Jung Jin-ho (baseball)

Jung jin-ho (Hangul: 정진호, Hanja: 鄭振浩; born October 2 1988) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder who is currently playing for the Hanhwa Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization.[1][2] His major position is right field, though he sometimes plays as center fielder or left fielder.

Jung Jin-ho
Hanwha Eagles – No. --
Outfielder
Born: (1988-10-02) 2 October 1988
Seoul
Bats: Left Throws: Right
KBO debut
April 3, 2011, for the Hanhwa Eagles
KBO statistics
(through August 1, 2019)
Batting average.266
Home runs12
Runs batted in100
Teams
Career highlights and awards
This is a Korean name; the family name is Jung.

He graduated from Chung-Ang University and was selected by the Doosan Bears in the 2011 draft (2nd draft, 5th round).[3]

On June 7, 2017, Jung hit for the 23rd cycle in KBO League history against the Samsung Lions. He is the first player to hit for the cycle in the KBO's minimum innings (5 innings).[4] On May 1, 2018, he hit the 84th inside-the-park home run in KBO history; he did this against the KT Wiz and pitcher Ryan Robert Feierabend.[5]

References
  1. "Court gives Pirates' Jung Ho Kang suspended jail term over crash". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  2. "Doosan Bears break single-season wins record in S. Korean baseball". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  3. 스포츠투아이. "KBO 홈페이지 player info". KBO (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  4. "정진호, 역대 23호 사이클링 히트". www.ytn.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. "두산 정진호, KBO 역대 84번째 인사이드 더 파크 홈런" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
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