Moon Sung-Hyun (baseball)

This is a Korean name; the family name is Moon.

Moon Sung-Hyun
NEXEN Heroes — No. 36
Starting pitcher
Born: November 9, 1991 (1991-11-09) (age 20)
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.

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) MVP

Professional 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 rosterview · talk · edit
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

Persondata
Name	Moon, Sung-Hyun
Alternative names
Short description	Baseball player
Date of birth	November 9, 1991
Place of birth	Seoul, Korea
Date of death
Place of death