Jung Keun Bong
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Jung Keun Bong | |
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Hangul: |
봉중근
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Revised Romanization: | Bong Jeung-geun |
McCune-Reischauer: | Pong Chung-gŭn |
Bong Jung-keun (born 15 July 1980, in Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean professional baseball player who has played in Major League Baseball with the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds and is now playing in South Korea. He began his career with the Braves, pitching 6 innings in one game in 2002. The next year he was moved to the bullpen and pitched in 44 games, winning six and losing two, and recorded his first save. With the Reds in 2004, he pitched 15 1/3 innings, winning one game and losing one. He missed the whole 2005 season due to shoulder surgery, and the Reds outrighted him to Class AAA Louisville after the season. The Reds released him on May 12, 2006; he returned to Korea to continue his career. [1]