The Goyang Wonders ( ko, 고양 원더스) was a South Korean professional baseball team based in

Goyang Goyang (''Goyang-si''; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the north of South Korea. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's satellite cities. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Capital Area, with a populatio ...

. They were a member of the unaffiliated Freedom Division of the

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, and played games from 2012 to 2014. The team was managed by legendary

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manager

Kim Sung-keun Kim Sung-keun (Hangul: 김성근, Hanja: 金星根) (born December 13, 1942, in Kyoto, Japan) is a retired South Korean left-handed baseball pitcher and KBO League manager. Over the course of his managerial career, Kim managed seven different ...

. The Goyang Wonders succeeded in producing five players who made it to the top-tier

before they were dissolved in 2014. Altogether, the Wonders produced 23 players who ended up being signed by KBO League franchises.Nam Hyun-woo
"Independent baseball club disbanded,"
''The Korea Times'' (2014-09-11).

, fresh off five straight

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appearances with the

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, was hired to manage the Wonders in late 2011. Long-time professional pitcher Lee Sang-hoon coached for the Wonders in 2013–2014. Long-time

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outfielder Kazuhiko Ishimine coached for the Wonders in 2014. The Wonders played 80 unofficial " friendly" games a year against Futures League teams. The franchise continuously applied to become officially part of the Futures League but were never accepted. The team's record during its final season, in 2014, was 43 wins, 25 losses, and 12 draws.

Notable Goyang Wonders players

* Sendy Rleal *

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* Shin Seong-hyun

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