Oh Jae-il
| Oh Jae-il | |
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| KT Wiz – No. 40 | |
| First baseman | |
| Born: October 29, 1986 Guri, Gyeonggi, South Korea | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| KBO debut | |
| May 15, 2005, for the Hyundai Unicorns | |
| KBO statistics (through June 1, 2024) | |
| Batting average | .274 |
| Hits | 1,172 |
| Home runs | 207 |
| Runs batted in | 836 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Oh Jae-il | |
| Hangul | 오재일 |
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| Hanja | 吳在一 |
| Revised Romanization | O Jae-il |
| McCune–Reischauer | O Chae-il |
Oh Jae-il (Korean: 오재일; Hanja: 吳在一; born October 29, 1986) is a South Korean professional baseball infielder for the KT Wiz of the KBO League.[1]
He won the MVP award in the 2017 playoffs against NC with four home runs and nine RBIs. He was the first to hit four home runs in a single game in the postseason and also broke his RBI record.[2]
Oh won the 2019 Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award by hitting .333 (6-for-18) with a home run and six RBIs to help the Bears sweep the Kiwoom Heroes in four games.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Yoo Jee-ho (October 29, 2016). "Doosan Bears beat NC Dinos in 11 innings to open Korean Series". Yonhap. Seoul. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "'오재일 4홈런 9타점 역대급 대활약' 두산, NC 꺾고 KS 진출". 이데일리 (in Korean). 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ "Clutch-hitting slugger earns Korean Series MVP for Doosan Bears," Yonhap News Agency (October 26, 2019).
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Oh Jae-il at Doosan Bears Baseball Club (in Korean)
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Guri
- Sportspeople from Gyeonggi Province
- Hyundai Unicorns players
- Kiwoom Heroes players
- Doosan Bears players
- Samsung Lions players
- KBO League first basemen
- South Korean baseball players
- Korean Series MVPs
- Baseball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic baseball players for South Korea
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