Jeong Keun-woo


Jeong Keun-woo is a second baseman and shortstop who currently plays for the LG Twins in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.

Amateur career

Jeong attended Busan High School in Busan, South Korea. In 1999, he was selected for the South Korea national junior team and participated in the 1999 World Junior Baseball Championship held in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. In 2000, he was selected again for the South Korea national junior team that won the 2000 World Junior Baseball Championship in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He led the attack alongside future pro baseball stars Choo Shin-soo, Kim Tae-kyun and Lee Dae-ho, batting.333 with 3 RBIs as a starting second baseman.
Upon leaving high school, Jeong was considered the top infielder prospect for the 2001 KBO Draft, but went undrafted. Instead, he played college baseball at Korea University.
In his sophomore year at Korea University, he made his first appearance for the South Korea national baseball team at the 2002 Intercontinental Cup, where they claimed the silver medal.
In November 2003, Jeong competed for the South Korean national team as an amateur player again in the 2003 Baseball World Cup. In the tournament, he batted.308 with 2 home runs and 10 RBIs, leading the team in RBI. In Team Korea's second game against Russia, he went 5-for-6 with a home run and 5 RBIs to lead his team to a 26-3 victory.
In 2004, as a senior he participated in the 2nd World University Baseball Championship and led his team to the bronze medal, winning the RBI title.

Notable international careers

Professional career

Drafted by the SK Wyverns in the second round of the 2005 KBO Draft, Jeong made his pro league debut on April 2, 2005. He had a disappointing rookie season, managing only a.193 batting average.
However, the next season he batted.284 with 45 stolen bases and 122 hits, and won the KBO League Golden Glove Award at second base. After the 2006 KBO season, Jeong was selected for the South Korea national team, and won a bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.
Jeong had a.323 batting average in the 2007 KBO season, the first season of a.300-plus batting average, leading his team to the Korean Series Championship. As a member of the South Korea national team, he competed in the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship and 2008 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.
In the 2008 KBO season, Jeong hit.300-plus once again, and ranked 2nd in hits and 3rd in stolen bases.
On July 16, 2008, Jeong was selected for South Korea national team in the 2008 Olympics. In Beijing, he batted 9-for-29 with 4 runs and a RBI, playing as a utility infielder. In the team's third game of round-robin play against Canada, he smacked a solo home run off Mike Johnson in the third inning that held up for a 1-0 win for South Korea.
On December 11, 2009, he obtained his second Golden Glove Award as a second baseman, and in 2013 he won his third Golden Glove.
He moved through the second draft of the KBO League in 2020.

Awards and honors

YearTeamG AB R H2B3BHRRBITB SB CS SH BB HBP K GIDPE AVG OBP SLGOPS
2005SK528811172005194210441337.193.236.216.452
2006SK120430691221948421734510173646038.284.333.402.735
2007SK111341621102429441652410935644620.323.386.484.870
2008SK1244917315420485820640201046353915.314.369.420.789
2009SK12748098168294959232531375548.350.437.483.920
Total 5341850313571941434208 7951666553176211702950.312.352.434.753

Bold = led KBO

Notable international careers