Il-yeop Kim

Il-yeop Kim (김일엽)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 225 lb.

• School Dankook University
• High School Gyeongbuk High School

• Born February 15, 1980 in Daegu South Korea

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Biographical Information

Il-yeop Kim has pitched in the US and South Korea.

Kim signed with the Philadelphia Phillies for a $800,000 bonus. He debuted in 2001 with the Batavia Muckdogs. He went 6-4 with a 3.08 ERA and walked only 9 batters in 76 innings. He led the New York-Penn League with two shutouts. Kim was an entirely different hurler with the 2002 Lakewood Blue Claws. Moved to the bullpen, he was 2-1 with a 4.14 ERA and walked 21 in 37 innings.

Kim did not apparently pitch from 2003-2007. In 2008, he made his Korea Baseball Organization debut with the Lotte Giants, going 2-1 with a save and a 3.21 ERA in 32 games.

In 2009, a fan of Kim's came onto the field and threatened Jae-hong Park with a plastic knife, demanding Park apologize to Kim for an incident two weeks earlier where Kim and Park had words following a hit-by-pitch. Kim had a horrendous 2009, going 0-5 with a 7.36 ERA and a 1.81 WHIP in 18 games.

Sources

• KBO player page
• Baseball Guru
• 2002 Baseball Almanac