Eun-won Jung

Eun-won Jung (정은원)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 171 lb.

• High School Incheon High School

• Born January 17, 2000 in Incheon South Korea

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Biographical Information

Eun-won Jung has played in the KBO.

Jung was drafted by the Hanwha Eagles in the third round of the second phase in the 2018 KBO draft. He was the first player born in 2000s to hit a homer in the KBO when he did it on May 8, 2018 against Sang-woo Cho. He ended up hitting .249/.324/.363 with 4 homers in his rookie year. Jung was selected into the 2019 KBO All-Star Game, and he hit .262/.317/.374 with 8 homers in 2019. Jung's batting line was .248/.362/.335 in 79 games in 2020.

The Incheon native had a huge improvement in 2021. He hit .283/.407/.384 with 6 homers, ranked 2nd in walks (105, 4 behind Chang-ki Hong) and became the youngest player to reach 100 walks in a season. Jung also won his first KBO Gold Glove as a second baseman. In the 2022 KBO All-Star Game, Jung blasted a game-winning, 3-run home run against catcher Min-sik Kim (the team was out of relievers) in the 10th inning, and he was named the All-Star MVP. He had a .274/.377/.368 batting line with a league-leading 85 walks in the 2022 season. However, Jung struggled in 2023, and he only hit .222/.333/.268 with 2 homers.