Nexen Heroes

Nexen Heroes
Established	2008
Based in Seoul since 2008
Team logo Cap Insignia
League affiliations
Korea Professional Baseball (2008–present)
Current uniform
Home Away
Colors
Burgundy, White, Grey
Name
Nexen Heroes (2010–present)
Seoul Heroes (2009) Heroes (2008-2009) Woori Heroes (2008)
Other nicknames
Hero
Mascot
Teokdori
Ballpark
Mokdong Baseball Stadium (2008–present)
League titles
Korean Series titles (0)
League Pennants (0)
Owner(s): Nexen Tire
Manager: Kim Si-Jin
General Manager: Lee Jang-Seok

Nexen Heroes Baseball Club (Hangul: 넥센 히어로즈 야구단) are a South Korean professional baseball team. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization and compete in the annual KBO Championship which culminates in the Korean Series. The Heroes mascot is Teokdori (Mr. Jaw).

History

The franchise was originally known as the Sammi Superstars and had subsequent incarnations as the Chongbo Pintos and Taepyoungyang Dolphins. The team was renamed the Hyundai Unicorns after being sold to Hyundai in 1996, and was relocated from Incheon to Suwon. The Unicorns won the KBO championship four times (1998, 2000, 2003 and 2004), with only the Haitai Tigers (now Kia Tigers) having a better record of championship victories. But in 2008, the team was disbanded. After that, Centennial Investments founded a new team called Woori Heroes. On February 8, 2010, naming rights were sold to Nexen Tire. The Heroes play their home games at the Mokdong Baseball Stadium in the Yangcheon-gu of Seoul.

Like other baseball teams in Korea (and contrary to most professional teams in other sports around the world) the team is known primarily by the name of the sponsor, occasionally as their nickname, and never as the city in which they are based.

Season by Season Records

Year	Team	City	Rank	Game	W	L	D	Win%	BA
1982	Sammi Superstars	Incheon	6	80	15	65	0	.188
1983	Sammi Superstars	Incheon	3	100	52	47	1	.525
1984	Sammi Superstars	Incheon	6	100	38	59	3	.392
1985	Sammi Superstars Chongbo Pintos	Incheon	6	110	39	70	1	.358
1986	Chongbo Pintos	Incheon	6	108	32	74	2	.302
1987	Chongbo Pintos	Incheon	7	108	41	65	2	.319
1988	Taepyungyang Dolphins	Incheon	7	108	34	73	1	.318
1989	Taepyungyang Dolphins	Incheon	3	120	62	54	2	.533
1990	Taepyungyang Dolphins	Incheon	5	120	58	59	4	.496
1991	Taepyungyang Dolphins	Incheon	5	126	55	69	2	.444
1992	Taepyungyang Dolphins	Incheon	6	126	56	67	3	.456
1993	Taepyungyang Dolphins	Incheon	8	126	34	82	10	.310
1994	Taepyungyang Dolphins	Incheon	2	126	68	55	3	.552
1995	Taepyungyang Dolphins	Incheon	7	126	48	73	5	.401
1996	Hyundai Unicorns	Incheon	2	126	67	54	5	.552	.243
1997	Hyundai Unicorns	Incheon	6	126	51	71	4	.421	.247
1998	Hyundai Unicorns	Incheon	1	126	81	45	0	.643	.270
1999	Hyundai Unicorns	Incheon	5	132	68	59	5	.535	.272
2000	Hyundai Unicorns	Suwon	1	133	91	40	2	.695	.278
2001	Hyundai Unicorns	Suwon	3	133	72	57	4	.558	.268
2002	Hyundai Unicorns	Suwon	4	133	70	58	5	.547	.261
2003	Hyundai Unicorns	Suwon	1	133	80	51	2	.611	.286
2004	Hyundai Unicorns	Suwon	1	133	75	53	5	.586	.275
2005	Hyundai Unicorns	Suwon	7	126	53	70	3	.430	.256
2006	Hyundai Unicorns	Suwon	2	126	70	55	1	.560	.270
2007	Hyundai Unicorns	Suwon	6	126	55	68	1	.447	.271
2008	Heroes	Seoul	7	126	50	76	0	.397	.266
2009	Heroes	Seoul	6	133	60	72	1	.451	.272
2010	Nexen Heroes	Seoul	7	133	52	78	3	.391	.262
2011	Nexen Heroes	Seoul	8	133	51	80	2	.389	.245

Current Lineup

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Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation  31 Kim Sung-Tae  36 Moon Sung-Hyun  54 Brandon Knight  67 Shim Soo-Chang Bullpen  11 Lee Jeong-Hun  18 Kim Sang-Soo  21 Ma Jung-Kil  27 Park Joon-Soo  29 Yoon Ji-Woong  30 Kim Soo-Kyung  47 Lee Bo-Keun Closer   1 Son Seung-Lak		Catchers  22 Yoo Seon-Jeong  93 Hur Do-Hwan Infielders   3 Kim Min-Seong   7 Kim Min-Woo   9 Ji Seok-Hun  10 Lee Sung-Yong  16 Kang Jung-Ho  52 Park Byung-Ho Outfielders  25 Song Ji-Man  29 Yoo Han-Joon  32 Cory Aldridge  36 Kang Byung-Sik  51 Jang Ki-Young  53 Ko Jong-Wook   Lee Taek-Keun		Pitchers  15 Oh Jae-Young  23 Bae Him-Chan  32 Kim Soo-Hwa  41 Hwang Doo-Sung  48 Keum Min-Chul  50 Kim Young-Min  54 Lee Dong-Hak  57 Park Sung-Hoon  58 Kang Yoon-Koo  65 Kim Dae-Woo Catchers  12 Kang Gwi-Tae  43 Lee Hae-Chang  44 Heo Jun Infielders   5 Kim Il-Gyeong   6 Kwon Do-Young  34 Jang Young-Seok  35 Oh Jae-Il  45 Cho Jung-Keun     Yoo Jae-Shin #     Kim Ji-Soo # Outfielders   8 Jung Soo-Sung   9 Cho Jae-Ho  24 Park Jeong-Jun  62 Oh Yoon		Manager  79 Kim Si-Jin Coaches  77 Chung Min-Tae (pitching)  88 Shim Jae-Hak (hitting)  78 Hong Wong-Ki (first base)  81 Kim Sung-Kap (third base)  80 Kim Dong-Soo (bullpen) † Disabled list * Suspended list # Military list Roster updated 2011-11-01 → More rosters

External links

• Korea Baseball Organisation - Official Website
• Heroes - Official Website