Song Jin-woo
Song Jin-woo (Hangul: 송진우, Hanja: 宋津宇) (born February 16, 1966) is a retired South Korean left-handed pitcher who played for the Hanwha Eagles his entire career. He also competed for South Korea in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and at the 2000 Summer Olympics, on the team that won the bronze medal.
Song Jin-woo | |||
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Hanwha Eagles – No. 21 | |||
Pitcher / Coach | |||
Born: | February 16, 1966|||
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KBO debut | |||
April 12, 1989, for the Binggrae Eagles | |||
Last KBO appearance | |||
September 23, 2009, for the Hanwha Eagles | |||
KBO statistics | |||
Win-Loss | 210–153 | ||
Earned run average | 3.51 | ||
Saves | 103 | ||
Strikeouts | 2,048 | ||
Teams | |||
As player
As coach | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
KBO Records
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Medal record | ||
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Representing | ||
Men’s baseball | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2000 Sydney | Team | |
Asian Games | ||
2002 Busan | Team |
Song Jin-woo | |
Hangul | 송진우 |
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Hanja | 宋津宇 |
Revised Romanization | Song Jinu |
McCune–Reischauer | Song Chinu |
Song played in the KBO League for 21 seasons between 1989 and 2009. He currently holds several pitching records for the KBO, including his 210 wins, 2048 strikeouts, and 3003 innings pitched.[1][2]
Song was the first pitcher in the KBO to strike out over 2,000 batters. He accomplished this feat on June 6, 2008, at his home field of Daejeon Baseball Stadium against the Woori Heroes. He recorded the strikeout in the bottom of the 8th inning with two outs, ringing up Song Ji-man.
Song's number 21 jersey was retired by the Eagles on September 23, 2009.
Coaching career
Song became the Eagles' pitching coach in 2018, vowing to change the team's approach. Song said, "Changing the entry is the most sensitive issue between coaches and players." Song's "personalized' prescription" played a big role. Foreign pitcher Keyvius Sampson had difficulty in the early stages of the season, but he improved his position as well as his arrest while correcting his position. [Song] told Jason Wheeler to fix the changeup. Song coach also emphasized "communication."[3]
References
- JoongAng Daily Korean baseball’s old-timers rack up the records. Accessed on 2009-1-4.
- koreabaseball.com Song Jin-Woo player page Accessed on 2009-1-4.
- 강, 주형 (2018-05-18). "Trust, communicate and customize ...by song jin -woo". The Hankook-Ilbo. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics and player information from the KBO official website
- Databaseolympics