Kim Sang-hyeon (

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...

: 김상현,

Hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...

: 金相賢; born November 12, 1980 in Gunsan,

Jeollabuk-do North Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollabuk-do''), also known as Jeonbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Jeolla has a population of 1,869,711 (2015) and has a geographic area of 8,067 km2 (3,115 sq mi) located in the Honam region in the southwest ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

) is a South Korean

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 ...

who played for 16 years in 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 ...

Professional career

Kim debuted with the 2001 Haitai Tigers, the predecessor of Kia Tigers, but played an active part in farm team. Thus, In 2002 KBO season, he was traded to the LG Twins. In 2004, Kim was drafted into the

Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps (), commonly known as the Sangmu (), is the sports division of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. Its headquarters are located in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. It was founded in 1984 by the integration of the ath ...

. In the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps, Kim was the home run leader. In 2007, Kim was discharged from military service and returned to the LG Twins. However, he still played an active part in the farm team. In the 2009 KBO season, he was traded back to the Kia Tigers. Kim played in 121 games, hitting .315 with 127 RBI and hit a league-leading and a pro career-best 36 home runs.Kim Sang-Hyeon, Korean Baseball Organization
/ref> Kim and Hee-seop Choi hit 69 home runs, and the two together were called the "CK Cannon". In

2009 Korean Series The 2009 Korean Series was the 27th edition of Korea Baseball Organization's championship series. The best-of-seven playoff is played between the KIA Tigers (1st) and the SK Wyverns (2nd). The KIA Tigers won the series in seven games. Game su ...

, Kim hit a three-run homer in Game Three. After the season, Kim was given the

KBO League Most Valuable Player Award The KBO League Most Valuable Player Award is given to the player judged the most valuable player in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) League. The most recent winner is Ariel Miranda of the Doosan Bears The Doosan Bears ( ko, 두산 베어� ...

. On December 11, 2009, he obtained his first Golden Glove Award as a third baseman. In June 2016, Kim was banned from returning as a player for a minimum of a year without KT Wiz's approval, after he was booked without detention for allegedly masturbating in public while looking at a female college student on June 16, 2016. Kim has not played in the KBO since.

Achievements

* 2009 Home Run Title * 2009 RBI Title * 2009 Slugging Percentage Leader

Awards and honors

*2009 KBO MVP *2009 Golden Glove Award (Third baseman)

References

External links

Career statistics and player information
from

Korea Baseball Organization The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; ko, 한국야구위원회) is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. The KBO was founded in 1981 and has governed two leagues: the KBO League ( ko, KBO 리그) and KBO ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Sang-hyeon LG Twins players Kia Tigers players SSG Landers players KT Wiz players Haitai Tigers players KBO League Most Valuable Player Award winners KBO League third basemen South Korean baseball players 1980 births Living people People from Gunsan Sportspeople from North Jeolla Province