Hyun-soo Kim

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Hyun-soo Kim
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Baltimore Orioles – No. 25
Outfielder
Born: (1988-01-12) January 12, 1988 Seoul, South Korea
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
KBO: September 3, 2007, for the Doosan Bears
MLB: April 11, 2016, for the Baltimore Orioles
KBO statistics
Batting average	.420
Home runs	143
RBI	772
MLB statistics (through May 30, 2016)
Batting average	.361
Home runs	1
RBI	3
Hits	18
Teams
Doosan Bears (2006–2015) Baltimore Orioles (2016–present)
Career highlights and awards
Supreme leader 3× KBO Golden Glove Award (2008–2010) Korean Series champion (2015) KBO batting champion (2008)

Hyun-soo Kim

Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing South Korea
Olympic Games
	2008 Beijing	Team
World Baseball Classic
	2009 Los Angeles	Team
2015 WBSC Premier12
	2015 Tokyo	Team

Hyun-soo Kim
Hangul	김현수
Hanja	金賢洙
Revised Romanization	Gim Hyeon-su
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Hyŏn-su

Hyun-soo Kim (Hangul: 김현수; born January 12, 1988) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.

Amateur career

Kim attended Shinil High School in Seoul, South Korea. In September 2005, he competed for the South Korea national junior team, that was runner-up at the 6th Asian Junior Baseball Championship in Seoul, South Korea. At the championship, he went 1-for-4 as a backup outfielder in the South Korean roster.

In November 2005, Kim won the Lee Yeong-min Award, given annually to the most outstanding high school hitter in South Korea.

Notable international careers

Year	Venue	Competition	Team	Individual Note
2005	South Korea	Asian Junior Baseball Championship		.250 BA (1-for-4)

Professional career

KBO League

Doosan Bears

Upon graduation from high school, Kim made himself eligible for the 2006 KBO First-Year Player Draft, but went undrafted. Instead, he was signed by the Doosan Bears as an undrafted free agent. He spent the whole 2006 season playing for the reserve team of the Bears.

In the 2007 season, Kim took over the starting job after starting outfielder Yoo Jae-woong was sidelined with a sprained ankle in the beginning of the season. Kim hit .273 with 5 home runs and 32 runs batted in in 99 games, and finished runner-up for Rookie of the Year.

In the 2008 KBO season, Kim won the batting title with an average of .357 and was first in hits with 168. He finished runner-up in MVP voting and won the Golden Glove Award as an outfielder.

In August 2008, Kim competed for the South Korea national baseball team in the 2008 Olympic Games, where they won the gold medal in the baseball tournament. In the preliminary round game against Japan, Kim hit a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the ninth off closer Iwase Hitoki to break a 2-2 tie as a pinch hitter, leading South Korea to a 5-3 win over Japan.

In March 2009, Kim competed for the South Korea national baseball team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, where they finished runner-up with a 6-3 record. In the tournament, he went 11-for-28 (.393) with 4 RBIs, 6 runs and 7 walks, and was named to the All-Star team at designated hitter.

In the 2009 KBO season, Kim exploded offensively, batting .357 and smacking 23 home runs. He defended his hit title with 172, and was runner-up in RBI (104) and triples (6), third in batting average, runs (97), doubles (31), on-base percentage (.448) and slugging percentage (.589), and eleventh in home runs.

On December 11, 2009, He won the KBO Golden Glove Award for outfielder for two consecutive years.

Major League Baseball

Baltimore Orioles

On December 23, 2015, Kim signed a two-year, $7 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles.

On April 11, 2016, Kim played his first career MLB game versus the Tampa Bay Rays. In that game he had two hits and scored a run. Kim finished his first month of Major League baseball having played in only six games, but making an impact, going 9-for-15 (.600), driving in one run, scoring two runs, and having an on-base percentage of .647. He hit his First Major League Career Homer on May 29, 2016 against the Cleveland Indians that broke a 4-4 tie in the 7th inning.

Awards and honors

KBO

• 2008 KBO Golden Glove Award (Outfielder)
• 2009 KBO Golden Glove Award (Outfielder)
• 2010 KBO Golden Glove Award (Outfielder)

Achievements

KBO

• 2008 Batting Title
• 2008 On-base Percentage Title
• 2008 Hit Title
• 2009 Hit Title

Notable international careers

Kim Hyun-soo in the outfield during the 2009 World Baseball Classic for the South Korea national baseball team.

Year	Venue	Competition	Team	Individual Note
2008	China	Olympic Games		.370 BA (10-for-27), 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 SB
2009	United States	World Baseball Classic		.393 BA (11-for-28), 4 RBI, 6 R, 7 BB All-Star (DH)
2010	China	Asian Games		.556 BA (10-for-18), 5 RBI, 2 BB
2013	Chinese Taipei	World Baseball Classic	9th	.250 BA (3-for-12), 2 RBI, 1 BB
2014	South Korea	Asian Games		.421 BA (8-for-19), 4 RBI, 7 R, 4 BB
2015	Japan	Premier12		.344 BA (11-for-32), 13 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB MVP, All-Star (OF)

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization
• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Hyun-soo Kim at databaseOlympics.com