Kim Tae-gyun (; born August 19, 1971) is a former South Korean baseball player. Not known for his batting, Kim was an excellent utility infielder and was a key component to the defensive formula of the

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in the late-1990s. He was part of the South Korean national baseball team which won the bronze medal at the

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. In the middle of the 2002 season, Kim was traded to the Lotte Giants. After a career year in 2004 Kim was signed as a free agent by the

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and played there until 2007 when he announced retirement. Kim served as the infield instructor of the

reserve team.

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* * * * Lotte Giants coaches Samsung Lions coaches SSG Landers coaches 1971 births Living people South Korean baseball players Samsung Lions players Lotte Giants players SSG Landers players Baseball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic baseball players for South Korea Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in baseball Chung-Ang University alumni Busan High School alumni South Korean baseball coaches Baseball players from Busan Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics South Korean Buddhists {{SouthKorea-Olympic-medalist-stub