Kim Kwang-Hyun

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**Kim Kwang-Hyun**
Born: July 22, 1988 (1988-07-22) (age 19)
SK Wyverns — No. 29
Pitcher

Bats: Left	Throws: Left
Korean Professional Baseball debut
April 10, 2007 for the Samsung Lions
Selected KBO statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	3-7
Earned run average	3.62
Strikeouts	52
Teams
SK Wyverns (2007–present)

Kim Kwang-Hyun (Hangul: 김광현, Hanja: 金廣鉉) (born July 22, 1988 in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do) is a South Korean left-handed starting pitcher who plays for SK Wyverns in Korean professional baseball league.

1 Amateur career
- 1.1 Notable international careers
2 Professional career
- 2.1 Notable international careers

[edit] Amateur career

Kim attended Ansan Technical High School in Ansan, South Korea. In 1994, he led his team to the first national championship ever, pitching four-consecutive complete game victories in the tournament with a 0.96 ERA, and was named MVP. In 1995, he was selected for the South Korea national junior team that was runner-up at the 6th Asian Junior Baseball Championship in Seoul, South Korea. Kim earned two wins against Chinese Taipei, and pitched a no-hitter in 5 innings against Japan. In 1996, he was selected for the South Korea national junior team again and competed in the 22nd World Junior Baseball Championship in Havana, Cuba. He led his team to the gold medal. Kim tossed a five-hit shutout in a 1-0 victory over Taiwan in the quarterfinal, and pitched two wins over Canada in the semifinals and USA in the final. He was named MVP and selected to the All-Star team at pitcher.

[edit] Notable international careers

Year	Venue	Competition	Final Result	Note
2005	South Korea	Asian Junior Baseball Championship	2nd place
2006	Cuba	World Junior Baseball Championship	1st place	MVP, All-Star (pitcher)

[edit] Professional career

Signed by the SK Wyverns, Kim made his professional debut on April 10, 2007. He was in the Wyverns' starting pitching rotation for most of the 2007 KBO season. Although his performance was inconsistent, he showed signs of promise as a rookie, including pitching a one-hit victory in 7 1/3 innings over the Doosan Bears, facing MVP Daniel Rios in the 2007 Korean Series.

On January, 2008, Kim was selected for the South Korea national baseball team and participated in the Beijing Olympic Qualification Final Tournament held from March 7 through March 14, 2008 in Taichung, Taiwan. There he helped his team win a spot in the Beijing Summer Olympics by starting two times and going 2-0 with a 1.64 ERA.