| Jeong Keun-woo | |
|---|---|
 Jeong in 2020 | |
| Born: (1982-10-02)October 2, 1982 (age 43) Pusan, South Korea | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| KBO debut | |
| April 2, 2005, for the SK Wyverns | |
| KBO statistics (through 2020 season) | |
| Batting average | .302 |
| Home runs | 121 |
| RBI | 722 |
| Stolen bases | 371 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Jeong Keun-woo | |
| Hangul | 정근우 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 鄭根宇 |
| RR | Jeong Geunu |
| MR | Chŏng Kŭnu |
Jeong Keun-woo (Korean: 정근우;Hanja: 鄭根宇; born October 2, 1982) is a formersecond baseman andshortstop who last played for theSK Wyverns,Hanhwa Eagles, andLG Twins in theKorea Baseball Organization.[1] He bats and throwsright-handed.
Jeong attended Busan High School inBusan,South Korea. In 1999, he was selected for the South Korea national junior team and participated in the1999 World Junior Baseball Championship held inKaohsiung City,Taiwan. In 2000, he was selected again for the South Korea national junior team that won the2000 World Junior Baseball Championship inEdmonton,Alberta, Canada. He led the attack alongside future pro baseball starsChoo Shin-soo,Kim Tae-kyun andLee Dae-ho, batting .333 with 3 RBIs as a starting second baseman.
Upon leaving high school, Jeong was considered the top infielder prospect for the 2001KBO Draft, but went undrafted. Instead, he played college baseball atKorea University.
In his sophomore year atKorea University, he made his first appearance for theSouth Korea national baseball team at the2002 Intercontinental Cup, where they claimed the silver medal.
In November 2003, Jeong competed for the South Korean national team as an amateur player again in the2003 Baseball World Cup. In the tournament, he batted .308 with 2 home runs and 10 RBIs, leading the team in RBI. In Team Korea's second game againstRussia, he went 5-for-6 with a home run and 5 RBIs to lead his team to a 26-3 victory.
In 2004, as a senior he participated in the2nd World University Baseball Championship and led his team to the bronze medal, winning the RBI title.
| Year | Venue | Competition | Team | Individual Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |  Chinese Taipei | World Junior Baseball Championship | 5th | |
| 2000 |  Canada | World Junior Baseball Championship |  | .333 BA (9-for-27), 3 RBI |
| 2002 |  Cuba | Intercontinental Cup |  | .294 BA (5-for-15) |
| 2003 | Cuba | Baseball World Cup | 8th | .308 BA (12-for-39), 2 HR, 10 RBI, 9 R |
| 2004 | Chinese Taipei | World University Baseball Championship |  | 1st in RBI |
Drafted by theSK Wyverns in the second round (15th overall) of the 2005 KBO Draft, Jeong made his pro league debut on April 2, 2005. He had a disappointing rookie season, managing only a .193 batting average.
However, the next season he batted .284 with 45 stolen bases (2nd in the league) and 122 hits, and won theKBO League Golden Glove Award at second base. After the 2006 KBO season, Jeong was selected for theSouth Korea national team, and won a bronze medal at the2006 Asian Games inDoha,Qatar.
Jeong had a .323 batting average (4th in the league) in the 2007 KBO season, the first season of a .300-plus batting average, leading his team to theKorean Series Championship. As a member of theSouth Korea national team, he competed in the2007 Asian Baseball Championship and2008 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.
In the 2008 KBO season, Jeong hit .300-plus once again (.317), and ranked 2nd in hits (154) and 3rd in stolen bases (40).
On July 16, 2008, Jeong was selected for South Korea national team in the2008 Olympics. In Beijing, he batted 9-for-29 with 4 runs and a RBI, playing as autility infielder. In the team's third game of round-robin play againstCanada, he smacked a solo home run offMike Johnson in the third inning that held up for a 1-0 win for South Korea.
On December 11, 2009, he obtained his second Golden Glove Award as a second baseman,[2] and in 2013 he won his third Golden Glove.
He moved through the second draft of the KBO League in 2020.[3]
Source:[4]
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SB | CS | SH | BB | HBP | K | GIDP | E | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2005 | SK | 52 | 88 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 7 | .193 | .236 | .216 | .452 |
| 2006 | 120 | 430 | 69 | 122 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 173 | 45 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 4 | 60 | 3 | 8 | .284 | .333 | .402 | .735 | |
| 2007 | 111 | 341 | 62 | 110 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 165 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 44 | 6 | 20 | .323 | .386 | .484 | .870 | |
| 2008 | 124 | 491 | 73 | 154 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 206 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 46 | 3 | 53 | 9 | 15 | .314 | .369 | .420 | .789 | |
| 2009 | 127 | 480 | 98 | 168 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 232 | 53 | 13 | 7 | 55 | 4 | 8 | .350 | .437 | .483 | .920 | |||
| Total | 534 | 1850 | 313 | 571 | 94 | 14 | 34 | 208 | 795 | 166 | 65 | 53 | 176 | 21 | 170 | 29 | 50 | .312 | .352 | .434 | .753 |
Bold = led KBO
| Year | Venue | Competition | Team | Individual Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  Qatar | Asian Games | | .350 BA (7-for-20), 3 RBI, 8 R, 3 SB, 4 BB |
| 2007 | Chinese Taipei | Asian Baseball Championship | | .250 BA (2-for-8), 2 RBI, 2 R |
| 2008 |  China | Olympic Games | | .310 BA (9-for-29), 1 HR, 1 RBI, 5 R |
| 2009 |  United States | World Baseball Classic | | .292 BA (7-for-24), 1 HR, 2 RBI, 7 R |
| 2010 | China | Guangzhou Asian Games | | .563 BA (9-for-16), 3 RBI, 6 R, 3 BB |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Game of Blood | Contestant | [5] | |
| 2022 | All Table Tennis! | Cast Member | [6] | |
| Youth Baseball Team | Head coach | [7] | ||
| Strongest Baseball | Cast Member | [8] |
