Cho Jin-ho (baseball)
Cho Jin-ho | |||
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Samsung Lions – No. 94 | |||
Starting pitcher | |||
Born: South Korea | August 15, 1975|||
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Professional debut | |||
MLB: July 4, 1998 for the Boston Red Sox | |||
KBO: April 9, 2003 for the SK Wyverns | |||
Last professional appearance | |||
MLB: July 30, 1999 for the Boston Red Sox | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win-Loss | 2-6 | ||
Earned run average | 6.52 | ||
Strikeouts | 31 | ||
Teams | |||
As coach
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Cho Jin-ho (Hangul: 조진호, Hanja: 曹珍鎬; born August 16, 1975 in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea) is a professional baseball pitcher who once pitched with the Boston Red Sox.[1]
Cho played parts of the 1998 and 1999 MLB seasons with the Boston Red Sox, pitching in 13 games and recording two wins and six losses with a 6.52 earned run average.[1]
After finishing the 2002 season in the Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA) of the International League,[2] Cho returned to South Korea, signing with the SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization. Cho had an unsuccessful 2003 with the club and in 2004 was caught in a scheme to dodge military service. He spent several years in prison and non-combat military service before returning to the mound for the Samsung Lions in 2007.[3]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jin Ho Cho". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ "Jin Ho Cho Minor League". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ "After jail and surgery, Cho refuses to quit". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
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