Kim Seong-yoon

For South Korean television director, see Kim Seong-yoon (director).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Jeong-yoon
Samsung Lions – No. 39
Outfielder
Born: (1999-02-02) February 2, 1999 (age 25)
Bats: Left Throws: Left
KBO debut
2017, for the Samsung Lions
KBO statistics (through May 14, 2024)
Batting average	.270
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	40
Teams
Samsung Lions (2017–present)

Kim Seong-yoon
Hangul	김성윤
Hanja	金盛閏
Revised Romanization	Kim Seongyun
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sŏngyun

Kim Seong-yoon (also transliterated as Kim Sung-yoon, born February 2, 1999) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. At 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m), he over-took Kim Sun-bin of Kia Tigers, who stands at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m), to be the shortest player in the KBO when he debuted for the Lions in 2017. He is 4 in (20 cm) shorter than the average players in KBO and tied with Daichi Mizuguchi of Seibu Lions to be the shortest among Major League Baseball (MLB), Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and KBO players.[1][2] In 2020, Kim was joined by fellow Samsung Lions second baseman Kim Ji-chan, who also stands at 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m).[3]

Career

Samsung Lions

Kim joined the Samsung Lions as a fourth round, 39th overall draft pick in 2017,[4] right after graduating from Posco High School.[5] In his sixth KBO game, against the SK Wyverns, Kim hit a two-run home run despite never hitting any home run in his high school career.[1][6]

In 2023, he had a career-high batting average of .314 and 18 steals.[7]

International

Kim appeared in six baseball contests during the 2022 Asian Games, batting .222/.278/.333 in 18 at-bats, and winning a gold medal for South Korea.[8]

References

1. "Baseball's shortest players stand tall". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
2. "Diminutive hitter chasing elusive .400 batting average". The Korea Herald. 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
3. "KBO Officially Has its Own Aaron Judge and Jose Altuve". 12up.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
4. "Kim Sung-yoon KBO League Batting Stats - Samsung Lions". MyKBO Stats. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
5. "Shortest player in Korean baseball focusing on strengths". The Korea Herald. 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
6. "Shortest player in KBO history revives his Middle School baseball program". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
7. "Korean baseball team replaces 2 injured players". The Korea Times. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
8. "KIM Seongyoon". World Baseball Softball Confederation Asia. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from the KBO League