Ju Kwon Explained

Ju Kwon
Team:KT Wiz
Number:38
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:31 May 1995
Birth Place:Jilin Province, China
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:KBO
Debutdate:May 23
Debutyear:2015
Debutteam:KT Wiz
Statyear:May 30, 2024
Statleague:KBO
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:34–39
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:5.18
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:345
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Ju Kwon (also known as Joo Kwan, born May 31, 1995) is a Chinese-born Korean baseball pitcher who plays with the KT Wiz in the KBO League.

Ju was born in the Jilin province to a Chinese father and a Korean mother in 1995.

Ju became a South Korean citizen in 2007 and played youth baseball in South Korea.[1]

On May 27, 2016, he recorded nine scoreless innings, four hits, and four strikeouts against Nexen, recording his first complete victory in his debut.[2]

Ju represented China at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[3] He faced criticism from fans for his decision which he said hurt him deeply.[4]

Ju announced prior to the 2023 World Baseball Classic that, while he would play for China, he would not pitch against South Korea if the two teams faced each other. He further said that he would have preferred to play for South Korea if he had been selected.

Notes and References

  1. News: Ho . Jee . Chinese-born S. Korean pitcher to play for China at World Baseball Classic . 14 March 2023 . . 3 January 2023 . en.
  2. Web site: 주권, 데뷔 첫 승리를 완봉승으로…KT 위즈 8-0 승리 이끌어. 2020-06-18. Seoul Shinmun. 27 May 2016 . ko.
  3. Web site: 2017 WBC Media Guide. 2017-03-23. 2017-03-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20170323053618/http://web.usabaseball.com/documents/1/6/4/217889164/2017_WBC_Media_Guide_du244uby.pdf. dead.
  4. News: Ho . Jee . Chinese-born S. Korean pitcher vows not to play vs. adopted country at WBC . 14 March 2023 . . 4 January 2023 . en.