Nexen Heroes

Nexen Heroes
Established 2008
Based in Seoul since 2008

Team logo
Cap Insignia
League affiliations
Current uniform

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Colors
  • Burgundy, White, Grey

              
Name
  • Nexen Heroes (2010–present)
  • Seoul Heroes (2009)
  • Heroes (2008-2009)
  • Woori Heroes (2008)
Other nicknames
  • Hero
Mascot
  • Teokdori
Ballpark
League titles
Korean Series titles (0)
League Pennants (0)
Owner(s): Nexen Tire
Manager: Kim Si-Jin
General Manager: Lee Jang-Seok

Nexen Heroes Baseball Club (Hangul: 넥센 히어로즈 야구단) are a South Korean professional baseball team. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization and compete in the annual KBO Championship which culminates in the Korean Series. The Heroes mascot is Teokdori (Mr. Jaw).

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History

The franchise was originally known as the Sammi Superstars and had subsequent incarnations as the Chongbo Pintos and Taepyoungyang Dolphins. The team was renamed the Hyundai Unicorns after being sold to Hyundai in 1996, and was relocated from Incheon to Suwon. The Unicorns won the KBO championship four times (1998, 2000, 2003 and 2004), with only the Haitai Tigers (now Kia Tigers) having a better record of championship victories. But in 2008, the team was disbanded. After that, Centennial Investments founded a new team called Woori Heroes. On February 8, 2010, naming rights were sold to Nexen Tire. The Heroes play their home games at the Mokdong Baseball Stadium in the Yangcheon-gu of Seoul.

Like other baseball teams in Korea (and contrary to most professional teams in other sports around the world) the team is known primarily by the name of the sponsor, occasionally as their nickname, and never as the city in which they are based.

Season by Season Records

Year Team City Rank Game W L D Win% BA
1982 Sammi Superstars Incheon 6 80 15 65 0 .188
1983 Sammi Superstars Incheon 3 100 52 47 1 .525
1984 Sammi Superstars Incheon 6 100 38 59 3 .392
1985 Sammi Superstars
Chongbo Pintos		 Incheon 6 110 39 70 1 .358
1986 Chongbo Pintos Incheon 6 108 32 74 2 .302
1987 Chongbo Pintos Incheon 7 108 41 65 2 .319
1988 Taepyungyang Dolphins Incheon 7 108 34 73 1 .318
1989 Taepyungyang Dolphins Incheon 3 120 62 54 2 .533
1990 Taepyungyang Dolphins Incheon 5 120 58 59 4 .496
1991 Taepyungyang Dolphins Incheon 5 126 55 69 2 .444
1992 Taepyungyang Dolphins Incheon 6 126 56 67 3 .456
1993 Taepyungyang Dolphins Incheon 8 126 34 82 10 .310
1994 Taepyungyang Dolphins Incheon 2 126 68 55 3 .552
1995 Taepyungyang Dolphins Incheon 7 126 48 73 5 .401
1996 Hyundai Unicorns Incheon 2 126 67 54 5 .552 .243
1997 Hyundai Unicorns Incheon 6 126 51 71 4 .421 .247
1998 Hyundai Unicorns Incheon 1 126 81 45 0 .643 .270
1999 Hyundai Unicorns Incheon 5 132 68 59 5 .535 .272
2000 Hyundai Unicorns Suwon 1 133 91 40 2 .695 .278
2001 Hyundai Unicorns Suwon 3 133 72 57 4 .558 .268
2002 Hyundai Unicorns Suwon 4 133 70 58 5 .547 .261
2003 Hyundai Unicorns Suwon 1 133 80 51 2 .611 .286
2004 Hyundai Unicorns Suwon 1 133 75 53 5 .586 .275
2005 Hyundai Unicorns Suwon 7 126 53 70 3 .430 .256
2006 Hyundai Unicorns Suwon 2 126 70 55 1 .560 .270
2007 Hyundai Unicorns Suwon 6 126 55 68 1 .447 .271
2008 Heroes Seoul 7 126 50 76 0 .397 .266
2009 Heroes Seoul 6 133 60 72 1 .451 .272
2010 Nexen Heroes Seoul 7 133 52 78 3 .391 .262
2011 Nexen Heroes Seoul 8 133 51 80 2 .389 .245

Current Lineup

Active roster Inactive roster Coaches/Other
Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer

 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

 Pitchers
  •  15 Oh Jae-Young
  •  23 Bae Him-Chan
  •  32 Kim Soo-Hwa
  •  48 Keum Min-Chul
  •  50 Kim Young-Min
  •  54 Lee Dong-Hak
  •  57 Park Sung-Hoon
  •  58 Kang Yoon-Koo
  •  65 Kim Dae-Woo

Catchers

Infielders

  •   5 Kim Il-Gyeong
  •   6 Kwon Do-Young
  •  34 Jang Young-Seok
  •  35 Oh Jae-Il
  •  45 Cho Jung-Keun
  •     Yoo Jae-Shin #
  •     Kim Ji-Soo #

Outfielders

  •   8 Jung Soo-Sung
  •   9 Cho Jae-Ho
  •  24 Park Jeong-Jun
  •  62 Oh Yoon
 Manager

Coaches

  •  77 Chung Min-Tae (pitching)
  •  88 Shim Jae-Hak (hitting)
  •  78 Hong Wong-Ki (first base)
  •  81 Kim Sung-Kap (third base)
  •  80 Kim Dong-Soo (bullpen)

† Disabled list
* Suspended list
# Military list
Roster updated 2011-11-01
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External links

Nexen Heroes
Formerly the Woori Heroes, Heroes and Seoul Heroes • Founded in 2008 • Based in Seoul
The Franchise
History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers
Ballparks
Seasons (4)

2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011
Professional
Amateur
National teams
Stadiums
Sajik · Munhak · Jamsil · Masan · Suwon · Mokdong  · Mudeung · Daejeon · Daegu · Cheongju · Gunsan · Jeju  · Chuncheon · Goyang · Iksan
Gwangju (under construction) · New Seoul Ballpark (under construction) · Pohang(under construction) · Ulsan(under construction)
Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium (defunct) · Sungui (defunct) · Gudeok (defunct) · Jeonju (defuct)
Futures Stadiums
Guri · Byukje · Sangmu · Songdo · Icheon · Gangjin  · Gyeongsan · Daejeon  · Gimhae · Hampyeong
Seosan(under construction)
Teams
Future's League only
Sangmu · Korea Police · Goyang Wonders(Independent team)
Defunct Teams
Will be formed
Seasons
1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011
Korean Series
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Asia Series
2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011