Hwang Kyeong-tae (; born August 17, 1996) is South Korean professional baseball

infielder An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field. Standard arrangement of positions In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles. ...

who is currently playing for the Doosan Bears of the

KBO League The KBO League (), officially the Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League, is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers ar ...

. His major position is

shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists who ...

, however, he sometimes plays as second baseman or

third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the scoring system us ...

. He graduated from Daegu Sangwon High School and was selected for the Doosan Bears by a draft in 2016 (2nd draft, 2nd round).

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Hwang Kyung-tae
at Doosan Bears Baseball Club 1996 births Living people South Korean baseball players KBO League infielders Doosan Bears players Sportspeople from Daegu {{SouthKorea-baseball-infielder-stub