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Jung-ho Kang
South Korean baseball player (born 1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jung-ho Kang (Korean: 강정호; Korean pronunciation: [kaŋ.dʑʌŋ.ɦo]; born April 5, 1987) is a South Korean former professional baseball third baseman. He played in the KBO League for the Hyundai Unicorns and Nexen Heroes, as well as in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The native form of this personal name is Kang Jung-ho. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.
Quick Facts Professional debut, Last appearance ...
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![]() Kang with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
Third baseman / Shortstop | ||||||||||||||||||
Born: (1987-04-05) April 5, 1987 (age 37) Gwangju, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | ||||||||||||||||||
Professional debut | ||||||||||||||||||
KBO: April 8, 2006, for the Hyundai Unicorns | ||||||||||||||||||
MLB: April 8, 2015, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | ||||||||||||||||||
KBO: October 17, 2014, for the Nexen Heroes | ||||||||||||||||||
MLB: July 29, 2019, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||||||||||
KBO statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .298 | |||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 139 | |||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 545 | |||||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .254 | |||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 144 | |||||||||||||||||
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Quick Facts Hangul, Hanja ...
Jung-ho Kang | |
Hangul | 강정호 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gang Jeongho |
McCune–Reischauer | Kang Chŏngho |
IPA | Korean: [kaŋdʑʌŋho] |
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