Cha Seung Baek

Cha Seung Baek (백차승)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 190 lb.
• High School Pusan High School
• Debut August 8, 2004
• Final Game September 28, 2008
• Born May 29, 1980 in Pusan, South Korea

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Biographical Information

Cha Seung Baek was signed by scout Jim Colborn for the Seattle Mariners in September 1998 for $1.3 million. He made his pro debut the next summer for the AZL Mariners. In 61 games in the bigs with the M's and San Diego Padres, he was 16-18 with a 4.83 ERA and 184 strikeouts in 279 2/3 innings. He signed with the Orix Buffaloes in Japan for 2012 but was unimpressive in the minors (2-4, 4.35) and never made it to the big club.

Baek removed himself from a semifinal game in the Asian Junior Baseball Championship in 1998 due to pain. The Korea Baseball Association "permanently" banned him from national team involvement due to this action. A decade later, though, In-sik Kim included him on the preliminary roster submitted for the 2009 World Baseball Classic; by this point, Baek was not even a South Korean citizen anymore, having attained US citizenship.