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Oh Hyoun-Taek Doosan Bears Relief pitcher Born: July 17, 1985 Bats: Right Throws: Right Professional debut KBO: 2009 for the Doosan Bears KBO statistics
(through 2011)Win-Loss 1-0 Strikeouts 33 Earned run average 5.12 Teams - Doosan Bears (2008–present)
Oh Hyoun-Taek (Hangul: 오현택, Hanja: 吳賢澤) (born July 17, 1985 in Seoul) is a South Korean sidearm relief pitcher who plays for the Doosan Bears in the South Korean professional baseball league. He bats and throws right-handed.
Professional career
Oh played college baseball at Wonkwang University. After graduating, he went undrafted in the 2008 KBO Draft. Oh was signed by the Doosan Bears as an undrafted free agent prior to the 2008 KBO season. Oh was promoted to the Bears' first team in the 2009 season, but appeared in only 14 games as a relief pitcher, posting a 4.45 ERA in 30.1 innings pitched. After having another mediocre season in 2010 when Oh earned his first win as a pro but pitched only 15.1 innings, he joined the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps Baseball Team to serve a two-year mandatory military duty.
In October 2011, Oh competed in the 2011 Baseball World Cup held in Panama as a member of the South Korean national baseball team. In his first international competition ever, Oh had impressive performances, compiling a 0.40 ERA, racking up 2 wins as a starting pitcher and fanning a tournament-leading 35 batters. He shut out Australia (8.0 IP, 12 K) and Italy (7.2 IP, 14 K), and was named to the All-Star team as a starting pitcher.
Notable international careers
Year Venue Competition Team Individual Note 2011 Panama Baseball World Cup 6th 2–1, 0.40 ERA (5 G, 22.2 IP, 1 ER, 35 K)
All-Star (SP)External links
- Profile and stats from KBO (official website)
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- Doosan Bears players
- South Korean baseball players
- Korea Professional Baseball pitchers
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