Spencer (manager)
  • 71 Brandon Knight (pitching coordinator)
  • 72 Hur Moon-hoi (hitting coordinator)
  • 73 Chae Jong-kuk (defense)
  • 75 Song Ji-man (general 2nd hitting)
  • 76 Oh Kyu-taek (1st base)
  • 82 Kim Pil-jung (battery)


updated on 28 November 2017
→ All KBO League rosters

Notes

  1. ↑ Although the first and second string of the club are Nexen Heroes and Hwaseong Heroes, the owner company is Seoul Heroes (formerly, Centennial Investment). Seoul Heroes is one of the former names of the club.

References

General
  • "Complete league history and statistics" (in Korean). Korean Baseball League. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
Specific
  1. ↑ 베이스볼 브레이크 ‘화성 히어로즈’…넥센 2군 신선한 파격 from Sports Dong-a.
  2. ↑ 화성시 연고 넥센 2군 '화성 히어로즈', KT위즈와 홈 개막 경기 펼쳐 from Asia Today
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