Oh Seung-Hwan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a Korean name; the family name is Oh.

**Oh Seung-Hwan**
Born: July 15, 1982 (1982-07-15) (age 25)
Samsung Lions — No. 21
Closer

Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Korean Professional Baseball debut
April 3, 2005 for the Lotte Giants
Selected KBO statistics (through 2007)
WIn-Loss	18-8
Saves	103
Earned Run Average	1.38
Teams
Samsung Lions (2005–present)

Oh Seung-Hwan (Hangul:오승환, Hanja: 吳昇桓) (born July 15, 1982 in Seoul, South Korea) is a relief pitcher who plays for the Samsung Lions in Korean professional baseball league.

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

[edit] Amateur career

Oh attended Kyunggi High School in Seoul, South Korea. He had been a pitcher since he began baseball, but he switched to the outfield after getting serious arm injuries in 1999. He joined the 2001 KBO Draft at the end of his last high school season, but, despite intriguing some MLB scouts, went undrafted, and Oh elected to attend college instead.

After graduation from high school, Oh played college baseball at Dankook University, but he missed the entire 2001 and 2002 seasons after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2001.

In 2003, he came back to the mound, pitching limited innings as a relief pitcher.

In 2004, his senior year at Dankook University, he swept most college baseball awards as a pitcher. On June, he made his first appearance for the South Korea national baseball team, and competed as a closer in the 2nd World University Baseball Championship held in Tainan, Taiwan, winning a bronze medal.

[edit] Notable international careers

Year	Venue	Competition	Final Result	Note
2004	Chinese Taipei	World University Baseball Championship	3rd place

[edit] Professional career

Signed by the Samsung Lions, Oh had a strong rookie season as the Lions setup man and closer in 2005, going 10-1 with a 1.18 ERA, 16 saves (6th in the league), 115 strikeouts (5th in the league), in 99 IP in 61 games. In the Korean Series, he led his team to the Champion, and he was finally named Korean Series MVP. He was also named KBO Rookie of the Year.

After the 2005 season, he was selected to the roster of the South Korea national baseball team for the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

Oh picked up 40-plus saves in two consecutive seasons (2006 and 2007). As a member of the South Korea national team, he competed in the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship and 2008 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.