Jong Hyun-Wook

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jong Hyun-Wook
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 2, 1978(1978-12-02)
Age	46
Country	South Korea
Birth City	Goryeong County
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Jong Hyun-Wook Biography

Jong Hyun-Wook is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on December 2, 1978 in Goryeong County, South Korea. Jong Hyun-Wook (Hangul:jeonghyeonug, Hanja: Zheng Xian Xu ) (born December 2, 1978 in Goryeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea), nicknamed “Slave Jong (Hangul: jeongnoye)”, is a former South Korean relief pitcher in the Korea Baseball Organization.

Many baseball enthusiasts describe Jong as “whatever-is-needed utility pitcher” because of his ability to serve as a starter or relief pitcher when required. In 2008, Jong took a role as a utility pitcher with the Lions and pitched an average of 127 innings across 53 games, beginning 7-4, with the ERA that was 3.40 with 11 hold. Jong’s 3.40 ERA ranked 9th in the league. He also pitched over the minimum number of innings required to earn his ERA title.

In the 2009 KBO season, Jong appeared in 62 games, taking a role as a utility pitcher and posting 8 wins, 6 saves and 16 holds. He was pitching a 2.20 ERA for a 5-4 record in 65.1 innings before the All-Star break, but his stats dipped in the second half of the season due to arm fatigue and he finished the year with a 3.42 ERA.

Following the 2008 season, Jong was invited for the South Korea national baseball team for the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Even though Jong is expected to do only mopup assignments for the team Jong was called up to pitch in the five crucial games as a reliever for long innings because of multiple injuries sustained by the bullpen of South Korea. Jong emerged as an WBC heroic relief pitcher, finishing one-for-one with an 1.74 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 10.1 innings pitched. He finished third place in the Classic in strikeouts. In the 2nd round He dominated the Mexican bats, securing the victory by striking out two times and only allowing one hitting within 2.2 hours pitched. Jong was in the semifinal game against Venezuela and pitched an 1.1 innings no-hitter. He struck out MLB All-Star sluggers Melvin Mora, Carlos Guillen and Magglio Ordonez.

Jong Hyun-Wook Net Worth

Jong Hyun-Wook is one of the richest Baseball Player from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jong Hyun- Wook 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jong was a student at Dongdaemoon Commerce High School in Seoul, South Korea. The year 1995 was the time he made it as a member of be part of the South Korea national junior team and played in 1995’s World Junior Baseball Championship in Boston, United States, together with the his fellow Major League pitchers Kim Sun-Woo, Seo Jae-Weong and Kim Byung-Hyun.

The Samsung Lions signed him to the Samsung Lions on January 1998 Then, he was temporarily ejected from his team Samsung Lions for the two-year military service in the 2005 season. He returned to the team in August of 2007.

He is widely known as “Slave Jong” because of him being used as a starter and a long reliever in his team. Due to his good performance in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, many netizens in South Korea called him “Guk-no” which means “national slave”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Jong Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Jong Hyun-Wook celebrates birthday on December 2 of every year.

Top Facts about Jong Hyun-Wook

1. Jong Hyun-wook is a South Korean professional baseball player.
2. He was born on August 7, 1995 in Seoul, South Korea.
3. Jong primarily plays as an outfielder for the LG Twins.
4. He made his KBO League debut in 2016 at age 21.
5. In the 2020 season, he had a batting average of .300 and hit 10 home runs.
6. Jong has won two Golden Gloves awards for his defensive skills.
7. He was selected to represent South Korea in the 2019 Premier12 tournament.
8. Jong’s nickname is “The Flash” due to his speed on the field.
9. He attended Kyungnam University before turning pro.
10. As of May 2021, he has played in over 400 KBO League games.