Jung Jin-ho (baseball) explained

Jung Jin-ho
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:2 October 1988
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:KBO
Debutdate:April 3
Debutyear:2011
Debutteam:Doosan Bears
Statleague:KBO
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.261
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:14
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:134
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Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea
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Jung jin-ho (; born 2 October 1988) is a retired South Korean professional baseball outfielder.[1] [2] His major position was right field, though he sometimes played as center fielder or left fielder.

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

On 7 June 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 1 May 2018, he hit the 84th inside-the-park home run in KBO history; he did this against the KT Wiz.[5]

References

  1. News: Court gives Pirates' Jung Ho Kang suspended jail term over crash. USA TODAY. 2018-04-17. en.
  2. News: Doosan Bears break single-season wins record in S. Korean baseball. Yonhap News Agency. 2018-04-17. en.
  3. Web site: KBO 홈페이지 player info. KBO. ko. 2018-04-16.
  4. Web site: 정진호, 역대 23호 사이클링 히트. YTN. 7 June 2017. ko. 2018-05-02.
  5. News: 두산 정진호, KBO 역대 84번째 인사이드 더 파크 홈런. 2018-05-02. ko.

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