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Moon Sung-Hyun NEXEN Heroes — No. 36 Starting pitcher Born: November 9, 1991 Bats: Right Throws: Right Professional debut KBO: May 8, 2010 for the NEXEN Heroes KBO statistics
(through 2011 Season)Win-Loss 6-17 Earned run average 4.55 Strikeouts 165 Teams - NEXEN Heroes (2010–present)
Moon Sung-Hyun (Hangul: 문성현) (born November 9, 1991 in Seoul) is a South Korean starting pitcher who plays for the Heroes in the Korea Professional Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed.
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Amateur career
Moon attended Choongam High School in Seoul. In 2009, he had the best high school season, posting a 1.13 ERA and allowing only 8 earned runs in 63 innings pitched. In April, Moon led his team to win the 2009 Golden Lion Flag National Championship, hurling 7.2 shutout innings in the final game, and was named MVP of the tournament. In June, Moon was selected as a member of the South Korean U-18 national team for the Asian Junior Baseball Championship held in Seoul, South Korea. In the championship, he had an excellent performance, going 2-0 with a 0.77 ERA and allowing only 7 hits in 11.2 innings while striking out 16. Team Korea eventually won their third Asian championship and Moon won the MVP honors.
Notable international careers
Year Venue Competition Team Individual Note 2009 South Korea
Asian Junior Championship 2-0, 0.77 ERA (3 G, 11.2 IP, 1 ER, 16 K)
MVPProfessional career
Moon made himself eligible for the 2010 KBO Draft and was selected as the 31st overall pick in the draft by the Heroes.
Moon started the 2010 season in the reserve league, but was called up in early May. He made his pro league debut on May 8 against the Hanwha Eagles at Mokdong Baseball Stadium, coming from the bullpen and tossing one scoreless inning of one-hit ball. In June, Moon was promoted into the Heroes' starting rotation.
External links
- Profile and stats on the KBO official website
Nexen Heroes rosterActive roster Inactive roster Coaches/Other Pitchers
Starting rotation
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
Catchers
Infielders
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
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
Manager
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
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- Living people
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