Kim Tae-gyun (baseball, born 1971)

Kim Tae-gyun (Korean김태균; born August 19, 1971) is a former South Korean baseball player.[1]

Kim Tae-gyun
Lotte Giants – No. 70
Infielder / Coach
Born: (1971-08-19) August 19, 1971 (age 53)
Busan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
KBO debut
1994, for the Samsung Lions
Last appearance
2007, for the SK Wyverns
KBO statistics
Batting average.227
Hits673
Home runs63
Runs batted in335
Teams
As player

As coach

Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
Kim Tae-gyun
Hangul
김태균
Hanja
金泰均
Revised RomanizationGim Taegyun
McCune–ReischauerKim T'aegyun

Not known for his batting, Kim was an excellent utility infielder and was a key component to the defensive formula of the Samsung Lions in the late-1990s. He was part of the South Korean national baseball team which won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the middle of the 2002 season, Kim was traded to the Lotte Giants. After a career year in 2004 Kim was signed as a free agent by the SK Wyverns and played there until 2007 when he announced retirement.

Kim served as the infield instructor of the SK Wyverns reserve team.

References

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  1. ^ Shin Chang-yong (October 22, 2015). "롯데, 수석코치에 김태균…장종훈·주형광 잔류". Yonhap (in Korean). Seoul. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
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