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Hyungchan Um (Korean: 엄형찬; born April 24, 2004) is a South Korean professional baseball catcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.
| Hyungchan Um | |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: April 24, 2004 Seoul, South Korea | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Hyungchan Um | |
| Hangul | 엄형찬 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Eom Hyeongchan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŏm Hyŏngchan |
Um grew up in Seoul, South Korea and attended Gyeonggi Commercial High School. As a senior, he batted 0.390 with three home runs and 30 RBIs in 21 official games. He had also caught 101.2 innings while throwing out 70 percent of would-be base-stealers.[1] For his performance on the year, he was named Best Catcher of the Lee Man-soo Award.[2]
Minor Leagues
Um signed with the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent in July 2022.[3] He made is professional debut in 2023 with the Arizona Complex League Royals. In June 2024, he was promoted to the Columbia Fireflies of the Single A Carolina League for the final two months of the 2024 season after batting 0.310 and slugging 0.500 with four home runs in the Arizona Complex League.[4] During that time, Um entered the organizational prospect rankings by MLB Pipeline, Baseball America, and FanGraphs.[5][6][7]
Australian Baseball League
After the 2023 Minor League regular season, Um played in the Australian Baseball League with the Brisbane Bandits.[8] He batted 0.248 with four home runs, and was named one of the finalists for the 2023/24 ABL Catcher-of-the-Year Award after handling the Bandits pitching staff for a full season. Um is expected to return for a second stint with the Bandits.[9]
Um is fluent in English and has picked up Spanish after playing Stateside. Um's father, Jongsoo Um, had played in the Atlanta Braves system in 2001 with their then Class A-Advanced affiliate Myrtle Beach Pelicans.
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