Jang Pill-joon

In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.
Jang Pill-joon
Samsung Lions – No. 26
Relief pitcher
Born: (1988-04-08) April 8, 1988 (age 36)
Daewoo, South Korea
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
KBO debut
August 30, 2015, for the Samsung Lions
KBO statistics
(through 2024 season[1])
Win–loss record17–29
Earned run average5.29
Strikeouts348
Saves42
Teams
Jang Pill-joon
Hangul
장필준
Hanja
張必峻
Revised RomanizationJang Piljun
McCune–ReischauerChang P'iljun

Jang Pill-joon (Korean: 장필준; born April 8, 1988) is a South Korean relief pitcher for the Samsung Lions in the KBO League. He throws right-handed.

Professional career

Jang's early career started with stints in the Hanwha Eagles and Los Angeles Angels organization, as well as in Australia for the Perth Heat. He joined the Samsung Lions in 2015, and was promoted to the closer role in 2017.[2]

International career

He was selected to represent South Korea at the 2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship, and picked up a save against Chinese Taipei [3]

In 2018, he represented South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games.[4]

References

  1. ^ "기록실 | 기록실 | KBO". koreabaseball.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  2. ^ "Thanks to the Lions, Jang is at top of his game-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily". mengnews.joins.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  3. ^ "Lee Jung-hoo delivers game-winning triple in sixth inning as South Korea nips Taiwan". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  4. ^ "2018 자카르타-팔렘방 아시안게임 야구 국가대표팀 최종 엔트리 확정" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. June 11, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
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