Hoon Jeong

Hun Jeong (정훈)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 187 lb.

• High School Masan Yongma High School

• Born July 18, 1987 in Wando County South Korea

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Biographical Information

Hoon Jeong has played in the Korea Baseball Organization and for the South Korea national baseball team.

Jeong was signed by the Hyundai Unicorns in 2004, but he was soon released after staying in the minors for a year. He then stayed in the military for two years, and the Lotte Giants signed him. Jeong hit .156/.208/.244 in 29 games in 2010, and he improved to .303/.385/.576 in 2011. His batting line fell to .200/.217/.296 in 2012, and he represented Korea in the 2012 Asian Championship. Jeong was 1-for-4 against the Philippines, and he went 1-for-4 against China. He then had a 1-for-3 record versus Pakistan, and he was hitless in 3 at-bats against Japan. He was 1-for-3 against Chinese Taipei in their final game, and South Korea won Bronze in the event.

The Wando native played 113 games with a .258/.328/.364 batting line in 2013, then he improved to .294/.386/.398 with 3 homers in 2014 as Lotte's main starting second baseman. Jeong tied the KBO record by getting 6 hits in a game on May 28, and he broke Jung-il Ryu's KBO record for getting a hit in 11 consecutive at-bats in the next day. Jeong crushed 9 homers with a solid .300/.382/.420 batting line in 2014, and he also collected a career-high 16 steals. He slumped to .262/.362/.338 in 2016, and he lost his starting spot after Andy Burns joined the team in 2017. Jeong only played 68 games with a .248/.376/.385 batting line in '17 season, and he bounced back in 2018 as his batting line was .305/.361/.494. However, Jeong struggled again in 2019, and he only hit .226/.324/.290 in 88 games.

In his 11th season as a professional player, Jeong had his first double-digit homer season in 2020. He crushed 11 homers with a .295/.382/.427 batting line, and he took the starting first baseman spot. He then blasted a career-high 14 homers with a .292/.380/.438 batting line in 2021, and his batting line was .245/.317/.303 in 91 games in 2022. The veteran hit .279/.358/.438 in 2023, and he played 109 games with a .267/.343/.432 batting line as a utility man in 2024.

Sources

• Namu wiki
• 2012 Asian Championship Final Report