Ko Won-jun explained

Ko Won-jun
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:23 June 1990
Debutleague:KBO
Debutyear:2010
Debutdate:April 15
Debutteam:Nexen Heroes
Statyear:2017 season
Statleague:KBO
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:19–27
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.54
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:270
Teams:
Hangul:고원준
Hanja:高源浚
Rr:Go Wonjun
Mr:Ko Wŏnjun

Ko Won-jun (; born January 23, 1990, in Jeju City) is a South Korean baseball pitcher. He bats and throws right-handed.

Amateur career

While attending Bugil High School in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, Ko was a starting pitcher in the team. During his last year in 2008, Ko developed into an ace pitcher for the team, posting 3-3 with a 2.44 ERA in 55.1 innings pitched. However, he was not considered a standout on the national level as his team Bugil High School's 2008 season was unimpressive in the national tournaments, being eliminated early in the knockout stages.

Professional career

Ko made himself eligible for the 2009 KBO Draft. He was considered by some scouts to be a late round draft pick. However, the Heroes scouts paid attention to his high strikeout numbers (9.1 K/9) as a starter, and Ko was eventually selected as the 22nd overall pick in the draft by the Heroes.

Ko spent his first professional season in the Heroes "B" team before progressing to the first team where he made his debut in relief against the Lotte Giants on April 15, 2010. In that game, Ko pitched 2/3 innings of shutout ball. His first KBO league win came as a starter on May 12 against the Kia Tigers, tossing six innings and surrendering only one run on eight hits.[1] A week later, Ko pitched 7 no-hitter innings against the SK Wyverns, but lost the no-hit game with one out in the eighth inning when he allowed a double to the 23rd batter. Ko compiled a 2–2 record and a 2.11 ERA as of May 30, when he hurled eight shutout innings against the LG Twins and only surrendered three hits in that span. However, Ko struggled, going 3–5 with a 5.03 ERA from June to the end of the regular season. For the entire season, Ko's record was 5–7 with a 4.12 ERA in 131.0 innings pitched. After the 2010 season, Ko was selected for the South Korea national baseball team to compete in the Intercontinental Cup held in Taichung.

Notable international careers

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Notes and References

  1. News: 천 . 병혁 . 고 . 동욱 . -프로야구- 넥센 고원준, 데뷔 첫 선발승 . 17 July 2023 . sports.news.naver.com . 12 May 2010 . ko . 17 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230717171905/https://sports.naver.com/news?oid=001&aid=0003273428 . live .