Cho Jin-ho (; ; born August 16, 1975) is a South Korean professional

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pitcher who briefly played for the

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. Cho played parts of the and

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seasons with the

, pitching in 13 games and recording two wins and six losses with a 6.52 earned run average. After finishing the 2002 season with the Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA) of the

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, Cho returned to South Korea, signing with the

SK Wyverns SSG Landers () are a South Korean professional baseball team. The team was originally established as the SK Wyverns but was renamed as the SSG Landers in 2021 after Shinsegae acquired the team from SK Group. They are a member of the KBO League. B ...

of the

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. Cho had an unsuccessful 2003 with the club and in 2004 was caught in a scheme to dodge military service. He spent several years in prison and non-combat military service before returning to the mound for the

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in 2007.

Education

Wonkwang University Wonkwang University is a university located in Iksan, South Korea. Founded as Youilhakrim (유일학림) in 1946, it is one of the few academies affiliated with Won Buddhism. Yuilhakrim was succeeded by Wonkwang Junior College (원광초급대학 ...

* Jeonju High School * Jeolla Middle School * Jeonju Jinbuk Elementary School

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* 1975 births Living people Baseball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Boston Red Sox players Draft evaders KBO League pitchers Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from South Korea Olympic baseball players for South Korea Sportspeople from Jeonju Samsung Lions coaches Samsung Lions players SSG Landers players Pawtucket Red Sox players Sarasota Red Sox players Trenton Thunder players South Korean expatriate baseball players in the United States {{SouthKorea-baseball-pitcher-stub